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Developed behind the Iron Curtain by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the late 1950s, the massive Tu-114 Rossiya (Russia) turboprop airliner was introduced by the Soviet national airline Aeroflot in 1961.
This image was posted on February 20, 2018.
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By the late 1930s, with the introduction of the Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 Mainliners, United Air Lines provided standardized beverage service.
This image was posted on February 15, 2018.
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In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the "Seven Seas") from Douglas Aircraft.
This image was posted on February 12, 2018.
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Before computers, airlines took reservations manually.
This image was posted on February 10, 2018.
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Are you excited about the #WinterOlympics?
This image was posted on February 09, 2018.
This photo from around 1985 shows a United Airlines employee cleaning a flight information kiosk with cathode ray tube (CRT) displays.
This image was posted on February 08, 2018.
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Northeast Airlines started as the Boston-Maine Airways in 1931 and served the New England area of the United States.
This image was posted on February 05, 2018.
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"Completely New in Comfort and Fresh, Smart Styling" TECO advertised their seats in TWA's Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation as the ultimate passenger comfort.
This image was posted on February 05, 2018.
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Flight attendants from multiple airlines wave at the thousands of visitors below, part of the dedication ceremony for the Central Terminal (now T2) in 1954.
This image was posted on February 01, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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United Air Lines introduced hot meal service on Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 flights in the late 1930s.
This image was posted on January 26, 2018.
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United Air Lines introduced hot meal service on Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 flights in the late 1930s.
This image was posted on January 26, 2018.
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On January 25, 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.)
This image was posted on January 25, 2018.
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First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced.
This image was posted on January 24, 2018.
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First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced.
This image was posted on January 24, 2018.
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First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced.
This image was posted on January 24, 2018.
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Formed in 1947, California Central Airlines (CCA) was a short-lived, post-war airline based in Burbank, California.
This image was posted on January 23, 2018.
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In 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8.
This image was posted on January 18, 2018.
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The 727 was Boeing's only tri-jet aircraft and, at the time of its production from the 1960s to the 1980s was Boeing's best-selling jet with over 1,800 sold.
This image was posted on January 10, 2018.
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For more than ninety years, United Airlines personnel have filled the dozens of positions needed to sustain the operations of a global organization.
This image was posted on December 29, 2017.
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The flag carrier of Argentina, Aerolineas Argentinas, was founded in 1949.
This image was posted on December 26, 2017.
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Happy Holidays from SFO Museum.
This image was posted on December 25, 2017.
Happy Holidays from SFO Museum.
This image was posted on December 25, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1984, the first Pan American World Airways Airbus A300B4, registered N202PA, departed from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados.
This image was posted on December 23, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1932, Pacific Air Transport (PAT), part of United Air Lines, became a tenant at San Francisco Airport.
This image was posted on December 22, 2017.
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"Children behave so well you hardly believe they're yours" "Travel with children becomes a pleasure instead of a problem when you go by Flagship.
This image was posted on December 20, 2017.
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Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, traces its history back to 1926.
This image was posted on December 19, 2017.
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China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan, was founded #onthisday in 1959 by retired Chinese Air Force officers.
This image was posted on December 16, 2017.
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In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway of Manhattan Beach, California, to create a series of watercolor paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history.
This image was posted on December 11, 2017.
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In 1939, Hollywood producer, financial magnate, and visionary aviator Howard Hughes acquired a majority share of TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air).
This image was posted on December 08, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1941, San Francisco Airport became an U.S. Army Air Corps training and staging facility.
This image was posted on December 07, 2017.
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South African Airways (SAA), the flag carrier of the Republic of South Africa, began operations in 1934.
This image was posted on December 05, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1991, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, Pan American’s birthplace.
This image was posted on December 04, 2017.
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