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== Summary ==
[[File:Living_in_the_Age_of_Airplanes_graph.jpg|alt=Refer to caption|thumb|upright=1.5|A graph in the film, showing the top speed of humans throughout 200,000 years of history up to 60 years prior]]
 
''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' is divided into five chapters and opens with a quote from [[Bill Gates]]: "The airplane became the first [[World Wide Web]], bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together".
 
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[[Principal photography]] was done in 95 locations, in 18 countries on all seven continents. Within the United States, they filmed in the [[U.S. state|states]] of [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], California, [[Hawaii]], [[Nevada]], [[North Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Utah]].<ref name=":12" /> This makes it the first [[IMAX]] film to be filmed at such scale.<ref name=":1022" />
[[Principal photography]] was done in 95 locations, in 18 countries on all seven continents: Africa,{{Efn-la|Specifically at Egypt ([[Cairo]], [[Luxor]]); [[Kenya]] ([[Amboseli National Park]], [[Nairobi]], [[Naivasha]])}} Antarctica,{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Union Glacier]] and the South Pole}} Asia,{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Cambodia]] ([[Siem Reap]]); China ([[Hong Kong]]); Maldives ([[Kurendhoo (Lhaviyani Atoll)|Kurendhoo]], [[Malé]])}} Europe,{{Efn-la|Specifically at England (London); France ([[Paris]], [[Toulouse]]); Italy ([[Rome]], [[Venice]]); the Netherlands ([[Aalsmeer]], [[Amsterdam]])}} North America,{{Efn-la|Specifically at Canada ([[Vancouver]]); Mexico ([[Chichen Itza]] and [[Tulum]]); [[St. Marteen]] ([[Maho Beach]])}} Oceania,{{Efn-la|Specifically at Australia ([[Sydney]], [[Uluru]])}} and South America.{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Argentina]] ([[Foz do Iguaçu]], [[Puerto Iguazú]], Ushuaia); [[Chile]] ([[Easter Island]], [[Punta Arenas]]); [[Costa Rica]] ([[Monteverde]], [[Varablanca]])}} Within the United States, they filmed in the [[U.S. state|states]] of [[Alaska]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Anchorage]], [[Denali National Park]], [[Port Alsworth]], and [[Talkeetna]]}} [[Arizona]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Grand Canyon West, Arizona|Grand Canyon West]]}} California,{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], and [[Mojave Desert]]}} [[Hawaii]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Honolulu]], [[Kona District, Hawaii|Kona]], [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui]], [[Oahu]], and [[Waikiki]]}} [[Nevada]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at Las Vegas}} [[North Carolina]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]}} [[Tennessee]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Memphis International Airport]]}} and [[Utah]].{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Monument Valley]] and [[Zion National Park]]}}<ref name=":12" /> This makes it the first [[IMAX]] film to be filmed at such scale.<ref name=":1022" /> Filming began in 2010 when the first [[Arri Alexa]] camera was released; the crew decided to purchase its seventh iteration before the model was made available to the public.<ref name=":1022" /><ref name=":19">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes: Production Notes|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54d30b13e4b04ea9b330eeff/t/57a2658d5016e15de7c65d6e/1470260636969/AIRPLANES+Press+Notes.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603083301/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54d30b13e4b04ea9b330eeff/t/57a2658d5016e15de7c65d6e/1470260636969/AIRPLANES+Press+Notes.pdf|archive-date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":34">{{Cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Julie Summers|last2=Terwilliger|first2=Brian J.|author-link2=Brian J. Terwilliger|date=August 15, 2015|title=Unlocking the world|url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/august/pilot/f_movie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719111156/https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/august/pilot/f_movie|archive-date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021|publisher=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]}}</ref> They were unable to use [[film camera]]s due to financial and logistical shortcomings.<ref>{{Cite interview|last=Terwilliger|first=Brian J.|subject-link=Brian J. Terwilliger|interviewer=Moffitt, Kelly|title=The first giant screen film to span seven continents encapsulates the incredible power of flight|url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-03-21/the-first-giant-screen-film-to-span-seven-continents-encapsulates-the-incredible-power-of-flight|access-date=June 19, 2021|url-status=live|publisher=[[KWMU-FM]]|place=[[St. Louis]]|date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625121107/https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-03-21/the-first-giant-screen-film-to-span-seven-continents-encapsulates-the-incredible-power-of-flight}}</ref> Other filming equipment included [[Prime lens|prime]] and [[zoom lens]]es, a triangular [[Jib (camera)|jib]], sound equipment, and various kinds of support, which weighed over {{Convert|160|lbs|kg|abbr=on}}. Terwilliger said in the film's production notes; "Just getting to the locations could be a real challenge. One day in Costa Rica, we went to shoot [[suspension bridge]]s] and ended up hiking {{Convert|4.5|mile|km|abbr=on}} in and out of the forest with all this gear. [H]alf the job is carrying equipment, the other half is actually shooting." There were four [[skeleton crew]]s. Andrew Waruszewski, who had filmed documentaries for National Geographic, was engaged as cinematographer upon recommendation to Terwilliger by producer [[Bryan H. Carroll]]. Terwilliger said Waruszewski had the attention to detail and level of commitment he was looking for. Discussions about the cinematography included symmetry and tone; Terwilliger wanted every shot in the film to look "like a commercial".<ref name=":19" /><ref name=":11" />▼
 
▲[[Principal photography]] was done in 95 locations, in 18 countries on all seven continents: Africa,{{Efn-la|Specifically at Egypt ([[Cairo]], [[Luxor]]); [[Kenya]] ([[Amboseli National Park]], [[Nairobi]], [[Naivasha]])}} Antarctica,{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Union Glacier]] and the South Pole}} Asia,{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Cambodia]] ([[Siem Reap]]); China ([[Hong Kong]]); Maldives ([[Kurendhoo (Lhaviyani Atoll)|Kurendhoo]], [[Malé]])}} Europe,{{Efn-la|Specifically at England (London); France ([[Paris]], [[Toulouse]]); Italy ([[Rome]], [[Venice]]); the Netherlands ([[Aalsmeer]], [[Amsterdam]])}} North America,{{Efn-la|Specifically at Canada ([[Vancouver]]); Mexico ([[Chichen Itza]] and [[Tulum]]); [[St. Marteen]] ([[Maho Beach]])}} Oceania,{{Efn-la|Specifically at Australia ([[Sydney]], [[Uluru]])}} and South America.{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Argentina]] ([[Foz do Iguaçu]], [[Puerto Iguazú]], Ushuaia); [[Chile]] ([[Easter Island]], [[Punta Arenas]]); [[Costa Rica]] ([[Monteverde]], [[Varablanca]])}} Within the United States, they filmed in the [[U.S. state|states]] of [[Alaska]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Anchorage]], [[Denali National Park]], [[Port Alsworth]], and [[Talkeetna]]}} [[Arizona]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Grand Canyon West, Arizona|Grand Canyon West]]}} California,{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], and [[Mojave Desert]]}} [[Hawaii]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Honolulu]], [[Kona District, Hawaii|Kona]], [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui]], [[Oahu]], and [[Waikiki]]}} [[Nevada]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at Las Vegas}} [[North Carolina]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]}} [[Tennessee]],{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Memphis International Airport]]}} and [[Utah]].{{Efn-la|Specifically at [[Monument Valley]] and [[Zion National Park]]}}<ref name=":12" /> This makes it the first [[IMAX]] film to be filmed at such scale.<ref name=":1022" /> Filming began in 2010 when the first [[Arri Alexa]] camera was released; the crew decided to purchase its seventh iteration before the model was made available to the public.<ref name=":1022" /><ref name=":19">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes: Production Notes|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54d30b13e4b04ea9b330eeff/t/57a2658d5016e15de7c65d6e/1470260636969/AIRPLANES+Press+Notes.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603083301/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54d30b13e4b04ea9b330eeff/t/57a2658d5016e15de7c65d6e/1470260636969/AIRPLANES+Press+Notes.pdf|archive-date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":34">{{Cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Julie Summers|last2=Terwilliger|first2=Brian J.|author-link2=Brian J. Terwilliger|date=August 15, 2015|title=Unlocking the world|url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/august/pilot/f_movie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719111156/https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/august/pilot/f_movie|archive-date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021|publisher=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]}}</ref> They were unable to use [[film camera]]s due to financial and logistical shortcomings.<ref>{{Cite interview|last=Terwilliger|first=Brian J.|subject-link=Brian J. Terwilliger|interviewer=Moffitt, Kelly|title=The first giant screen film to span seven continents encapsulates the incredible power of flight|url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-03-21/the-first-giant-screen-film-to-span-seven-continents-encapsulates-the-incredible-power-of-flight|access-date=June 19, 2021|url-status=live|publisher=[[KWMU-FM]]|place=[[St. Louis]]|date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625121107/https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-03-21/the-first-giant-screen-film-to-span-seven-continents-encapsulates-the-incredible-power-of-flight}}</ref> Other filming equipment included [[Prime lens|prime]] and [[zoom lens]]es, a triangular [[Jib (camera)|jib]], sound equipment, and various kinds of support, which weighed over {{Convert|160|lbs|kg|abbr=on}}. Terwilliger said in the film's production notes;remarked, "Just getting to the locations could be a real challenge. One day in Costa Rica, we went to shoot [[suspension bridge]]s] and ended up hiking [{{Convert|4.5|mile|km|abbr=on}}] in and out of the forest with all this gear. [H]alf the job is carrying equipment, the other half is actually shooting." There were four [[skeleton crew]]s. Andrew Waruszewski, who had filmed documentaries for National Geographic, was engaged as cinematographer upon recommendation to Terwilliger by producer [[Bryan H. Carroll]]. Terwilliger said Waruszewski had the attention to detail and level of commitment he was looking for. Discussions about the cinematography included symmetry and tone; Terwilliger wanted every shot in the film to look "like a commercial".<ref name=":19" /><ref name=":11" />
The crew began filming in [[Mojave Air and Space Port]], the first scene in the film,<ref name=":11">{{Cite interview|last=Waruszewski|first=Andrew|interviewer=Valentini, Valentina I.|title=Cinematographer Mastered Complex Logistics of Global Flight Documentary|url=https://variety.com/2016/artisans/news/national-geographic-flight-documentary-1201919791/|access-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810002243/https://variety.com/2016/artisans/news/national-geographic-flight-documentary-1201919791/|archive-date=August 10, 2020|url-status=live|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media]]|date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> and continued to the [[GE Aviation]] and [[Airbus]] factory, where components for an [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] [[Airbus A380]] were being assembled.<ref>{{Cite interview|last=Terwilliger|first=Brian J.|subject-link=Brian J. Terwilliger|title=Exclusive interview with Brian Terwilliger {{!}} Living in the Age of Airplanes {{!}} Emirates Airline|type=[[YouTube]] video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuS5OCDsEfI|access-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525043948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuS5OCDsEfI|archive-date=May 25, 2021|url-status=live|publisher=[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]|date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> A [[Canon EOS 5D]] was used for [[Time-lapse photography|time-lapse sequences]], which were photographed by Ben Wiggins, who was of the splinter unit: at times separate from the main crew, and at times would leapfrog each other.<ref name=":1022" /> In certain scenes, such as those featuring [[Hunts Mesa]], he would have two 5Ds; one acting still and another doing a [[hyperlapse]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.facebook.com/livingintheageofairplanes/videos/1148939831855766/|title=Behind-the-Scenes: Hunts Mesa Time-lapse|date=May 6, 2015|type=[[Facebook]] video|publisher=Living in the Age of Airplanes|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531095214/https://www.facebook.com/livingintheageofairplanes/videos/1148939831855766/|archive-date=May 31, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Terwilliger had [[Doug Allan]] filming the [[South Pole]] scenes for 11 nights in January.{{Efn-la|No specific year given.}} Despite his longtime experience of living in Antarctica, Allan had never visited the South Pole until filming for ''Living in the Age of Airplanes''.<ref name=":19" /> Helicopters, such as the [[Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil]],<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes: ''Seeing Aviation for the First Time''|type=Blu-ray|publisher=[[National Geographic Films]]|year=2016}}</ref> were used for aerial shots except for those in Maldives, where a chartered seaplane was used because helicopters are outlawed in that country.<ref name=":1022" /> Other cinematographers were engaged for aerial and underwater scenes in Australia, Kenya, Maldives, and the United States. Some scenes were filmed in a [[Qantas]] Airbus A380 flying a [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]-[[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] route.<ref>As seen from a shot in the film featuring the flight path.</ref>▼
 
There were four [[skeleton crew]]s. Andrew Waruszewski, who had filmed documentaries for National Geographic, was engaged as cinematographer upon recommendation to Terwilliger by producer [[Bryan H. Carroll]]. Terwilliger said Waruszewski had the attention to detail and level of commitment he was looking for. Discussions about the cinematography included symmetry and tone; Terwilliger wanted every shot in the film to look "like a commercial".<ref name=":19" /><ref name=":11" />
 
▲The crew began filming in [[Mojave Air and Space Port]], the first scene in the film,<ref name=":11">{{Cite interview|last=Waruszewski|first=Andrew|interviewer=Valentini, Valentina I.|title=Cinematographer Mastered Complex Logistics of Global Flight Documentary|url=https://variety.com/2016/artisans/news/national-geographic-flight-documentary-1201919791/|access-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810002243/https://variety.com/2016/artisans/news/national-geographic-flight-documentary-1201919791/|archive-date=August 10, 2020|url-status=live|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media]]|date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> and continued to the [[GE Aviation]] and [[Airbus]] factory, where components for an [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] [[Airbus A380]] were being assembled.<ref>{{Cite interview|last=Terwilliger|first=Brian J.|subject-link=Brian J. Terwilliger|title=Exclusive interview with Brian Terwilliger {{!}} Living in the Age of Airplanes {{!}} Emirates Airline|type=[[YouTube]] video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuS5OCDsEfI|access-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525043948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuS5OCDsEfI|archive-date=May 25, 2021|url-status=live|publisher=[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]|date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> A [[Canon EOS 5D]] was used for [[Time-lapse photography|time-lapse sequences]], which were photographed by Ben Wiggins, who was of the splinter unit: at times separate from the main crew, and at times would leapfrog each other.<ref name=":1022" /> In certain scenes, such as those featuring [[Hunts Mesa]], he would have two 5Ds; one acting still and another doing a [[hyperlapse]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.facebook.com/livingintheageofairplanes/videos/1148939831855766/|title=Behind-the-Scenes: Hunts Mesa Time-lapse|date=May 6, 2015|type=[[Facebook]] video|publisher=Living in the Age of Airplanes|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531095214/https://www.facebook.com/livingintheageofairplanes/videos/1148939831855766/|archive-date=May 31, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Terwilliger had [[Doug Allan]] filming the [[South Pole]] scenes for 11 nights in January.{{Efn-la|No specific year given.}} Despite his longtime experience of living in Antarctica, Allan had never visited the South Pole until filming for ''Living in the Age of Airplanes''then.<ref name=":19" /> Helicopters, such as the [[Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil]],<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes: ''Seeing Aviation for the First Time''|type=Blu-ray|publisher=[[National Geographic Films]]|year=2016}}</ref> were used for aerial shotsaerials except for those in the Maldives, where a chartered seaplane was used because helicopters are outlawed in that country.<ref name=":1022" /> Other cinematographers were engaged forshot aerial and underwater scenes in Australia, Kenya, Maldives, and the United StatesUS. Some scenes were filmed in a [[Qantas]] Airbus A380 flying a [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]-[[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] route.<ref>As seen from a shot in the film featuring the flight path.</ref>
 
In "The World Comes to Us", Terwilliger chose a flower as the primary object to depict cargo aviation because it is "timeless", culturally appreciative, and perishable.<ref name=":92" /> The film crew followed a shipment of roses from Kenya as they travel to an Alaskan house, transiting at an [[Amsterdam]] warehouse and [[Memphis International Airport]].<ref>As depicted in the film.</ref> When they arrived at the house and began setting up their filming equipment, the roses arrived. Terwilliger wanted the roses to have arrived from Kenya to make the film's message genuine.<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes: ''Making of the Alaska House''|type=Blu-ray|publisher=[[National Geographic Films]]|year=2016}}</ref>
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== Themes and style ==
[[File:LitAoA_African_tree.png|left|thumb|upright=1.2|alt=A tree with sunrise in the background|Shot of an African tree, which is the second shot of "The World Before the Airplane". Terwilliger said that it represents the continent as the "heart" of the film..]]
 
''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' contains themes of [[human migration]], [[globalization]], and the [[history of aviation]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes Collections|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/living-age-airplanes/|url-status=live|access-date=June 30, 2021|publisher=[[National Geographic Society]]|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117042810/https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/living-age-airplanes/}}</ref> The film is self-described as "a visual journey about how far we've come and how fast we got there".<ref name=":38">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGtAO-5G3aU |title=Living in the Age of Airplanes Official Trailer #1 |date=December 18, 2014 |type=[[YouTube]] video |publisher=Living in the Age of Airplanes |access-date=May 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526111504/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGtAO-5G3aU |archive-date=May 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[List of aircraft manufacturers (Q–S)|Seginus Aerospace]], the film's theme is connection because it shows how people and objects may travel more easily and quickly using aviation; according to the narration; "Everywhere we go, we find pieces of everywhere else".<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 31, 2017|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes: A Review|url=https://seginusinc.com/blog/living-age-airplanes-review/|url-status=live|access-date=June 30, 2021|publisher=[[List of aircraft manufacturers (Q–S)|Seginus Aerospace]]|archive-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630105419/https://seginusinc.com/blog/living-age-airplanes-review/}}</ref> Philip Cosand, a volunteer critic and former projectionist at the [[Pacific Science Center]] IMAX, said the film's main theme is perspective because its main point is to shift audiences from a negative view of aviation to a positive one, and to broaden audiences with a technical view. He said it has very few technical points, as does the IMAX documentary ''[[To Fly!]]'' (1976).<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|last=Cosand|first=Philip|date=2015|title=Living In The Age Of Airplanes: Exploring Humanity's Place In The World|url=https://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/blog/news/guest-review-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/|url-status=live|access-date=June 30, 2021|publisher=[[Pacific Science Center]]|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118172716/https://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/blog/news/guest-review-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/}}</ref> Blake Snow of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' summarizes the film's moral as commercial aviation having "enhanced human life, especially [their] adventurous spirit"; although the industry is imperfect, it deserves one's perspective and gratitude.<ref name=":29" />
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== Release ==
The first [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] for ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' was premiered on July 19, 2014, under the initial release title ''Aviation: The Invisible Highway'', at the 2014 Global Business Travel Association convention.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=493861595051610112|user=airplanesmovie|title=Producer / Director Brian Terwilliger debuts the official film trailer for 7,000 attendees at #GBTA2014.|author=Living in the Age of|date=July 28, 2014|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155204/https://twitter.com/airplanesmovie/status/493861595051610112|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later released on [[YouTube]] on July 29.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=493880227865427969|user=airplanesmovie|title=@jetcitystar Right now! Check it out! http://bit.ly/1nON5yU|author=Living in the Age of|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155204/https://twitter.com/airplanesmovie/status/493861595051610112|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Two months prior, [[test screening]]s were conducted, gainingto generally positive responses.<ref name=":28">{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2014 |title=Aviation movie: The Invisible Highway |url=https://airlines.iata.org/analysis/aviation-movie-the-invisible-highway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910043904/https://airlines.iata.org/analysis/aviation-movie-the-invisible-highway |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=Airlines |publisher=[[International Air Transport Association]]}}</ref> On December 12, it was announced the title had been changed to ''Living in the Age of Airplanes''change and its release date waswere confirmedannounced.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=543127315866079232|user=airplanesmovie|title=Aviation: The Invisible Highway is now officially, "Living in the Age of Airplanes." @NatGeoMovies will release the film on April 10, 2015.|author=Living in the Age of|date=December 11, 2014|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155159/https://twitter.com/airplanesmovie/status/543127315866079232|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> National Geographic Films acquired thedistribution rights to the film on December 15; president of distribution Mark Katz said tit is on par with their "mission to inspire, illuminate and teach".<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2014 |title=National Geographic Studios to Release Original Film "Living in the Age of Airplanes" to Giant Screen, Digital, IMAX and Museum Cinemas Worldwide |url=https://www.giantscreencinema.com/Newsroom/national-geographic-studios-to-release-original-film-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-to-giant-screen-digital-imax-and-museum-cinemas-worldwide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225112536/https://www.giantscreencinema.com/Newsroom/national-geographic-studios-to-release-original-film-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-to-giant-screen-digital-imax-and-museum-cinemas-worldwide |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2021 |publisher=Giant Screen Cinema Association}}</ref> The film's YouTube channel released two of its trailers on December 16, 2014, and April 3, 2015; the second trailer is shorter and has excerpts of Ford's narration, while the first is adapted from the ''Invisible Highway'' trailer,{{Efn-la|The ''Invisible Highway'' trailer opens with highlighting the film's scale and the originality of the shots; this is removed in the ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' trailer. While the former says "In 2015 comes a documentary", the latter says "Now comes a documentary".}} with texts and shots unused in the film, and the song "[[Outro (M83 song)|Outro]]" by [[M83 (band)|M83]].<ref name=":38" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhcC4ix4Tk |title=Living in the Age of Airplanes Official Trailer #2 — Narrated by Harrison Ford |date=April 1, 2015 |type=[[YouTube]] video |publisher=Living in the Age of Airplanes |access-date=May 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108092640/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhcC4ix4Tk |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The poster was unveiled on March 7, 2015,<ref name=":37">{{Cite tweet|number=573956232144285696|user=airplanesmovie|title=Sneak peak[sic] of the movie poster – final proof at the printer!|author=Living in the Age of|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155201/https://twitter.com/airplanesmovie/status/573956232144285696|archive-date=May 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> with the tagline; "A mile of runway can take you anywhere".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Glazer |first=Mikey |date=April 9, 2015 |title=Harrison Ford's Aviation Documentary 'Living in the Age of Airplanes' Premieres at 35,000 Feet |url=https://www.thewrap.com/harrison-ford-s-aviation-documentary-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-premieres-at-35000-feet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155201/https://www.thewrap.com/harrison-ford-s-aviation-documentary-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-premieres-at-35000-feet/ |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |website=[[TheWrap]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
[[File:Emirates,_Airbus_A380-861,_A6-EOG_(21875910478).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|A6-EOG, the [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] [[Airbus A380]] used for the premiere of ''Living in the Age of Airplanes<ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes: ''In-Flight Premiere''|date=2016|type=Blu-ray|publisher=[[National Geographic Films]]}}</ref>''|alt=A double-decker plane landing]]
 
''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' premiered on April 6, 2015, on an exclusive Emirates Airbus A380 flight with the flight number 1400, which took off from [[Los Angeles International Airport]], flew over [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], circled over the Pacific Ocean, and landed at the same airport.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 3, 2015|title=EK1400 (UAE1400) Emirates Flight Tracking and History|url=http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE1400|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703084652/http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE1400|archive-date=July 3, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=|publisher=[[FlightAware]]|language=en}}</ref> GE Aviation was among the invitation senders,<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|last=Thurber|first=Matt|date=April 10, 2015|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/blogs/ain-blog-living-age-airplanes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155159/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/blogs/ain-blog-living-age-airplanes|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=[[Aviation International News]]|language=en}}</ref> and the film's social media team did a [[sweepstake]].<ref>{{Cite instagram|postid=0yo-KMKc8b/|user=airplanesmovie|title=Enter our sweepstakes for your chance to win tickets to the world premiere! We'll be giving away a pair of tickets every day, Sunday through Wednesday, this week. Good luck! #airplanesmovie|date=March 29, 2015|author=Living in the Age of Airplanes|access-date=June 11, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412151708/https://www.instagram.com/p/0yo-KMKc8b/|archive-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> Following a press conference at the airport's Emirates Lounge,<ref name=":0" /> attendees, including(comprising aviation enthusiasts, museum staff, and media,the press) were able to watch it on the aircraft's [[In-flight entertainment|entertainment]] screens<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|last=Funk|first=Tiffany|date=April 9, 2015|title=Review: Living In The Age Of Airplanes|url=https://onemileatatime.com/review-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155218/https://onemileatatime.com/review-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=One Mile at a Time|publisher=PointsPros}}</ref> as well as interview Terwilliger and Horner; Ford was unable to attend after being injured in a plane crash,<ref name=":1" /> which National Geographic reported created more interest in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Laime|first=Samantha|date=March 20, 2015|title=Harrison Ford on flying: After crash, he will narrate documentary on flight|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2015/0320/Harrison-Ford-on-flying-After-crash-he-will-narrate-documentary-on-flight|url-access=limited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719154027/https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2015/0320/Harrison-Ford-on-flying-After-crash-he-will-narrate-documentary-on-flight|archive-date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021|website=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]}}</ref> Terwilliger also clarified that Emirates did not sponsor the film.<ref name=":1022" /> Harriet Baskas of ''[[USA Today]]'' praised the premiere, calling itas "fun and appropriate",<ref name="USA">{{Cite web|last=Baskas|first=Harriet|date=April 7, 2015|title=A380 hosts in-flight premier for 'Living in the Age of Airplanes'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/04/07/a380-hosts-in-flight-premier-for-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/25420155/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155225/https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/04/07/a380-hosts-in-flight-premier-for-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/25420155/|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett]]}}</ref> and Mikey Glazer of ''[[TheWrap]]'' called it the "coolest movie premiere ever".<ref name=":0" /> ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' then premiered theatrically at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater<ref>{{Cite press release|title="Living in the Age of Airplanes" Soars to the Giant Screen at the National Air and Space Museum April 10|url=https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/living-age-airplanes-soars-giant-screen-national-air-and-space-museum-april-10|date=2015-04-02|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|quote=Tickets for Living in the Age of Airplanes are available at the Lockheed Martin Theater box office or online at www.si.edu/imax.|access-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331074836/https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/living-age-airplanes-soars-giant-screen-national-air-and-space-museum-april-10|id=SI-140-2015|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-03-31}}</ref> at the [[National Air and Space Museum]] on April 8.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Bunish|first1=Christine|last2=Galas|first2=Marjorie|date=October 28, 2016|editor-last=Rossi|editor-first=Mimi|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes|url=https://www.creativecontentwire.com/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155224/https://www.creativecontentwire.com/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=Creative Content Wire|language=en-US}}</ref> Terwilliger chose the venue in remembrance of watching ''To Fly!'' there. The film was playedscreened three times a day until 2016.<ref name=":33" /> Premiere attendees included staff from the [[Congressional staff|Congress]], [[NASA]] personnel, as well as members ofand other [[List of federal agencies in the United States|federal agencies]].<ref>{{Cite letter|subject=Determination Regarding Attendance by NASA Employees at the National Geographic Screening and Reception on April 8, 2015|recipient=[[United States Office of Government Ethics|Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official]]|date=March 25, 2015|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/NationalGeographicScreening_4_8_15%281%29.pdf|publisher=[[NASA]]|access-date=July 19, 2021|url-status=live|last=Greenstone|first=Adam F.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218074730/https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/NationalGeographicScreening_4_8_15(1).pdf|archive-date=February 18, 2017|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]}}</ref>
 
It was later released on April 10 in IMAX, [[Omnimax]], digital, and museum theaters<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Longbella|first=Maren|date=October 1, 2018|title=Soar with new Omnitheater movie about flight|url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/10/01/soar-with-new-omnitheater-movie-about-flight/|url-status=live|access-date=May 29, 2021|website=Twin Cities of [[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|publisher=[[Digital First Media]]|language=en-US|archive-date=October 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002122406/https://www.twincities.com/2018/10/01/soar-with-new-omnitheater-movie-about-flight/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 11, 2020|title=Planetarium Shows & Showtimes: Living in the Age of Airplanes|url=https://www.cradleofaviation.org/plan_your_visit/planetarium-dome-theater/movies-showtimes.html/event/2020/02/11/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/277574|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155205/https://www.cradleofaviation.org/plan_your_visit/planetarium-dome-theater/movies-showtimes.html/event/2020/02/11/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/277574|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021|publisher=[[Cradle of Aviation Museum]]}}</ref> throughout the United StatesUS and Canada,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes (2015) – Financial Information|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Living-in-the-Age-of-Airplanes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155221/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Living-in-the-Age-of-Airplanes|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services}}</ref> beginning with 15 venues.<ref name=":10" /> Whether or not an IMAX documentary film gets screened is up to individual theaters; thus, the film's team rely on the general public to contact their nearest appropriate theater in order to expand screening venues.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://www.airplanesmovie.com/faq|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155212/http://www.airplanesmovie.com/faq|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Living in the Age of Airplanes|language=en-US}}</ref> In [[Montreal]]'s [[Canadian Museum of History]], the film was translated to French. retitled ''Vivre À L'ère des Avions''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vivre à l'ère des avions 4K |trans-title=Living in the Age of Airplanes 4K |url=https://www.museedelhistoire.ca/event/vivre-a-lere-des-avions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155209/https://www.museedelhistoire.ca/event/vivre-a-lere-des-avions/ |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |website= |publisher=[[Canadian Museum of History|Musée canadien de l'histoire]] |language=fr}}</ref> It was supported by [[Aéroports de Montréal]], and a used French [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub track]] by [[Guy Nadon]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES Opens October 30 at the Science Centre's IMAX(R) TELUS Theatre |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2015/10/30/1091867/0/en/LIVING-IN-THE-AGE-OF-AIRPLANES-Opens-October-30-at-the-Science-Centre-s-IMAX-R-TELUS-Theatre.html |date=October 30, 2015 |location=[[Montreal]] |access-date=July 8, 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Marketwired]] |via=[[GlobeNewswire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708122812/https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2015/10/30/1091867/0/en/LIVING-IN-THE-AGE-OF-AIRPLANES-Opens-October-30-at-the-Science-Centre-s-IMAX-R-TELUS-Theatre.html |archive-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> The [[Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts]]' screened the film free-of-charge for students of [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 4, 2016|title=Living In The Age Of Airplanes – Presented by the Giant Screen Cinema Association – followed by Q&A with director Brian Terwilliger|url=https://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=15999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226030021/https://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=15999|archive-date=February 26, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2021|publisher=[[USC School of Cinematic Arts]]|location=Los Angeles}}</ref> It was also screened for attendees of the [[EAA AirVenture Oshkosh]].<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Ford Shoots for the Stars at 2015 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh|url=https://www.aviationpros.com/education-training/trade-associations-events/press-release/12090851/ford-motor-company-ford-shoots-for-the-stars-at-2015-eaa-airventure-oshkosh|date=2015-07-08|publisher=[[Ford Motor Company]]|location=[[Dearborn, Michigan]]|access-date=2021-07-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706191134/https://www.aviationpros.com/education-training/trade-associations-events/press-release/12090851/ford-motor-company-ford-shoots-for-the-stars-at-2015-eaa-airventure-oshkosh|archive-date=2021-07-06|via=AviationPros|quote=Ford Presents the "Fly-In Theater". [...] Each evening&nbsp;... thousands of patrons will watch free movies:&nbsp;... The 2015 lineup includes&nbsp;... ''Living in the Age of Airplanes''.}}</ref> The film also played in [[Franz Josef, New Zealand|Franz Josef]], [[Vilnius]], and [[Valletta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a Theatre |url=http://www.airplanesmovie.com/find-a-theatre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155239/http://www.airplanesmovie.com/find-a-theatre |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 24, 2021 |website=Living in the Age of Airplanes |language=en-US}}</ref> Screening continues long after; on December 2, 2017, the [[TCL Chinese Theater]] screened the film and hosted a question-and-answer session with Terwilliger.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=airplanesmovie|author=Living in the Age of|number=931335026486272003|title=If you live near Los Angeles, don’tdon't miss your one chance to see the film in @IMAX at the Chinese Theatre! December 2nd, 11:30 am. Includes Q&A with Director. TIX: http://airplanesmovie.com/tcl|access-date=2021-05-24|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524123932/https://twitter.com/airplanesmovie/status/931335026486272003|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
On September 14, 2016, National Geographic released ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' on [[DVD-Video|DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] formats. The releases include a small booklet with a scene guide,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Hickman|first=Luke|date=December 6, 2016|title=National Geographic: Living in the Age of Airplanes Blu-ray Review|url=https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/41160/nationalgeographiclivingintheageofairplanes.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116051017/https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/41160/nationalgeographiclivingintheageofairplanes.html|archive-date=January 16, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=High-Def Digest|publisher=[[Internet Brands]]}}</ref> which includes an online password to three of the film's [[Easter egg (media)|Easter eggs]] as well as a preview of ''One Six Right''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hidden Content|url=http://www.airplanesmovie.com/hidden|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Living in the Age of Airplanes|language=en-US|archive-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225140055/http://www.airplanesmovie.com/hidden|url-status=live}}</ref> Special features include three aviation [[B-roll]]s, a [[deleted scene]] set in Hawaii, five behind-the-scenes videos, a video of the Emirates premiere, and the second trailer. Possibly due to [[product placement]], there are nine videos by Airbus, GE Aviation, and [[FedEx]] that tour their works.<ref name=":4" /> Terwilliger Productions also released the film on their website, including access to the special features.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes|url=https://terwilligerproductions.vhx.tv/products/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814020225/https://terwilligerproductions.vhx.tv/products/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes|archive-date=August 14, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=|publisher=Terwilliger Productions [[VHX]]|language=en}}</ref> The film was also released for [[Streaming media|streaming]] on [[iTunes]] and YouTube Movies; Juice Distribution distributed it on the latter,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015|others=Provided by Terwilliger Productions|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/Living-in-the-Age-of-Airplanes/id1163373802|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922181112/https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/id1163373802|archive-date=September 22, 2017|access-date=May 21, 2021|publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOkQVGYLke4&gl=US&hl=en|title=Living in the Age of Airplanes|date=November 30, 2016|type=Motion picture|publisher=[[YouTube]] Movies|others=Distributed locally by Juice Distribution|orig-year=2015|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101003640if_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOkQVGYLke4&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=November 1, 2019|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and the special features were also accessible via iTunes.<ref name=":20" />
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Film critics were polarized on the contents of ''Living in the Age of Airplanes''; many praised it as a celebratory and insightful look at aviation<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Scheck|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Scheck|date=April 8, 2015|title='Living in the Age of Airplanes': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/living-age-airplanes-film-review-787244/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524123925/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/living-age-airplanes-film-review-787244/|archive-date=May 24, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[MRC (company)|MRC]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Lafleur|first=Tiffany|date=2015-11-17|title=Explore how flight changed the world in IMAX|url=http://theconcordian.com/2015/11/explore-how-flight-changed-the-world-in-the-imax/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-03|website=[[The Concordian (Montreal)|The Concordian]]|publisher=[[Concordia University]]|location=[[Montreal]]|archive-date=July 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721012310/http://theconcordian.com/2015/11/explore-how-flight-changed-the-world-in-the-imax/}}</ref><ref name=":18" /> while others panned it as an [[publicity stunt]] of the industry,<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=April 9, 2015|title=Film Review: 'Living in the Age of Airplanes'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-1201469566/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811051643/https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-1201469566/|archive-date=August 11, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":30" /> although Snow thought that is not a bad thing.<ref name=":29">{{Cite web|last=Snow|first=Blake|date=August 6, 2015|title=Off the Grid: 5 Ways ''Living in The Age of Airplanes'' Will Make You Rethink Travel|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/travel/off-the-grid-5-ways-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/#5-it-reminds-us-never-to-complain-about-the-miracle-of-flight-again--|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528050346/https://www.pastemagazine.com/travel/off-the-grid-5-ways-living-in-the-age-of-airplanes/#5-it-reminds-us-never-to-complain-about-the-miracle-of-flight-again--|archive-date=May 28, 2021|access-date=May 28, 2021|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|quote=If it sounds like ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' is a glowing endorsement of airlines, consumerism and tourism, it's because it is. And that’s not a bad thing, even if you're a minimalist hermit who never travels. The point is: Commercial airplanes have enhanced human life, especially our adventurous spirit. This isn't to say airlines and airports deserve a free pass. But they do deserve our perspective. And however slightly flawed they are, they still merit our gratitude.}}</ref> On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received a 5763% score with an average rating of 7.110/10, based on seveneight critic reviews.<ref name="RT" /> The film drew praise from voice actor [[Roger Craig Smith]], journalists Jon Ostrower and [[Amelia Rose Earhart]], personality [[Jason Silva]], and Jason Rabinowitz, host of [[Flightradar24]]'s podcast ''AvTalk''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Film|url=http://www.airplanesmovie.com/the-film|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155207/http://www.airplanesmovie.com/the-film|archive-date=May 21, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2021|website=Living in the Age of Airplanes}}</ref> The film was also endorsed by prominent figures in the aviation industry,<ref name=":28" /><ref>{{Cite interview |last=Spohr |first=Carsten |subject-link=Carsten Spohr |interviewer=Newton, Graham |title=The fascination for flying is unchanged |url=https://www.airlines.iata.org/ceo-interviews/the-fascination-for-flying-is-unchanged |access-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610133948/https://www.airlines.iata.org/ceo-interviews/the-fascination-for-flying-is-unchanged |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=[[International Air Transport Association]] |date=June 7, 2021 |quote=One element of safeguarding our future is to show that we are proud of aviation. This has been the most difficult time for the industry since the second world war, wherever you are in the world. But people’s fascination with flying has not suffered. [...] In this regard, I urge people to watch the movie, ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' again.}}</ref> and was used in a 2018 event in collaboration with several United States airlines in response to the decline in the number of pilots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntosh |first=Andrew |date=August 22, 2018 |title=Facing pilot shortages, Delta and Horizon Air look to the next generation of aviation enthusiasts |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/08/22/delta-horizon-alaska-air-horizon-recruit-pilots.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210612150426/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/08/22/delta-horizon-alaska-air-horizon-recruit-pilots.html |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |access-date=June 11, 2021 |website=[[Puget Sound]] Business Journal |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]]}}</ref>
 
Several critics thought it succeeds in showing the difficulty of life pre-aviation and the subtle impacts of aviation, making it an overall emotional experience;<ref name=":16" /> Paula Fleri-Soler of the ''[[Times of Malta]]'' called it "An ode to planes".<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|last=Fleri-Soler|first=Paul|date=June 21, 2015|title=An ode to planes|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/An-ode-to-planes.573593|url-status=live|access-date=May 29, 2021|website=[[Times of Malta]]|publisher=Allied Newspapers|language=en-gb|archive-date=May 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529064620/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/An-ode-to-planes.573593}}</ref> Its ending was praised as a tearjerker.<ref name=":35" /><ref name=":16">{{Cite web|last=Cook|first=Linda|title='Age of Airplanes' takes you on a fantastic flight|url=https://qctimes.com/entertainment/columnists/linda-cook/age-of-airplanes-takes-you-on-a-fantastic-flight/article_fcef2860-67e3-5e4a-8491-5caede9b8465.html|url-access=limited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524124000/https://qctimes.com/entertainment/columnists/linda-cook/age-of-airplanes-takes-you-on-a-fantastic-flight/article_fcef2860-67e3-5e4a-8491-5caede9b8465.html|archive-date=May 24, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=[[Quad-City Times]]|date=October 14, 2016 |publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]]|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":36">{{Cite web|last=Turner|first=Jonathan|date=October 13, 2016|title='Airplanes' documentary a soaring tribute to travel|url=https://qconline.com/life/airplanes-documentary-a-soaring-tribute-to-travel/article_422b9449-0744-56a3-88e5-22226c54ee51.amp.html|url-access=limited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719132653/https://qconline.com/life/airplanes-documentary-a-soaring-tribute-to-travel/article_422b9449-0744-56a3-88e5-22226c54ee51.amp.html|archive-date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021|website=[[The Dispatch-Argus]]|publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]]|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]}}</ref> Tiffany Lafleur of ''[[The Concordian (Montreal)|The Concordian]]'' noted the flawless transition between topics with no fillers and recommended it for documentary fans.<ref name=":9" /> The quality of Ford's narration received polarizing opinions; some reviewers called it stiff and overblown,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":17">{{Cite web|last=Reid|first=Michael D.|date=June 19, 2016|title=Airplane documentary flies high on Imax|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/airplane-documentary-flies-high-on-imax-1.2274436|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815055155/https://www.timescolonist.com/airplane-documentary-flies-high-on-imax-1.2274436|archive-date=August 15, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=[[Times Colonist]]|publisher=[[Glacier Media]]}}</ref> though it was also labeled awe-inspiring<ref name=":7" /> and personal.<ref name="Liebman">{{Cite web |last=Liebman |first=Martin |date=September 14, 2016 |title=Living in the Age of Airplanes Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Living-in-the-Age-of-Airplanes-Blu-ray/167205/#Review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822183950/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Living-in-the-Age-of-Airplanes-Blu-ray/167205/#Review |archive-date=August 22, 2018 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |publisher=Blu-ray.com}}</ref> Michael D. Reid of the ''[[Times Colonist]]'' credited much of the film's success to Ford, calling the line "The airplane is the closest thing we've ever had to a time machine" the most powerful of the film.<ref name=":17" /> Aviation publications said ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' will most like appeal to a wide audience rather than a niche aviation community,<ref name=":31" /><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Thurber |first=Matt |date=April 10, 2015 |title=Living in the Age of Airplanes |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/blogs/ain-blog-living-age-airplanes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521155159/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/blogs/ain-blog-living-age-airplanes |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |website=[[Aviation International News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":15" /> though Fleri-Soler opined otherwise.<ref name=":18" /> Some critics stressed the importance of viewing the film without judgment on aviation, "for only with a blank canvas can one truly appreciate the significance of this film".<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last=Zupp |first=Owen |date=September 14, 2016 |title=Living in the Age of Airplanes. More Than a Movie |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2016/10/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-more-than-a-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528050447/https://australianaviation.com.au/2016/10/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-more-than-a-movie/ |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2021 |website=[[Australian Aviation]] |publisher=Momentum Media}}</ref>
 
Other critics were dismayed by the film's lack or omission of historical content and the disadvantages of aviation such as being [[Environmental effects of aviation|a major contributor to climate change]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Hartl|first=John|date=May 28, 2015|title='Living in the Age of Airplanes' stays on an upbeat course|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-stays-on-an-upbeat-course/|url-status=live|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920215335/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes-stays-on-an-upbeat-course/|archive-date=September 20, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=[[The Seattle Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":30">{{Cite web|last=Eagan|first=Daniel|date=April 8, 2015|title=Film Review: Living in the Age of Airplanes|url=http://fj.webedia.us/reviews/film-review-living-age-airplanes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714063743/http://fj.webedia.us/reviews/film-review-living-age-airplanes|archive-date=July 14, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=[[Film Journal International]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref> "The World Comes to Us" shies away from topics of [[capitalism]] and underpaid labor when depicting shipping.<ref name=":30" /> The uncertainty over the future of aviation is also not covered, though John Hartl of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' called the film "modest" and a "nearly seamless, [...] sunny depiction of what to expect and [has] been accomplished".<ref name=":6" /> [[Frank Scheck]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' argued that it "doesn't shy away from pointing out the many inconveniences suffered along the way".<ref name=":7" /> Cosand said criticisms of the film not being technical enough are invalid; he recommends the IMAX documentary ''Legends of Flight'' (2010) for those who seek technical information.<ref name=":23" /> Sandie Angulo Chen of [[Common Sense Media]] criticized Ford's narration for "accusing" travelers of not enjoying flights without mentioning the root of the problem.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Sandie Angulo |date=April 14, 2015 |title=Living in the Age of Airplanes – Movie Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506124915/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/living-in-the-age-of-airplanes |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=May 24, 2021 |website= |publisher=[[Common Sense Media]] |language=en}}</ref> Jonathan Turner of ''[[The Dispatch-Argus]]'' said the film's purpose is not to educate about aviation but is rather a "love letter to flight".<ref name=":36" /> Some critics lamented the film's short running time.<ref name=":24" /><ref name="Liebman" />
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=== Terwilliger's response to criticism ===
Terwilliger responded to audiences who criticized ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' for not being similar to ''One Six Right'', stating the core audiences are not them and that he felt ''One Six Right'' portrays general aviation as it should, leaving no need for a follow-up. He stated the criticism was expected and that some ''One Six Right'' fans expressed awe at the difference between ''One Six Right'' and ''Living in the Age of Airplanes''.<ref name=":25" /> In response to Horner's death in a plane crash shortly after the film's release, Terwilliger said:<ref name=":2" /><blockquote>The issues [in aviation] are in the news: they are talked about, they do get their screen time. [This film] is meant to take the things we don't think about and put them front-and-center. The advertisement&nbsp;... is, 'It's a beautiful thing that we're living in the age of airplanes'. ... It's not a propaganda film. It's not a Wright brothers film&nbsp;... we don't mention any of the milestones of aviation. It's [a] very big&nbsp;... view of aviation.<br /><br />[T]he tragedy is incalculable, and the loss, for sure. It doesn't affect ... the message in the film. [I]s it perfect? No. Is there some risk? Yes. ... Those facts haven't changed, and it's very unfortunate, but it doesn't impact my love or enthusiasm at all for it. Ever since I was a kid, I think it's a beautiful thing.</blockquote>
 
In a 2016 interview with Tom Hudson of ''James Horner Film Music'', also in response to Horner's death in a plane crash shortly after the film's release, Terwilliger said:<ref name=":2" />
<blockquote>The issues [in aviation] are in the news: they are talked about, they do get their screen time. [This film] is meant to take the things we don't think about and put them front-and-center. The advertisement&nbsp;... is, 'It's a beautiful thing that we're living in the age of airplanes'. It's a celebration of that. It makes no excuses. It's not a propaganda film. It's not a Wright brothers film&nbsp;... we don't mention any of the milestones of aviation. It's very big,&nbsp;... 35,000-f[ee]t view of aviation.<br /><br />[T]he tragedy is incalculable, and the loss, for sure. It doesn't change aviation for me, in terms of my love of it, in terms of the message in the film. [I]s it perfect? No. Is there some risk? Yes. Is there more risk in small planes and [private flying than in big planes and commercial flying? Yeah. Those facts haven't changed, and it's very unfortunate, but it doesn't impact my love or enthusiasm at all for it. Ever since I was a kid, I think it's a beautiful thing.</blockquote>
 
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