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Thai Airways International began service #onthisday 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 01, 2018.
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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, 2018.
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The Lockheed Model 12 Electra was similar to the Model 10 Electra in design, but smaller and faster.
This image was posted on April 26, 2018.
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The Lockheed Model 12 Electra was similar to the Model 10 Electra in design, but smaller and faster.
This image was posted on April 26, 2018.
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The Lockheed Model 12 Electra was similar to the Model 10 Electra in design, but smaller and faster.
This image was posted on April 26, 2018.
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It is a historic day in the aviation community, as the last branded Virgin America flights are scheduled to depart from SFO this evening.
This image was posted on April 24, 2018.
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Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water cannon salute performed by airport fire trucks.
This image was posted on April 22, 2018.
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On April 19 and 20, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show that brought large numbers of people to Mills Field.
This image was posted on April 20, 2018.
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Iberia, the flag carrier of Spain, was founded on June 28, 1927, and started service later that year in December.
This image was posted on April 17, 2018.
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Developed from the 367 Stratofreighter, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a fast, pressurized, large capacity airliner.
This image was posted on April 17, 2018.
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Introduced in the late 1930s, the British produced Short S.30 series of aircraft was a large-capacity double-deck flying boat.
This image was posted on April 13, 2018.
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TACA (Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano) started in 1932 as the ambitious project of Lowell Yerex to establish a Latin American airline network.
This image was posted on April 10, 2018.
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