Air France

July, 1963

Air France -- a government-controlled company which traces its germination back to 1919 and the first international passenger flight (linking Paris and London) -- is today both the world's largest airline and the most stylish exemplar of modern travel's pièce de résistance: the intercontinental jet flight. While no one jet trip can properly be labeled the most glamorous in aviation, many veteran travelers concur that making the transatlantic hop to Paris ensconced in the First Class section of a...