The performer was Oscar Brand. A track list of "Up in the Air" is as follows:

1 Teterboro Tower
2 Loaded Down
3 The Gooney Bird
4 When I First Set Out to Fly
5 The A & E Mechanics
6 Light Planes on Parade
7 Checklist Song
8 The Lineboy
9 Plane Talk
10 The Roving Flyer
11 From the Cab Docket
12 Passenger's Lament
13 The Masters of the Air

This information is from Allmusic.com.

The song referred to above is THE GOONEY BIRD. Lyrics have been posted here: Lyr Add: THE GOONEY BIRD (Oscar Brand).