The year 2019 is the centenary year for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the airline with the longest commercial existence. Organized air transport is a mere one hundred years old, but it has seen tremendous change in that time from puddle-jumping in small planes to large building-sized planes ferrying billions of passengers over millions of miles each year.
The last few months have brought some turbulence to air travel. Boeing’s “new and improved” short-range aircraft, the 737 MAX, has been grounded around the world after the second fatal crash in recent months. In India, Jet Airways, one of the major carriers, has suspended services, creating chaos during a busy summer flying season. If just a few events can cause a flutter in air travel, what does the future hold?
