Planes 50 years ago describes changes in air travel over the past 50 years, noting that food was previously served on plates but is now in plastic containers, flight attendants were once called stewardesses but are now referred to as flight attendants, and planes used to be noisier and allow smoking but now smoking is banned and entertainment has expanded from magazines to include videos, movies, and music. The document reflects on differences in air travel from 1964 to the present day according to two students, Bill and Danika.

1. Planes 50
years ago
By Bill and
Danika

2. Food was served on plates in
1964, now it’s in plastic
containers

3. Flight attendants were called
stewardesses in 1964, now we
call them flight attendants.

4. The engine was extremely
noisy in the plane

5. You were allowed to smoke in
planes until 1998!

6. 50 years ago airlines offered
less point – to – point (city to
city) flights.

7. 50 years ago an in-flight magazine was
the entertainment or looking out the
window. Now we have videos, movies
and music!

8. Thank you for
listening to us. 