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San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field on May 7, 1927.
This image was posted on May 08, 2017.
#sfohistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #sfoat90 #sfhistory
There's a lot to see in this photo from 1967!
This image was posted on May 05, 2017.
#sfohistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #sfoat90 #sfhistory
#notadrone #aerialphotography
This year SFO turns 90!
This image was posted on May 04, 2017.
#sfohistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #sfoat90 #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfhistory
In 1970, industrialist and aviation entrepreneur Howard Hughes (1905–1976) bought Air West, added his name to the airline, and kept its home base at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on May 03, 2017.
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When the Air Mail Act of 1925 was passed, the City and County of San Francisco recognized the economic importance of establishing a municipal airport as the western terminus of a transcontinental airmail route.
This image was posted on May 03, 2017.
#sfoat90 #waybackwednesday #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory
Thai Airways International was founded in 1960 as a joint venture between SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and Thai Airways Company (TAC), Thailand's flag carrier, to expand the Thai aviation industry beyond Asia.
This image was posted on May 02, 2017.
#traveltuesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintagead #fightattendant #thailand #bangkok #thai #thaiairways
Malayan Airways started service #onthisday in 1947, and later became Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in the 1960s.
This image was posted on May 01, 2017.
#pierrebalmain #balmain #singapore #singaporegirl #singaporeairlines #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory
People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981.
This image was posted on April 30, 2017.
#peoplexpress #peopleexpress #lowcostcarrier #lcc #continental #united #avgeek #aviationhistory
“No matter how you look at it - here’s America’s no.
This image was posted on April 28, 2017.
#panamerican #panam #clipper #packard #vintage #vintagead #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintagecars
This year San Francisco International Airport is turning 90!
This image was posted on April 27, 2017.
#tbt #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #sfoat90 #sfo #avgeek #aviationhistory
The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 2005.
This image was posted on April 27, 2017.
#airbus #a380 #avgeek #aviationhistory #paxex
George Petty became famous as a pinup artist in the 1930s and 40s.
This image was posted on April 26, 2017.
#pettygirl #twa #georgepetty #fashioninflight #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory