Tweets about Pan American Airways We've posted 338 Tweets about this airline
Do you ever wonder how animals traveled in the 1950s? Here, #PanAm stewardess Patti Jordan takes time out from her regular duties to feed 5 little passengers that arrived in SF from their native home on the Falkland Islands, en route to Honolulu. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on November 04, 2020.
Nine days after their first ever service, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled mail service departed from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, #onthisday in 1927. The aircraft, was a Fokker F-VIIa/3m. #avgeek #PanAm #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.
Bonnie Jones Moon worked for #PanAm from 1972 to 1989. Of her time with #PAA, she says she loved, “being part of a flight attendant corps that included so many smart, resourceful, funny, educated, sophisticated, dedicated, talented, and committed women and men.” #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 14, 2020.
Are you looking for some fun weekend entertainment? Our friends at the Pan Am Historical Foundation (@panamhistory), helped produce "Across the Pacific", a 3-part documentary on the founding and early history of #PanAm! See the first part here: https://t.co/mGhb92i7Yb #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1931, Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles A. Lindbergh, took off on a survey flight from Long Island to China, to scout out a commercial route for #PanAm. Anne was a licensed pilot, and together they embarked on several well publicized survey flights. #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on July 27, 2020.
In 1966, Pan American World Airways started hiring Japanese nationals in expectation of growth and expansion of its Pacific routes. The original seven Japanese stewardesses are shown here, arriving in Miami for their training. #panam #avgeek #apahm #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.
This circa 1959 Pan American wool suit in Tunis Blue created a fresh look with sharp, angular features exclaiming the aerodynamic mood of the exciting new jet age. Do you remember this uniform? #PanAm #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 13, 2020.
In the 1970s and 1980s Pan American produced a series of children’s activity kits with the mascots Pierre and Penny Panda. With Pierre's Fabulous Flying fun kit, children could be entertained with cards, puzzles, fun facts, and other activities. #panam #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2020.
See “Pan American Airways in Central America” online at: https://t.co/cMoTZAe4Q1 #avgeek #PanAm #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 01, 2020.
In the winter of 1930-31, Daniel Rochford, #PanAm’s PR and advertising manager, helped document the airline’s operations from Cristóbal in the Panama Canal Zone to Guatemala, photographing PAA’s service in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 01, 2020.
#PanAm pioneered airline service to Latin America and the Caribbean in the late 1920s and early 1930s, when air travel was first developing into a viable form of transportation. By 1930, the airline linked 29 Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories. #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 01, 2020.
Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” this 1971 Pan American uniform was designed by Frank Smith who said it was meant to be a “functional and fashionable wardrobe that could be worn in all seasons, and of such quality that it would enhance the #PanAm image.” #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2020.