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In 1946, the Civil Aeronautics Board granted United Air Lines the transpacific route to Hawai'i, and in 1947, the airline inaugurated passenger service.
This image was posted on November 20, 2017.
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Hold on to your lunch!
This image was posted on November 19, 2017.
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The Curtiss Condor T-32 was the first land-based, luxury-sleeper-berth-equipped airliner to go into service, beginning in 1933 with American Airways (later American Airlines) and Eastern Air Transport (later Eastern Air Lines).
This image was posted on November 17, 2017.
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Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970.
This image was posted on November 16, 2017.
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What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1938?
This image was posted on November 16, 2017.
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California was a West Coast center for the development of aviation from the earliest years of flight, and was home to numerous regional airlines.
This image was posted on November 15, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned.
This image was posted on November 15, 2017.
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Qantas, an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services", was founded on November 16, 1920.
This image was posted on November 14, 2017.
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The Dornier Do X flying boat was the largest airplane built at the time of its introduction in 1929.
This image was posted on November 10, 2017.
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Theatricalizing life with dreams" was how Mary Wells, a pioneering advertising executive for Jack Tinker Associates, recalled her greatest strength.
This image was posted on November 08, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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