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The Airline Time Machine PodcastThe Airline Name Code Episode!Every airline in the world has a two-character designator code that represents the airline’s name identity across reservation systems, flight information displays, ticketing details, luggage tags, and all of the other places where showing an airline’s full name can be simplified by substituting that recognized designator code.The development of those codes evolves as the early airline industry expands, and airline name codes that, in some cases, have been in use for eighty years, continue to be used in digital applications today.Join me for the story of how airline name codes came abou...
2025-03-2420 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastLet’s Have a Look! - An Airliner Window HistoryHave you ever found yourself looking out of a cabin window on an airliner, and wondered what was keeping you in - and the outside out - during your flight?If you ask an aerospace engineer what their ideal airliner cabin window size and shape is, they might just tell you that the ideal airliner has no cabin windows. They’re a hassle to design and build, and they add to the maintenance and cleaning work required for an airliner.But airlines know that a lot of their customers wouldn’t enjoy flying in a tube...
2025-03-0624 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastDelta, Detroit, and a Little Bit of Hub History!Delta Air Lines has a rich history in the air travel business, and this year is celebrating its one hundredth year of operations.And while a lot of Delta’s story is focused on the southern United States where Delta was founded in Macon, Georgia - a state where Delta is headquartered today - there's another large Delta hub in the eastern half of the U.S. at Detroit.Join me for the story of how an airline from Georgia finds itself with a big hub operation far to the north in Michigan, on the bo...
2025-02-2127 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastWarren Wheeler and The First Black-owned U.S. AirlineDuring the first fifty years of air travel in the United States, the airline industry - as a service provider, and as an employer - is largely focused on White people.Black Americans are usually locked out of many airline jobs until long after the 1940s, and Black households have little exposure to air travel, both because of the high cost, and the segregated nature of many airport facilities.In a 1976 magazine article I found while doing background work for this podcast episode, a Black airline pilot is quoted saying: “Whites have long ago realized th...
2025-02-0619 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastWhatever Happened To: AirTran Airways?One of the most successful U.S. start-up airlines of the 1990s had six airline brands, and several legal names, involved in just its first four years.Then it settled down to become a nimble competitor, known for low fares, a quality product, cheeky advertising, and a multi-billion dollar business volume that generated a long string of profitable annual results.With this Airline Time Machine podcast we’ll look at the early years of AirTran Airways, its predecessor ValuJet Airlines, and what ultimately became of the eighth largest airline in the U.S., its unusual fl...
2025-01-2930 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastTickets, Please! - How Airline Tickets Have EvolvedAirline tickets have changed dramatically over the roughly hundred years of passenger air travel, transforming from a simple paper “proof of purchase” modeled on railroad passenger tickets, to today’s digital transaction and security records.Join me for this look at airline ticket history, and the steps along the way that have been made to ensure that the correct passenger… is on the right airplane… of the proper airline!Send us a text
2025-01-2533 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastFood Fight! The Great Transatlantic Sandwich ScuffleBefore large jet airliners accelerate air travel growth in the late 1950s, flying between continents is an exhausting experience, requiring fifteen hours or more for the flight to New York from Europe.To help travelers pass the time, meal service is a big focus for the airlines, and the cuisine offered is an important way to distinguish an airline from its competitors in an era of tightly regulated airfares.Then, in early 1958, a fierce food fight breaks out between the European and U.S. airlines over what constitutes a “sandwich”, and the fight involves disparagement, thre...
2025-01-2117 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastThe U.S. Local Service Airlines - Air Service Everywhere!The growth of the oldest U.S. Trunk or Mainline air carriers after 1945 drives demand for air travel, and new, larger airliners to meet that need. But as the airlines and their aircraft grow, many smaller U.S. cities are in danger of losing their air service because they don't generate enough passenger volume to match the larger and costlier airliners coming on line.The solution is a new category of airline - the Local Service Carriers - licensed by the federal government in the late '40s, and assigned to strictly controlled geographic areas t...
2025-01-0740 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastAbove It All - America’s Helicopter AirlinesIn some of the largest U.S. urban areas, road traffic congestion can be one of the biggest challenges to moving between the downtown area and the airport.Imagine, though, being able to get from Manhattan to La Guardia Airport in New York in just 6 minutes, or from Oakland to the San Francisco Airport in 7 minutes. For many years, scheduled service helicopter airlines made fast airport travel times like those possible, but they’ve all failed to stay in business. Join me for their story, and a look at what may be ahead for...
2024-12-2728 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastAmerica's First Black Flight AttendantDuring some of the most exciting developments and innovation in a young and emerging U.S. airline industry - from the 1930s through the late 1950s - two of the most sought-after airline career paths are unavailable to black Americans.They’re denied positions as airline pilots or flight attendants, no matter what their relevant experience or technical qualifications. With this Airline Time Machine podcast, let’s look at how the first Black stewardess in the U.S. changed that narrative, and what it took for her to break through that highly visible barrier in our airline hist...
2024-12-0215 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastBoeing 367-80: The Aerobatic Maneuver That Launches a TitanThe early 1950s is an exciting time in the airline business, and - more specifically - the airliner business.Airliner manufacturers are developing new planes that fly faster, farther, and with more passengers and cargo, but from England a new airliner sound is being heard - the high, shrill scream of jet engines.Most airlines are reluctant to embrace the new jet technology, both because it’s unlike the proven airliners they’re currently flying, but also because they’ve spent enormous sums of money buying those older planes, and are years away from paying them o...
2024-11-2224 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastLet's go to the CTO - Airlines And Their City Ticket OfficesBeginning in the 1930s, many airlines maintain large networks of City Ticket Offices to conduct business with their customers in high-traffic shopping, office and hotel neighborhoods, far removed from their own airport operations.These in-town facilities become known as a City Ticket Office (or by the airline staff acronym “CTO”), to differentiate them from the Airport Ticket Office (or ATO) in each area. Join me for this look at the rise of the once common airline City Ticket Office as a high visibility, splashy promotion of the airline, reflecting the carrier’s style and personality, while a...
2024-11-1320 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastConcorde, Collins & Live Aid 1985Tens of thousands of airline flights operate daily around the world, but every now and then one stands out because it helps make history, even though it was just another flight, on just another day.From 1976 until 2003, the supersonic Concorde airliner was frequently in the news, either for the noise it created, or the often famous people it carried.Join me for a look at how a normally scheduled British Airways flight in July of 1985, operated by Concorde, played a crucial role in one of the largest rock concerts ever organized.
2024-11-0818 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastSlippers, Stogies & Scotch - A Look at Men-Only FlightsThe idea that some things are segregated by gender is not uncommon for many of us as we encounter washrooms, gym locker rooms, private schools and clubs, or religious facilities with restricted access based on gender.But starting in the 1950s, one United States airline introduces “Men Only” flights on one of its most popular business travel routes.Join me for a look at the exclusion of female passengers from the airline's Executive Club service, the rationale behind that exclusion, and how it all turned out.Send us a text
2024-10-2916 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastThe Flying Mouse - When Walt Disney World Had an AirportIf you’ve visited central Florida for a Disney vacation, you may have wished there was an easier, faster, way to get from the Orlando International Airport to Walt Disney World.Before that resort opens in October of 1971, planning for Walt Disney World includes a large jet airport within the resort’s grounds, to make it easy for visitors to start and end their visit. Join me for a look at how air travel influenced the plans for the development of Walt Disney World, and a special period of time when it was possible to buy a...
2024-10-1821 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastThe VERY VIPs - Head of State Air TravelSome air travelers are more than VIPs - they’re the VERY VIPs, the heads of state or monarchs whose travel comes with unusual requirements for privacy, secrecy, and security that just can’t typically be met by a scheduled airline service.Join me for an exploration of how air travel by heads of state began, has been intertwined with airline flying for a century, and will keep evolving past the 2020s.Send us a text
2024-10-0322 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastWhen You've Gotta' Go... The Lavatory EpisodeLavatory. Water closet. Washroom. Toilet. WC. Commode... or there's many more!Whatever name you choose, an airliner’s onboard personal comfort facilities are seen by a lot of travelers as an essential resource to have on their flight.Join me for this exploration of the history of airliner toilet facilities, and their evolution from the most basic equipment to meet flyer’s bodily needs, to the sophisticated hygiene systems installed in new airliners today.Send us a text
2024-09-1919 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastLove Is In The Air - The Mile High ClubThere’s a long history behind the “mile high club” lore, dating back to the 1780s. Stories of romantic interludes while at altitude hit the news pretty regularly over the years, but usually because of police involvement, and legal charges being filed.With this episode of the Airline Time Machine podcast, I’ll look at how people “getting romantic” in the air came about, the challenges that are created for airline crews and other passengers, and notable incidents that likely resulted from “love aloft.”Send us a text
2024-09-1014 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastWhen Smoking Met Its MatchNot too long ago, cigarette smoking was widespread, and permitted, onboard most passenger airliners worldwide. A lot of travelers boarding flights today who don’t remember that era would likely be surprised by how prevalent inflight smoking was, by the way the process was managed, and by the smell of aircraft cabins and the damage that lit cigarettes caused to airliner cabin furnishings.With this podcast episode, let’s take a look at the history of smoking onboard airliners, how that smoking was gradually regulated out of existence, and a few traces of that smoking past...
2024-09-0517 min
Johnny Has the KeysEp. 07-04: Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS (1964) is a sci-fi adventure film directed by Byron Haskin. It reimagines the classic Daniel Defoe novel, placing astronaut Kit Draper on Mars after his spaceship crashes. Stranded and alone, Draper must use his wits and limited resources to survive the harsh Martian environment. He encounters an alien slave, and they bond as they fight for survival.
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Embark on a cosmic survival journey with our latest episode as we delve into Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964). Join us as we discuss the ups and downs of this imaginative...
2024-09-021h 06The Airline Time Machine PodcastTOP DOG EAT FAT CAT - The Airport Code Episode!It's OK - this doesn't involve some sort of domestic pet violence. But this episode title highlights that assigned airport codes can sometimes appear to be something very different than their original intended purpose!Three-character codes that identify individual airports are critical for managing air travel safely and accurately, but the code an airport ends up with may not make sense when you first come across it, and often reflects much more than the airport's name.This is a look at how the airport codes we use today - as passengers, travel planners, airline staff...
2024-08-2814 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastWhatever Happened To: Denver's Stapleton Airport?In February of 1995, one of the busiest airports in the U.S. - Denver's Stapleton International Airport - closes, replaced by the new Denver International Airport several miles to the east.Over the next few years, the massive infrastructure of Stapleton Airport, including its terminal building, hangars, parking facilities, support structures, and miles of runways would disappear, largely erasing more than 60 years of aviation activity.This is the story of how a busy international airport was entirely replaced in just one night, then was erased from the landscape to become something entirely new!
2024-08-2113 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastWhere Did All The Airlines Go?!In 1985, more than 200 airlines provide scheduled passenger service on U.S. domestic routes under their own names and branding, and the country's airports are busy, crowded centers of activity.But four decades later, only fifty airlines remain serving U.S. internal routes, and only fifteen of those operate airliners with 100 or more passenger seats.This is the story of how the number of U.S. airlines soared by the early 1980s, then hit a 20-year period of intense consolidation - and we'll learn where all the airlines went! Send us a text
2024-08-1619 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastThe Airship Era - Graf ZeppelinFrom the 1920s until 1939, there's only one way to fly as a passenger between Europe and The Americas... and the trip doesn't involve an airplane! Here's the story of the giant German airship "Graf Zeppelin" that pioneered airline travel across the Atlantic between the World Wars, before airplanes were capable of safely crossing the ocean.Send us a text
2024-08-1025 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastThe Airship Era - HindenburgIn 1936, most airline passengers are flying in small, loud, and uncomfortable airplanes, limited to short distance routes. But for a few travelers, long distance flights on the German airship "Hindenburg" mean sleeping cabins, gourmet meals, an onboard bar and promenade deck, all while comfortably crossing the Atlantic to New York or Rio de Janiero. We know the "Hindenburg" had a disastrous end in 1937, but for a magical six months a year earlier, there was no finer way to fly - here's the story of what life was like for passengers and crew onboard the largest flying machine ever built.
2024-08-1026 minThe Airline Time Machine PodcastAirbus and The AstronautIn mid-1977, a small European airliner company had been in business for about ten years, but had only one aircraft type on offer, that had sold less than thirty units to four airlines, without a single sale in the past 18 months. Here's the story of how a struggling U.S. airline headed by a former astronaut put together an unconventional deal that strengthened the airline, opened the giant U.S. market to the young airplane maker, and created a pathway for that company - Airbus - to become the world's largest airliner manufacturer. Send us...
2024-08-1028 min
HaskinCast Podcast97 Scott K Haskin – Becoming an Indie Film Composer, the Book.I breakdown my book, Becoming an Indie Film Composer, 3rd (and final) edition. Where do you start if you want to make it to Hollywood? Let's talk about the book that can give you a place to start.Becoming an Indie Film ComposerBook (Print, Kindle and audio)https://www.amazon.com/dp/1442125969Book (Audio)https://www.audible.com/pd/Becoming-an-Indie-Film-Composer-Audiobook/B014JYRBXQ?qid=1581484867&sr=1-1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=TH7599DSWJP1FZP1R0TP...
2023-09-0454 min
Graffiti cinémaMARS ET LE CINEMA #2 Mars, les films qui oublient la science pendant le voyageCette semaine Romaric, Thomas et Juliette reçoivent Gérard Chouteau et Philippe Grucker de l'astrocentre Orléans dans le hall du Pathé Saran, l'occasion pour eux de parler de Mars comme d'un bac à sable joussif que tant de films ont utilisé avec plaisir !
Life : origine inconnue (Daniel Espinosa)
Mars attaque ! (Tim Burton)
La guerre des mondes (Steven Spielberg / Byron Haskin)
Total recall (Paul Verhoeven)
L’invasion vient de Mars (Tobe Hooper)
John Carter (Andrew Stanton)
Le passager n°4 (Joe Penna)
Capricorn One (Peter Hyams)
En compagnie de nos invités scientifiques le ping pong entre 7ème art et science s...
2023-03-1200 min
The Crucible Project PodcastIntimacy with self, God and OthersPodcaster Tim White is joined by Crucible Board Member and Chicago Pastor Lawrence Haskin to share about intimacy and love. Lawrence shares his challenges around lack of intimacy and his understanding of the importance of intimacy with yourself, God and others.For more information checkout TheCrucibleProject.orgAs a man or woman of faith, do you long to live at a deeper level of authenticity, passion and power?Unlike any Christian retreat you’ve attended, The Crucible Weekend is designed to challenge you to take a hard look at what is and not wo...
2022-10-1933 min
The Horse Talk ShowThe Horse Talk Show with Louisa BartonToday, we have Dr Tim Lynch from Peterson Smith Equine Hospital + Complete Care to chat about sports medicine. We also have Hall of Fame Turf Writer, Steve Haskin, Talking Derby to us! Then we have the first episode of Gypsy Gold Horse Farm! (5/5/22)
2022-05-051h 12
Adapt or PerishTreasure Island (Ep. 106)Avast! With Episode 106, we're finally bringing you a look at something we've wanted to do for a long time: the pirate classic Treasure Island! In this episode we discuss: Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel Treasure Island (the 1934 movie), directed by Victor Fleming, written by John Lee Mahin and John Howard Lawson, and starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, and Lionel Barrymore Treasure Island (the 1950 live-action Disney movie), directed by Byron Haskin, written by Lawrence Edward Watkin, and starring Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll The DuPont Show of the Month Season 3 Episode 7: Treasure Island (1960), directed by Daniel Petrie...
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