Air sickness containers, like the one pictured, were common on
aircraft throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Air travel at that time was
slightly more turbulent, so motion sickness was common.
A flight packet from 1946 shows what a customer on an American
Airlines flight would receive. This flight packet included
postcards, a system map and a flight report.
For traveling mothers, a baby bottle cooler was offered to help keep
pumped milk cold in flight.
An inflight dining menu from November 1943 featuring a Thanksgiving
feast.
In 1969, American launched an Americana inflight theme that included
a menu featuring crab legs and a sirloin roast.
A breakfast served on the DC-6 circa 1950.
Inflight food service on a 747 included a cart with tableside carving.
A flight attendant – which were known as stewardesses at the time –
serves refreshments to passengers on a DC-3.
A First Class amenity kit.
A First Class amenity kit.
A flight attendant prepares a snack tray for passengers on a DC-6.
A Champagne brunch, featuring filet mignon, scrambled eggs with cream cheese
and chives and cottage fried potatoes was served in First Class on select American Airlines flights in July 1977.
A Boeing 767 flight simulator.
An advertisement promoting American routes.
An inflight dining menu from 1953.
An inflight dining menu from 1992.