THE LATEST UPDATES
December 18, 2010 NEW PAGE: Southern International Airways December 13, 2010 UPDATED PAGE: Updated the Pan Am Air Bridge page. December 12, 2010 UPDATED PAGE: Added 3 more photos to the Air Florida page. December 11, 2010 UPDATED PAGE: Updated the Chalk's International page with several new photos. December 10, 2010 NEW PAGE: Some great photos from Steve Frenkel from his flight over the Everglades aboard an Air South / Florida Airlines DC-3 in August 1978. December 9, 2010 UPDATED PAGE: Updated the Mackey International page with 2 DC-6 photos sent in by Sandy Estabrook, a photo of a Mackey Beech 99, a Florida Archives photo of Mackey stewardesses and I added a larger route map. December 7, 2010 UPDATED PAGE: 8 more photos added to the Air Florida Commuter page. December 4, 2010 NEW PHOTOS Updated the Southern Express page with 2 new photos sent in by Captain Duncan Flett. Also added 3 more photos of the Martin 404 at the Fantasy of Flight museum courtesy of Scott Peterson. Finally, added a photo of a Vero Monmouth deHavilland Heron sent in by Martin Weinert. December 1, 2010 NEW PAGE: A page about the ex-PBA Martin 404 stored at the Fantasy of Flight museum in Polk City, FL. November 28, 2010 NEW PHOTOS Ron Alexander has sent in some more gorgeous photos of his ex-PBA DC-3 N28AA. These were taken by Rich Davidson and can be found HERE and HERE as well as HERE. Thanks to Ron and Rich! November 17, 2010 NEW PAGE: Fantastic Marco Island Airways publicity photos from 1975 courtesy of Thresa Todd. September 22, 2010 NEW PHOTO The entrance ramp to Atlanta's 1961 terminal still exists although it is surrounded by grass, no longer connected to other roads. Thanks to Hannah Palmer for sending in the photo of this odd sight! September 21, 2010 It was 30 years ago today! Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's terminal is 30 years old today. I've added a half dozen pages about the early years of the midfield terminal beginning HERE. June 18, 2010 NEW PAGE: THIS PAGE is about the final year of Atlanta's old terminal June 16, 2010 UPDATED PAGES: A mid 1970s night shot of Atlanta Airport added HERE and a 1979 photo of a Sabena 747 added to THIS PAGE. June 4, 2010 NEW PAGE: Photos of The National Museum of Commercial Aviation near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport June 3, 2010 UPDATED PAGES: Added a great pair of photos of the implosion of the old Atlanta terminal and another view of the old terminal in the process of being demolished (look for the Delta 727) May 29, 2010 NEW PAGE: A page about the opening day of Atlanta's jet-age terminal on May 3, 1961. UPDATED PAGES: A few new photos HERE and HERE. You may need to hit "refresh". May 25, 2010 UPDATED PAGES: Added another Brasilia photo to the ASA page and added a story about a flying dolphin to the Red Carpet Airlines page. May 23, 2010 NEW PAGE: Added a 5th page to the History of DC-3 N28AA with photos taken by David Hartman. May 21, 2010 NEW AND UPDATED PAGES: The MASSIVE Atlanta Airport section is now online! May 10, 2010 UPDATED PAGE: Added some more photos and another great reader story to the Port Largo Airport page courtesy of Richard Young. May 9, 2010 Updated the Southeastern Commuter Airlines page with a great story from Jim Locke and also added a timetable image for good measure. April 26, 2010 Updated the Florida Coastal Airlines page with new information provided by FCA President Albert Vitale. Thanks Albert! March 26, 2010 NEW PAGE: A new page exploring the history of Bahama Caribbean / Aero International / Air South. Also updated the Port Largo page with a photo of an Aero International Islander. January 18, 2010 Added a detail of an old sectional chart to the Port Largo Airport page. December 28, 2009 NEW PAGE: We finally have an mp3 of Hal, the famed robot voice of Atlanta Airport that played on the underground shuttle trains during the 1980s and early '90s! December 19, 2009 NEW BLOG: For current news about regional and commuter airlines in Florida and Georgia check out the BLOG. December 3, 2009 NEW PAGE: Southern Airways December 2, 2009 Greg Heinrich at departedflights.com has posted a few of my route map scans on his excellent website. I realized there were a few more that I forgot to post, so here you go: ASA and National Florida. December 1, 2009 2 NEW PAGES: GP Express and Gulfstream International November 30, 2009 8 NEW PAGES: Maps of Atlanta Airport from the 1970s and 80s UPDATED PAGE: Added a new bird's-eye photo to the Port Largo Airport page. November 29, 2009 NEW AIRLINE PAGE: Skybus Express November 27, 2009 NEW AIRLINE PAGES: Eagle Airline , Phoenix Air and Trans Southern Airways November 26, 2009 NEW AIRLINE PAGES: Airways International and Cape Air November 25, 2009 NEW AIRLINE PAGES: Florida Coastal Airlines and Florida Express November 24, 2009 UPDATE: Updated and added more photos to ATL Hangars at Lenora Airport November 22, 2009 NEW AIRLINE PAGE: Panhandle Airways November 17, 2009 NEW SEARCH BUTTON ADDED Can't find what you're looking for? Try this: October 15, 2009 ATLANTA AIRPORT AERIAL MASHUP 1949 / 2009 An aerial image that superimposes the 1949 airport layout over Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson as it appears today. October 10, 2009 MORE PHOTOS OF ATLANTA AIRPORT FROM LIFE ARCHIVE I added 5 more photos to the 1949 set, they are mixed in with the first batch. Also added more information on individual aircraft pictured in the photos. All sets of photos from LIFE can now be accessed from the same page. October 8, 2009 LIFE MAGAZINE PHOTOS OF ATLANTA AIRPORT IN 1949 The photos from 1956 were such a huge hit, I've added 22 new pages of more fantastic pictures from the LIFE photo archive. October 2, 2009 FALL SPECIAL! The book is now available for only $15.99, a $6 discount! UPDATED PRESS PAGE Added a few recent reviews and articles. August 17, 2009 Two great ramp photos from Atlanta Airport taken in July 1989: ASA Embraer Brasilias and Eastern Metro Express Jetstreams. These were taken by flickr photographer emdjt42. August 1, 2009 The Airliners International show in Orlando was a blast. Thanks to those who stopped by and came to my presentation. Great to see all of you! I came home with lots of goodies for future site updates. July 12, 2009 AIRLINERS INTERNATIONAL 2009: JULY 23-25 In conjunction with the National Museum Of Commercial Aviation, I will give a presentation on Sunshine Skies: Historic Commuter Airlines of Florida & Georgia at the Airliners International 2009 event in Orlando on Saturday July 25th at 10am. I'll also be selling and signing copies of the book in the main display hall Thursday the 23rd through Saturday. You'll find me at the National Museum of Commercial Aviation tables. Looking forward to meeting you there! Wyndham Orlando Resort 8001 International Drive, Orlando map Presentation will be at 10am July 25 in the Jasmine Room. July 2, 2009
Here's the full design: ![]() April 21, 2009 WINGS AIR and GEORGIA SKIES 2 new pages concerning commuter airlines that are currently operating at Atlanta Hartsfield: Wings Air and Georgia Skies TAMPA AIRPORT MAPS FROM 1974 1 new page of 1970s maps of the Tampa International Airport terminal printed by Air Sunshine. April 18, 2009 EASTERN METRO EXPRESS After receiving several requests, I have posted a new page on Eastern Metro Express. Also added a fantastic shot of DC-3 N28AA making a LOW pass at the Peach State Aerodrome. April 14, 2009 ATLANTA AIRPORT IN 1956 20 new pages of spectacular photos from the LIFE photo archive. April 11, 2009 FORMER PBA DC-3 IS ALIVE AND WELL IN GEORGIA! 4 new pages that explore the nearly 70 year history of Ron Alexander's classic DC-3 N28AA. April 8, 2009 PORT LARGO: THE FLORIDA KEYS FORGOTTEN AIRPORT A new page about the unusual history of Key Largo's defunct Port Largo airport. April 5, 2009 ATLANTA AIRPORT HANGARS AT LENORA AIRPORT? Robert Brown sent in a great vintage ATL photo and some interesting info regarding a couple of old Hartsfield hangars. March 16, 2009 THE CRASH OF SHAWNEE AIRLINES FLIGHT 103 Reader Randy Jackson sent in his incredible account of surviving a DC-3 crash, including some pretty amazing photos. Thanks Randy! January 27, 2009 PHOENIX AIRLINES David Zekria sent a great scan of a Phoenix Airlines timetable. Phoenix may have been the only airline to ever offer scheduled passenger service to Atlanta's DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. January 15, 2009 BOOK SIGNING PHOTOS The book signing at Barnes & Noble Southlake last month was a lot of fun and we also managed to raise some money for the National Museum of Commercial Aviation. I posted a few photos from the event HERE. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! December 2, 2008 - I'll be signing copies of Sunshine Skies at the Barnes and Noble Southlake in Morrow, GA this weekend (December 5-7). More information HERE. December 1, 2008 - 18 new pages added to the airline gallery this week! They're in alphabetical order and start with National Commuter Airlines . Just click "next airline" at the end of each page to continue. November 21, 2008 - 4 new pages: Florida Air Lines , Gull Air , Key West Airlines , Mackey International Airlines November 17, 2008 - 9 new pages: ASA -Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Atlantic Gulf, Atlantis, Chalk's, Charter Airlines, Devoe, Dolphin Airways, Executive Airlines, Finair Express November 12, 2008 - 7 new pages: Air Florida, Air Florida Commuter, AAT, Argosy, Air New Orleans, Air Omni, Atlanta Express. November 10, 2008 - 4 new pages added: Aero Coach, AeroSun, Air Carolina, and Air Miami. November 6, 2008 SUNSHINE SKIES second edition is now available on Amazon! November 4, 2008 SUNSHINE SKIES second edition is now available! The revised and expanded second edition of Sunshine Skies : Historic Commuter Airlines of Florida and Georgia , is now available!!! The book includes 40 more pages than the original, 10 new chapters, dozens of additional photos, illustrations, and rare timetable covers. Plus, the pages are 25% larger, so there's a lot of extra information. It can be purchased through this site and will also be available on Amazon. BUY NOW ! October 29, 2008 WINGS AIR This is really interesting. Just when it seemed the independent commuter airline industry had all but vanished, this airline comes along. GEORGIA SKIES (Nope, this isn't the name of my next book!) Wow, yet another new airline flying the same two routes. www.flygeorgiaskies.com THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION I was recently contacted by Grant Wainscott, curator of the new National Museum of Commercial Aviation here in Atlanta, in regards to Sunshine Skies. I may be participating in their book signing event in early December. The museum is in a temporary location until a permanent building is constructed, but they've already got lots of fantastic items on display. Definitely worth a visit if you're near Atlanta. www.nationalaviationmuseum.com THE ATLANTA AIRPORT TIME MACHINE Greg Germani and I collaborated on this retrospective of the Atlanta Airport. www.atlantatimemachine.com Greg's site, The Atlanta Time Machine, has to be one the most amazing things I've ever seen. October 28, 2008 SUNSHINE SKIES IS ONLINE The new Sunshine Skies site is up and running! Only one page so far, but there are hundreds more on the way. ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||