Alistair Gordon

I mean, basically, the first commercial air travel in America was the mail service because you could make money from the government carrying air mail. And passengers were almost like a second thought. Most of them in the beginning were salesmen, you know, who could beat out the guy taking the train to Detroit by flying there, but at a risk, at a huge risk, right?

I mean, basically, the first commercial air travel in America was the mail service because you could make money from the government carrying air mail. And passengers were almost like a second thought. Most of them in the beginning were salesmen, you know, who could beat out the guy taking the train to Detroit by flying there, but at a risk, at a huge risk, right?

I don't think many people, if they didn't have to fly, they didn't.

I don't think many people, if they didn't have to fly, they didn't.

I don't think many people, if they didn't have to fly, they didn't.

Congress was mainly Republican at that point. They didn't want anything to do with aviation. They thought it was dangerous, thought it was stupid.

Congress was mainly Republican at that point. They didn't want anything to do with aviation. They thought it was dangerous, thought it was stupid.

Congress was mainly Republican at that point. They didn't want anything to do with aviation. They thought it was dangerous, thought it was stupid.

Yeah, they felt it was a crazy thing that would go away. It was like a fad. They really didn't believe it. That's so funny. Yeah. It's so funny that like flying would be like a new progressive idea. Yeah, I know, I know.

Yeah, they felt it was a crazy thing that would go away. It was like a fad. They really didn't believe it. That's so funny. Yeah. It's so funny that like flying would be like a new progressive idea. Yeah, I know, I know.

Yeah, they felt it was a crazy thing that would go away. It was like a fad. They really didn't believe it. That's so funny. Yeah. It's so funny that like flying would be like a new progressive idea. Yeah, I know, I know.

He needed to rebuild the North Beach Airport, which is where LaGuardia is now. Most of that was from the federal government, but he, you know, pushed it through. I mean, he was very good at that. He was very bullheaded and just did it. There's a famous story of him. I think he bought a ticket on Pan Am to New York, and it said New York City.

He needed to rebuild the North Beach Airport, which is where LaGuardia is now. Most of that was from the federal government, but he, you know, pushed it through. I mean, he was very good at that. He was very bullheaded and just did it. There's a famous story of him. I think he bought a ticket on Pan Am to New York, and it said New York City.

He needed to rebuild the North Beach Airport, which is where LaGuardia is now. Most of that was from the federal government, but he, you know, pushed it through. I mean, he was very good at that. He was very bullheaded and just did it. There's a famous story of him. I think he bought a ticket on Pan Am to New York, and it said New York City.

And of course, New York City's main airport then was Newark Airport. Newark Airport's very old. And it was in those kind of wetlands in New Jersey, so they had a lot of room to spread out. So he arrives in Newark, New Jersey. with a ticket that said New York City. And he said, look, I'm the mayor of New York City. This is not New York City. Everybody knew it was obviously a publicity stunt.

And of course, New York City's main airport then was Newark Airport. Newark Airport's very old. And it was in those kind of wetlands in New Jersey, so they had a lot of room to spread out. So he arrives in Newark, New Jersey. with a ticket that said New York City. And he said, look, I'm the mayor of New York City. This is not New York City. Everybody knew it was obviously a publicity stunt.

And of course, New York City's main airport then was Newark Airport. Newark Airport's very old. And it was in those kind of wetlands in New Jersey, so they had a lot of room to spread out. So he arrives in Newark, New Jersey. with a ticket that said New York City. And he said, look, I'm the mayor of New York City. This is not New York City. Everybody knew it was obviously a publicity stunt.

So they flew him to Floyd Bennett Field, which was at the time New York City's main airport. And it was a disaster. I mean, Newark was the main airport, but in terms of New York City in New York State, the main airport was Floyd Bennett Field. It's still there. You can go out and see the you know, the hangars and everything's really cool.

So they flew him to Floyd Bennett Field, which was at the time New York City's main airport. And it was a disaster. I mean, Newark was the main airport, but in terms of New York City in New York State, the main airport was Floyd Bennett Field. It's still there. You can go out and see the you know, the hangars and everything's really cool.

So they flew him to Floyd Bennett Field, which was at the time New York City's main airport. And it was a disaster. I mean, Newark was the main airport, but in terms of New York City in New York State, the main airport was Floyd Bennett Field. It's still there. You can go out and see the you know, the hangars and everything's really cool.