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The Boeing 787 is the latest wide-body jet airliner manufactured by Boeing. Named the Dreamliner, the aircraft was first introduced by All Nippon Airways (ANA) in 2011. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on November 17, 2021.
The first commercial airliner with an airframe primarily made of composite materials, the Boeing 787 features larger windows than any other aircraft in service, as the composite materials do not require reinforcements like aircraft constructed of aluminum. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on November 17, 2021.
Introduced by Singapore Airlines on October 25, 2007, the last A380 built made its first flight in March 2021. 251 of the airliners were built between 2005 and 2021. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
The Airbus A380 is the world's only full-length double-decker commercial airliner. It is currently the largest operating passenger jet in the world that can safely transport between 450 to 853 people, depending on class configuration. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
📸 2/2: model airplane: Singapore Airlines, Airbus A380; c. 2008 Transfer 2011.212.005 a b This tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
Boeing adopted the two-engine, widebody concept with its 777 airliner, which was introduced on June 7, 1995. The 777 was a joint collaborative project between Boeing & 8 major airlines, including United, ANA (All Nippon Airways), British Airways, & Japan Airlines. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
📸 1/3: postcard: United Airlines, Boeing 777; c. 1995 Gift of Craig Lynes 2003.105.195 poster: United Airlines, Boeing 777; late 1990s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.644 This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
The first Boeing aircraft to incorporate fly-by-wire controls, the 777 is also the first to use a fiber optic avionics network on a commercial airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 777? #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
📸 2/3: brochure: Singapore Airlines, Boeing 777-300ER; 2014 Collection of SFO Museum 2014.076.016 advertisement: ANA (All Nippon Airways), Boeing 777-200; c. 2005 Gift of Robert Behr 2011.001.021 This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
#Onthisday in 1918, DDL (Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S), or Danish Air Lines, was founded. The airline merged with other Scandinavian airlines to form #SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) in 1951. SAS is the flag carrier for Norway, Denmark, & Sweden. Have you ever flown on SAS? This tweet was posted on October 29, 2021.
Taking off from Idlewild airport in NY #onthisday in 1958, #PanAm became the first airline to inaugurate scheduled transatlantic commercial jet service on a Boeing 707. 111 passengers boarded the jetliner, named “Clipper America,” bound for Le Bourget Airport, Paris. #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 26, 2021.
Pan American Airways began service in Central America with the Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor, a robust, three-engine, twelve-passenger airliner affectionately known as the “Tin Goose.” #PAAinCA #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 01, 2021.
Pan American Airways pioneered commercial airline service to Latin America and the Caribbean in the late 1920s and early 1930s, when air travel was first developing into a viable form of transportation. #PAAinCA #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 01, 2021.
This 1978 TWA (Trans World Airlines) uniform by American fashion icon Ralph Lauren, signaled a turn toward nostalgic romanticism in airline uniform design. #RalphLauren This tweet was posted on October 14, 2021.
📸1/2: uniform standards guide: TWA (Trans World Airlines), flight service personnel; 1982 Gift of Shirley A. Rohe 2020.044.088 This tweet was posted on October 14, 2021.
📸2/2: Trans World Airlines female flight attendant uniform 1978 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges Blouse, tie, pocket square: Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International, Inc. Jacket insignia: Museum purchase 2001.016.315-.316, 2002.113.173, .180, .182, 2007.051.045 This tweet was posted on October 14, 2021.
The history of @flySFO parallels the development of commercial aviation in the US. From daring pilots who flew mail in open-cockpit biplanes to jet airliners that safely shuttle hundreds of passengers thousands of miles away, SFO has witnessed great strides in aviation. This tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
Based on the earlier A300, the Airbus A310 had a shortened fuselage with a redesigned wing and undercarriage. It also had a lower purchase price than other wide-body airliners and was designed to be more economical to operate. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industrie, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. Both the A300 and A310 established Airbus as a major European airliner manufacturer. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
📸 2/2: postcard: Swissair, Airbus A310; 1980s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2008.055.841 model airplane: Lufthansa German Airlines, Airbus A310-200; 1987 Gift of Jim Lund 2012.150.019 This tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
📸: United Air Lines flight attendants review route map with a family aboard a Boeing 747 widebody airliner c. 1973 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.300 R2021.0601.082 This tweet was posted on October 05, 2021.
📸 1/2: model airplane: United Airlines, Boeing 757-500; 1990s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.750 a b postcard: LTE International Airways, Boeing 757-200; 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.0961 This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
The Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight on September 26, 1981, and was introduced into service with United Airlines a year later on September 8, 1982. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
During the 1980s, @Qantas purchased 6 Boeing 767-200ERs (ER for extra range) and 41 767-300ERs, which proved ideal for the carrier’s expansion into the Asian market. The spacious, comfortable, widebody airliners proved reliable and economical to operate for Qantas. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
📸3/3: photograph: United Airlines, Boeing 767 on Boeing factory floor; c. 1982 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2005.015.038 This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
In Sept 2020, @flySFO had a special visit from an unusual airplane, a Volga-Dnepr Airlines Antonov AN-124 Ruslan! It is the world’s largest production military cargo aircraft and the second largest transport aircraft after the Antonov An-225 Mriya. Have you ever seen an AN-124? This tweet was posted on September 27, 2021.
The Concorde SST (supersonic transport) was the first successful transoceanic supersonic airliner—although the Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic airliner to be introduced. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain & France. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 15, 2021.
Happy 93rd birthday to Stan Herman! Herman was born #onthisday in 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City. The fashion designer counts several airlines including TWA (Trans World Airlines) among a long list of large companies for which he has created uniforms. #StanHerman This tweet was posted on September 17, 2021.
Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic airliner to be introduced, with freight and mail service starting in December 1975 and passenger service from Aeroflot Soviet Airlines in November 1977. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 08, 2021.
The 767 was the first two-engine widebody airliner to be produced by Boeing. It was designed to be a smaller widebody airliner than the 747, with a capacity for 200-300 passengers and the range for most transoceanic routes. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
📸: Trans World Airlines female flight attendant uniform 1974 Stan Herman Fashionaire, a Division of Hart, Schaffner, & Marx SFO Museum Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International, Inc. 2002.113.128, .132-.133, .135, .139, .143 This tweet was posted on September 17, 2021.
Happy Birthday, California! Our great state was admitted into the Union on this day in 1850. In 2015, we presented “Catch Our Style: California Regional Airlines 1950s–1980s”! #California #CatchOurStyle This tweet was posted on September 09, 2021.
The aircraft proved costly to operate when compared to newer subsonic airliners available at the time. With little market for high-priced supersonic travel in the Soviet Union, Aeroflot’s passenger service was intermittent and brief, and ended in June 1978. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 08, 2021.
This exhibition featured objects from California Airlines such as PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines), Air California (later AirCal), and Pacific Air Lines, Air West, and Hughes Airwest. Do you remember this exhibit? What’s your favorite California regional airline? #CatchOurStyle This tweet was posted on September 09, 2021.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. Air France introduced the aircraft in 1974 and Lufthansa followed two years later. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 01, 2021.
📸2/2: poster: Singapore Airlines, Airbus A300; c. 1981 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.273 postcard: Lufthansa; 1980s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2008.055.451 This tweet was posted on September 01, 2021.