Diamonds in the Sky

tv show

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7 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired November 01, 1979

Overview

It all began on 25 August 1919. Four passengers left Hounslow Heath for Paris - the world's first regular, daily, international air service. Today 600 million people travel by air every year. How has this extraordinary growth in air travel changed our lives? As Civil Aviation celebrates its 60th year, this series of seven programs examines the impact of air travel on our world.

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Flying into the Future

Season 1 - Episode 7 - 0h 0m

Air Date

December 13, 1979

Overview

Where has civil aviation brought us in the last 60 years, and where might it take us all in the future? Whatever technical challenges aviation engineers may be resolving, the whole future of air travel - as a social force - still holds many unanswered questions.