A Message from your Captain

The Consumerist recently ran an article about how Delta is no longer offering ticket jackets to travelers, and while they lament the loss of the jacket, along with it's "foldy fun and secret slots," they touched on an interesting point - ticket jackets used to be well designed. Perhaps some still are, but I fly American (for mileage rewards) and their ticket jackets are boring. For a glimpse into the once glamorous days of air travel, before security checks and other inconveniences, peruse the Ticket Jacket Museum. Matt has an extensive collection of ticket jackets that I'm guessing range from the 40's to the 80's and include a bunch of most likely defunct airlines I've never heard of. Western Air Lines (right) was bought out by Delta in the 80s, but during their post-WWII heydey travelers could read the beautifully-designed Flight Report. I am in love with the script treatment! This is certainly better than SkyMall and other airline magazines, although one time American Way had some good drink recipes. Bust back to ticket jackets and design, I've collected some of the more interesting examples to present here, and there are many more on Matt's site.