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dixiegrrrrl

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3. When Mohawk airlines was talked about on Mad Men

Sat May 30, 2015, 11:53 AM

May 2015

I did not realize it was a real airline.

Wiki sez:
Mohawk Airlines operated in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, primarily the states of New York and Pennsylvania, from the mid-1940s until its acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972. At its height, it employed over 2,200 personnel and pioneered several aspects of regional airline operations,[2] including being the first airline in the United States to hire an African American flight attendant.

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United Airlines Had Men-Only Flights Until 1970. Here�s the Manly Services They Offered. [View all] brooklynite May 2015 OP

Goodness,,, I had no idea. n/t KarenS May 2015 #1

United wasn't the only one. SheilaT May 2015 #2

When Mohawk airlines was talked about on Mad Men dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #3

Yep. Real airline. SheilaT May 2015 #4

and Ozark airlines too SoCalDem May 2015 #11

Interestingly enough.. Carewfan May 2015 #14

I immediately flashed back to Lance (our Eastern rep) SoCalDem May 2015 #16

And of course, it started flying to Cuba from Miami... Carewfan May 2015 #17

Air service to a lot of places that don't have it anymore. SheilaT May 2015 #45

My dad flew for Mohawk in the 70s. zappaman May 2015 #9

Is that for real?? The flight attendant is wearing a gown, or something? Jefferson23 May 2015 #15

Attendants used to wear hot-pants too ,,and on Air Jamaica SoCalDem May 2015 #24

That sounds like an entirely different planet...amazing., thank you. n/t Jefferson23 May 2015 #26

A whole bunch of airlines had hot pants on their SheilaT May 2015 #44

I was never aware of men only flights. KMOD May 2015 #20

Mohawk flight 405. SheilaT May 2015 #43

Wow. Tipperary May 2015 #22

Wow, smoking on airlines was disgusting. Thank god those days are over. nt Logical May 2015 #5

I remember when it was only the back rows where is was permitted. zappaman May 2015 #10

LOL, so true. Made no sense. nt Logical May 2015 #21

The planes went so fast; all the smoke was forced to the rear. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #30

Thank you for bringing science into the discussion! zappaman May 2015 #32

Glad I could help. I would add that on long flights, the smoke starts to creep forward... cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #35

Smoking did have one good side effect. ManiacJoe May 2015 #19

It also sealed them jberryhill May 2015 #27

Amen! The smoke was disgusting. Owl May 2015 #38

Airlines need to implement "No Children" Flights FLPanhandle May 2015 #6

I always thought that they should have put the screaming kids hifiguy May 2015 #7

As a smoker, I was grateful for the smoking sections on planes, RebelOne May 2015 #8

I'm old enough to remember them before the smoking sections Warpy May 2015 #28

They should implement "no grumpy people" flights first. pnwmom May 2015 #12

have to agree with you - I fly a lot - and out of Orlando DrDan May 2015 #25

Amen! n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #42

in a pressurized DC-6 ....main, er- MANLINER! Warren DeMontague May 2015 #13

Sounds pretty cool actually. PeteSelman May 2015 #18

Sure, nothing like smoking a cigar in a enclosed tube. nt Logical May 2015 #23

That's an amenity you're paying for. PeteSelman May 2015 #29

Smoking a cigar, not so bad. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #36

I know guys who would *love* this. Nye Bevan May 2015 #31

Me too. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #37

Smoking a big dried turd. SheilaT May 2015 #46

"Cigars, cocktails, steak..." Scurrilous May 2015 #33

Wow then you should have seen the Hooters flights... Historic NY May 2015 #34

Wasn't there an airline with "Pacific" in its name 1939 May 2015 #39

Pacific southwest airlines mainer May 2015 #41

lol Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #40