Departure Gate 2000: Classic Airliners 1975-1999

The aircraft featured in this feast of airline color schemes reflect the substantial changes that took place in the aviation industry during the final quarter of the 20th century. The few remaining piston-powered airliners finally bowed out to the first generation of jetliners; later, that generation, in turn, gave way to modern, fuel-efficient, fly-by-wire twinjets.