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#OnThisDay in 1940, TWA (Trans World Airlines) inaugurated Boeing 307 Stratoliner transcontinental service. This image was posted on July 08, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #twa #boeing307 #stratoliner #pressurization

#Onthisday in 1994, the "rebooted" Frontier Airlines commenced operations. This image was posted on July 05, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #frontier #frontierairlines #ulcc #livery #liveryhistory

Over ninety years ago, at the dawn of commercial aviation, four companies merged into a single airline that became a preeminent U.S. carrier. This image was posted on June 30, 2017. #united #unitedairlines #themainline #avgeek #aviationhistory

Iraqi Airways was founded in 1945. This image was posted on June 27, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #traveltuesday

It is looking like it is going to be a great summer this year. This image was posted on June 24, 2017. #museumweek #travelmw #happypride

During the 1970s and 1980s, vinyl LP records with international-travel themes sometimes included cover art with airliners. This image was posted on June 21, 2017. #museumweek #musicmw #womenmw #sas #ganddalpikekor #pikekor #norway #ganddal #scandinavia #scandinavian

The Airport is hosting a ground-breaking ceremony today for a new hotel. This image was posted on June 20, 2017. #hilton #grandhyatt #hyatt #hotels #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #tigeragogo

#Onthisday in 1971, Southwest Airlines began operation in Texas. This image was posted on June 18, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #southwest #southwestairline #flysouthwest #texas #dallas #sanantonio #houston #lovebird #boeing #737 #otdih

This two-tone uniform in checked and solid navy blue polyester was created in 1974 by American fashion designer Bill Blass (1922–2002), who was known for elegant daywear and traditional fabrics. This image was posted on June 14, 2017. #fashion #billblass #american #americanair #americanairlines #uniform #crewlife #flightattendant #flightattendants #avgeek #aviationhistory #1970s #womeninaviation

Did you know that in the 1960s you could fill out mail order forms for flight bags while in the air? This image was posted on June 12, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #jetset #1950s #1960s #carryon #flightbag #americanairlines #americanair #handluggage #paxex #jetage

Airlines invested considerable care and attention in making calendars that were visually stunning examples of graphic design. This image was posted on June 09, 2017. #twa #avgeek #aviationhistory #airlines #airline #airlinecalendar #1950s #vintage #germany #rhine #rhineriver #lockheed #constellation

Although Alaska Airlines can trace its roots back through various incarnations to the early 1930s, it officially began operating as Alaska Airlines on June 6, 1944. This image was posted on June 06, 2017. #alaska #traveltuesday #alaskaarlines #avgeek #aviationhistory #hbd #happyanniversary

Ever wonder how large/oversize cargo fits into a Boeing 747? This image was posted on June 02, 2017. #boeing #747 #boeing747 #aviationhistory #avgeek #lufthansa #cargo

An old maritime shipboard tradition was to celebrate crewmembers' and passengers' first passages over the equator or the international dateline. This image was posted on May 28, 2017. #qantas #neptune #equator #maritime #tradition #certificate #souvenir

Happy 80th birthday to our most famous landmark! This image was posted on May 27, 2017. #hbd #ggb80 #myggbstory #goldengatebridge #ggb #goldengate #bridge #bridges

From 1946 to 1962, an entire generation of Cathay Pacific’s uniforms were presented in various shades of blue. This image was posted on May 24, 2017. #fashion #cathay #cathaypacific #hongkong #chinese #chinesefashion

What was it like flying to Paris on TWA in the mid-fifties? This image was posted on May 23, 2017. #twa #paris #menu #avgeek #aviationhistory #paxex #airlinemeals #traveltuesday

What did flight kitchens look like in the 1970s? This image was posted on May 22, 2017. #united #airplanefood #chefs #cooking #avgeek #aviationhistory #aviationtrivia

What does it take to fly an airplane? This image was posted on May 16, 2017. #boeing #boeing747 #747 #sas #avgeek #scandinavianairlinessystem #scandinavia

#OnThisDay, the first female cabin crewmember, Ellen Church, worked her first flight for Boeing Air Transport(BAT). This image was posted on May 15, 2017. #ellenchurch #nurses #flightattendant #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #boeing #united

Happy Mother's Day! This image was posted on May 14, 2017. #happymothersday #mothersday #twa #avgeek #aviationhistory #paxex

Japanese designer Hanae Mori (b. This image was posted on May 10, 2017. #jal #japanese #japan #japanesedesigners #hanaemori #mori #japanairlines #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightcrew

The first commercial pressurized transport aircraft was the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, which first flew in 1938. This image was posted on May 08, 2017. #aviationhistory #avgeek #boeing #boeing307 #panam #stratoliner #pressurization

In 1970, industrialist and aviation entrepreneur Howard Hughes (1905–1976) bought Air West, added his name to the airline, and kept its home base at San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on May 03, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #hughesairwest #hughesair #airwest #howardhughes #mariozamparelli #zamparelli #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightcrew #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninaviation

When the Air Mail Act of 1925 was passed, the City and County of San Francisco recognized the economic importance of establishing a municipal airport as the western terminus of a transcontinental airmail route. This image was posted on May 03, 2017. #sfoat90 #waybackwednesday #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory

Thai Airways International was founded 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 02, 2017. #traveltuesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintagead #fightattendant #thailand #bangkok #thai #thaiairways

Malayan Airways started service #onthisday in 1947, and later became Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in the 1960s. This image was posted on May 01, 2017. #pierrebalmain #balmain #singapore #singaporegirl #singaporeairlines #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory

People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981. This image was posted on April 30, 2017. #peoplexpress #peopleexpress #lowcostcarrier #lcc #continental #united #avgeek #aviationhistory

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, 2017. #airbus #a380 #avgeek #aviationhistory #paxex

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was introduced #onthisday in 1972 with Eastern Air Lines. This image was posted on April 26, 2017. #lockheed #l1011 #tristar #avgeek #aviationhistory

The first American Airlines Boeing 747 jet flight to New York took off from SFO #onthisday in 1970. This image was posted on April 19, 2017. #sfohistory #sfo #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #aa #americanairlines #boeing #boeing747 #747