The name of this mini-series comes from the french airmail service: "Compagnie Aéropostale" shortened in "Aéropostale".
One of the Aéropostale's pilots was Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who flew during the World War II under the U.S Air Force colors (M.I.A. on his P-38 over the Mediterrannean on 07/31/1944). He was also a writer, his short story "Le Petit Prince/The Little Prince" is famed all around the world.