In 2021, the so-called “golden age of travel”— or really any age of travel — seems about as mythical a concept as tracking down Bigfoot or spotting the Loch Ness Monster, but there was in fact a time ...

WASHINGTON -- The airlines should be planning something special in the way of a celebration in 1960 -- it marks the 30th anniversary of the airline stewardess. It was in 1930 that Boeing Airlines ...

The big question about ABC's "Pan Am," premiering after tons and tons of hype on Sunday night, is whether the show can afford to maintain the dazzling look of the premiere episode. Seriously. This ...

“Fly With Me” tells the story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a ...

In 1971, National Airlines introduced a new slogan: “Fly Me.” The first print advertisement featured a photographic close-up of Cheryl Fioravante, a freckle-faced stewardess with a boyish coiffure, ...

Stewardess Anne Sweeney, a native of East Greenwich, readied herself for that flight. R&R trips tested the emotional capacity of the flight crews. Outbound from Vietnam, soldiers cheered when the ...

Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Dec. 22, supported by your subscriptions. Stewardess Anne Sweeney, a native of East Greenwich, readied herself for that ...

The modern commercial aviation industry traces its roots and routes back to the 1930s, when a glut of then-futuristic metal planes, fresh home from war, were put to use by countries all over the world ...

Air France stewardesses have caused an uproar over new uniform rules that will require them to wear headscarves on flights from Paris to Tehran when the airline resumes services there later this month ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Dec. 22, supported by your subscriptions. The Rhode ...