{"product_id":"the-sunbird-united-airlines-1980s","title":"The Sunbird, United Airlines 1980s","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eT\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003ehis in-flight menu was created for The Sunbird Service, flown by United Airways to destinations such as Florida, Arizona and Mexico. It must have been a welcome sight to many an excited air passenger in the 70s and 80s and is also a reminder of how catering on board aircraft has – to put it politely – changed quite a lot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003eDrinks on offer to customers in included cocktails, champagne and wine and a festive drink called the Sunbird Swizzle which could be bought for $1.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003eThe three-course meal was prepared by Marriott In-Flite Services, the hotel company’s airline catering business which was once the world’s largest provider of airline meals. \u003c\/span\u003eMarriott essentially created the airline food industry in 1937 by providing box lunches of chicken sandwiches, coleslaw and cupcakes to Eastern and American airlines. It grew from providing picnic lunches to 22 flights daily in 1938 to \u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003eserving 150 airlines through 108 flight kitchens at 45 US and 38 foreign airports. At its peak the company had 19,000 employees and was sold to an investor group in 1988.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003eWith its striking color and eye-catching illustration, the design of this vintage menu art has stood the test of time and still looks strikingly modern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Private Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491755073702,"sku":"jyh1790052185423","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491755106470,"sku":"rhk1790052185424","price":23.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491755139238,"sku":"tvq1790052185425","price":31.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491755172006,"sku":"uom1790052185426","price":34.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491755204774,"sku":"tsk1790052185427","price":56.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491755237542,"sku":"czk1790052185428","price":94.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/the-sunbird-united-airlines-1980s_1.webp?v=1790052189","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/the-sunbird-united-airlines-1980s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}