If there was any invention that perfectly combined all you would need to travel our planet, it is the flying boat. It delivers the speed of flight with the flexibility to land on any suitable body of water. Unfortunately, their reign over the world's air transportation was all too brief. But, if you love flying boats as much as I do, you'll be thankful that there are still companies like Chalk's Ocean Airways around. As it has since its inception in 1919―that's right 1919―Chalk's still operates flying boats on scheduled flights between South Florida and the Caribbean. And while the airplanes themselves may be the airline's most visible asset, what goes on behind the scenes is truly a story worth telling.
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