By SoCal Locale October 20, 2016 Original Story Take this one-way flight back to the past and experience everything that Pan Am had to offer, including period-specific flight attendants, memorabilia, and, yes, even an original plane now based in Pacoima. Plus, you wont want to miss the emotional reactions when former Pan Am flight attendants see the magic reborn!

By Chris Woodyard October 19, 2016 Original Story In a most unlikely place, an industrial enclave of warehouses protected by razor wire, the golden age of what was once America’s pre-eminent airline lives again. For an evening, about two dozen “passengers” will experience the look and feel of Pan American World Airways in its heyday. They board as first or business-class fliers in a Pan Am Boeing 747. Only this isn’t a real plane. It’s a mock-up of the 747’s interior painstakingly reconstructed from an aircraft salvaged from a desert boneyard, every detail fastidiously recreated to be exactly as it appeared in the early 1970s. On their flight to nowhere, the well-dressed crowd will be wined and dined by stewardesses – […]

By Pablo Starr October 1, 2016 Original Story FLYING HIGH: INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY TOTH Anyone who doubts that airline travel is inherently glamorous should look no further thanKarl Lagerfeld‘s Spring 2016 Paris Fashion Week airport show for Chanel. What’s not sexy about traveling by airplane? Well, as it turns out: lots of things. Legroom is cramped (for most of us, anyway), food is less-than-exciting (although your mileage may vary), and it can be a struggle to look terrific while staying comfortable. (For some tips on how to do it right, look no further than the Olsen Twins, or Karlie Kloss.) If we need any reminder that the Golden Age of Airline Travel may have waved goodbye from the tarmac some […]