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Taken only a year after its opening, this photo of the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) in SFO shows a book store, a phone bank, and the TWA and Western Airline desks.
This image was posted on August 24, 2017.
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Jet streams are fast flowing westerly (moving west to east) air currents found around the world.
This image was posted on August 21, 2017.
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It's National Aviation Day!
This image was posted on August 19, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s.
This image was posted on August 15, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on August 14, 2017.
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In the decade between the late-1930s and late-1940s, United Air Lines introduced a series of modern airliners that elevated air travel to new levels of speed and comfort.
This image was posted on August 11, 2017.
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In 1948, TWA (Trans World Airlines) promoted itself as the only US airline with Coast-to-Coast service in the U.S. and direct flights to Rome.
This image was posted on August 08, 2017.
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Though tiny, National Parks Airways, serving Utah, Idaho, and Montana in the 1920s and ‘30s, was nevertheless successful enough to acquire three Boeing 247 aircraft, one of which is featured on its calendar for 1937.
This image was posted on July 17, 2017.
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Airline calendars often presented stunning imagery of aircraft in service.
This image was posted on April 11, 2017.
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The Nash Motor Company produced the Golden Airflyte.
This image was posted on March 24, 2017.
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On January 25, 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.)
This image was posted on March 21, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1959, TWA (Trans World Airlines) inaugurated transcontinental Boeing 707 jet service from San Francisco International Airport to New York.
This image was posted on March 20, 2017.
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