二战结束后,民用航空运输业进入了快速发展的新阶段,坐飞机旅行,甚至跨洋飞行的人迅速增加。1946年,全球航空旅客已达1800万人次。“美国出口”航空公司是第一家提供定期跨洋商业飞行服务的企业。1945年10月,该公司使用道格拉斯的DC-4飞机,从纽约飞往英国伯恩茅斯附近的机场,中间经停纽芬兰甘德和爱尔兰香农,单程飞行需14小时。随后,泛美航空公司也开辟了跨洋航线,先使用DC-4, After World War II, the civil air transport industry entered a new phase of rapid development. The number of people flying on planes and even flying across the oceans increased rapidly. In 1946, the number of air travelers worldwide reached 18 million. “U.S. exports ” airline is the first company to provide regular cross-ocean commercial flight services. In October 1945, the company used Douglas DC-4 aircraft to fly from New York to the airport near Bournemouth, England, stopping between Newfoundland and Irish Shannon in the middle for a 14-hour one-way flight. Subsequently, Pan Am also opened up transatlantic routes, the first use of DC-4,