The first airline hostesses flew for United Airlines in 1930. Colorized by Benoit Vienne. The Douglas DC-3 (below) in the 1930s brought an entirely new level of safety and comfort to flying.
Hostess attends to a passenger on a corporate DC-3. Colorized by Benoit Vienne. The Douglas DC-4E followed the DC-3 but was too luxurious for airlines who wanted a leaner more economical model.
Hostess attends to mother and child on the Douglas DC4E in 1939. Colorized by Benoit Vienne. After WW11, commercial aviation was dominated by the Douglas DC-6 and DC-7 (below) and the Lockheed Constellation series.
A hostess greets passengers on a Pan Am DC-7C. Colorized by Benoit Vienne. Lounge on board a Lockheed Constellation Qantas was a big user of the Lockheed Constellation and launched the world’s first around the world service in 1957. The hostesses look more like matrons in their long white outfits.
Qantas Super Constellation in Auckland. Colorized by Benoit Vienne. Hostess and Steward on board a BOAC Constellation. Colorized by Benoit Vienne. Into the jet era, United Airlines offered a male-only flight between New York and Chicago on its French Caravelles.
Hostess lights up cigars for male passengers. Colorized by Benoit Vienne. Ansett-ANA hostess serving drinks. Braniff hostesses in the mock-up for the Boeing supersonic transport. The same Braniff Flight Attendants on the mock-up of Lockheeds L2000 supersonic transport A model posing on a Pan Am 707. A BEA flight attendant pours coffee for passengers on board a Vickers Viscount. Colorised by Benoit Vienne
BEA flight attendants with pose in front of a Trident airliner. Colorised by Benoit Vienne
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