EXCLUSIVE: Seducing passengers, skinny-dipping with expats, and partying in between flights: How Pan Am stewardesses became the playgirls of the air during the Golden Age of Travel
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan-Am, published on March 2, explores the lives of flight attendants during the Golden Age of Travel
Author Julia Cooke, the daughter of a former Pan Am executive, speaks to three stewardesses, who told how flying for the airline was an honor
Pan Am - officially known as Pan American World Airways - was the largest international air carrier that saw mass success in the 1960s and 70s
We share our pick of the most-anticipated travel reads for 2021.
1. Islands of Abandonment, by Cal Flyn
This is a heartening look at nature’s power to reclaim the places where humans no longer linger. Flyn examines ‘life in the post-human landscape’, exploring such headline-grabbing locations as the Chernobyl exclusion zone and the abandoned ‘Motor City’ neighbourhoods of Detroit. There’s also a look at quieter backwaters, like a Scottish island now populated with feral cattle, and myriad places polluted by mining. Haunting? Yes, but also hopeful, showing that, against all odds, these eerily abandoned spots may offer our best opportunities for environmental recovery. (HarperCollins, £16.99)
From Nicaragua to ORNL, program manager tells of his journey to success
by Kristi L. Bumpus ORNL/Special to The Oak Ridger
As program manager for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Package Testing Program, Oscar Martinez enjoys finding and fixing technical issues. He knows there’s a lot at stake: In his daily work, he manages and leads the regulatory testing of radioactive material transportation packages and oversees all testing activities at ORNL’s Package Evaluation Facility.
“To me, working as an engineer is fun,” said Martinez, who came to ORNL in 2011. “Solving complex engineering problems is challenging. Facing technical challenges is part of the process. I can’t picture myself doing anything else.”
50 Ways Air Travel Has Changed Over the Last 100 Years
By Joni Sweet, Stacker News
On 1/8/21 at 10:00 PM EST
When s the last time you got on a plane? If your last flight was before the pandemic, you re not alone. Industry statistics show worldwide air travel is down by more than 85% from 2019, according to the Associated Press in August 2020. Fears about catching COVID-19 in a crowded airport combined with regional lockdowns, border closures, and stay-at-home orders made many people think twice before hopping on a flight in 2020. Those who did travel by air during the pandemic were met with a significantly different experience. Airlines implemented mask requirements, swapped in-flight meals for prepackaged snacks, halted certain routes, and even blocked off middle seats to try to create a socially distanced experience at 35,000 feet.