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Like many post-war airlines, Aloha Airlines, based in Hawaii, started charter passenger and cargo service with a single surplus DC-3 in 1946. This image was posted on March 31, 2023. #hawaii #avgeek #alohaairlines  

Air Afrique was multinational African airline, based in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. This image was posted on March 28, 2023. #airafrique #avgeek #aviationhistory #traveltuesday  

Christening ceremonies for airplanes arose from the tradition of christening ships, where a fluid was broken or poured on a ship’s hull and the ship was blessed with a name and good luck. This image was posted on March 27, 2023. #52objects #womenshistorymonth #sfohistory #avgeek #shirleytempleblack  

There was beautiful weather #onthisday in 1966! This image was posted on March 23, 2023. #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #avgeek  

In 1963, the United States launched a government-funded Supersonic Transport (SST) program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project. This image was posted on March 21, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde  

#Onthisday in 1927 the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. This image was posted on March 15, 2023. #sfhistory #sfohistory #avgeek  

During the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of the 747-400 widebody airliner, which was introduced in 1989. This image was posted on March 10, 2023. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory  

#Onthisday in 1963, Pan American World Airways opened their 59-story office building in New York City. This image was posted on March 07, 2023. #avgeek #panam #newyorkcity  

From its humble beginnings in 1927, with one airmail contract to Cuba and a single leased plane, Pan American Airways rapidly expanded in the 1930s under the leadership of Juan T. Trippe as it pioneered a worldwide overseas route system that included the Caribbean, South America, China, New Zealand, and Europe. This image was posted on March 03, 2023. #airlinemealsets #avgeek #paxex  

The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. This image was posted on March 02, 2023. #avgeek #aviationhistory #united #continental  

#OnThisDay in 1803, Ohio was admitted into the Union. This image was posted on March 01, 2023. #aviationhistory #avgeek  

In the 1930s, as commercial aviation evolved into a more practical mode of transportation, San Francisco Airport launched a series of major improvements. This image was posted on February 24, 2023. #millsfield #sfohistory #avgeek