Search results for airline that are a tweet See all the search results for this query

📸: United DC-4E; c. 1939 Gift of Jane Luna Euler 2013.106.026 United DC-4E; 1939 Gift of Frank A. Norick 2013.075.015 Colonial Airlines, DC-4 over New York City; c. 1946 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0121 MATS, Douglas C-54; c. 1945 Gift of the Pan Am Assoc. 2000.058.0472.028 This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
Designed in secret under the leadership Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, and with direction from Hughes, the renamed L-049 Constellation evolved into an extremely fast, revolutionary large-capacity airliner with a unique dolphin-shaped fuselage and distinctive tripletail. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.
In the late 1930s, Lockheed was developing a high-speed pressurized airliner, designated the L-044 Excalibur. Howard Hughes, who, in 1939, had acquired a majority share of TWA, requested that the airliner be redesigned and developed to his specs... #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.
Operated by numerous airlines on domestic and transatlantic routes, the airliner played a major role in advancing long-range commercial aviation during the immediate postwar era. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.
Passengers at San Francisco Airport in the 1930s-40s might have had luggage labels like these affixed to suitcases. Free advertisement for the airlines, the labels, which could be quite elaborate, were souvenirs that bestowed bragging rights to their owners. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on April 13, 2021.
📸 1/2: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-049; c. 1950 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.095.142 Pan American World Airways, Lockheed L-049; late 1940s Gift of John J. Dunne 2002.108.050 Pan American World Airways, Lockheed L-049, @flysfo; late 1940s Transfer 1993.03.02 This tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.
📸: Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA); c. 1940 Purchase 1996.35.056 Pan American Airways; c. 1940 Gift of Elsa Cameron 1997.54.04.01 United Air Lines; c. 1935 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.558 Boeing System; c. 1930 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.561 This tweet was posted on April 13, 2021.
📸 2/2: Pan American World Airways, Lockheed L-049; c. 1946 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0671 TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-049; c. 1950 Gift of Charles Loomis 2005.062.012 a lighter: Lockheed L-049; late 1940s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2003.065.108 This tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.
By late 1945, #PanAm realized the superiority of the DC-4 over the Boeing 314 flying boat and began to operate the airliner on both transpacific and transatlantic routes. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
Deemed too complicated and expensive to operate, its design was changed to a smaller, unpressurized airliner with a single tail, which became the DC-4. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
In the late 1930s, United Air Lines asked Douglas Aircraft to develop a large-capacity, long-range, pressurized, four-engine airliner. The DC-4E featured a tripletail and a nose wheel, then unique to large passenger aircraft, and first flew in 1938. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
Extra seats let the Lodestar compete economically with the DC-3, but many U.S. airlines had fully committed to the DC-3. The first Lodestar was acquired in 1940 by Mid-Continent Airlines, which operated throughout the Midwest and was acquired in 1952 by Braniff. #WingWednesday. This tweet was posted on March 24, 2021.
Most sales of the Lodestar were to foreign airlines or to the U.S. military, as improving air strength was a priority leading up to World War II. After the war, many were converted into private or executive aircraft with a sleek, club-style interior. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on March 24, 2021.
World War II circumvented the DC-4's civilian use, and most were appropriated for use as C-54 Skymaster military transports. After the war, Douglas converted many to airliners and continued production until 1947. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
From every personal snapshot, video clip, and diary entry of an airline employee emerges a series of experiences supporting the broader story of commercial aviation. These unique perspectives can offer an alternative take on the official account of an airline. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 30, 2021.
📸: Continental Air Lines, Lockheed Lodestar; 1940s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.0552 Mid-Continent Airlines, Model 18 Lockheed Lodestar; c. 1941 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0217 Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar; c. 1940 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.1017 This tweet was posted on March 24, 2021.
In 1934, Boeing began design studies for a four-engine bomber in conjunction with a four-engine civil airliner. The bomber version became the B-17 and was produced in large numbers. The civil airliner version emerged as the Model 307. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on March 31, 2021.
These days, it's common for planes to cruise at altitudes of 35,000 feet. But back in 1940, when the first pressurized commercial airliner, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, was introduced, it was a marvel to fly above most weather disturbances at 20,000 feet. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on March 31, 2021.
The DC-3 proved aerodynamically superior to other planes, highly reliable, safe, easy to maintain, and for the first time, enabled carriers to make a profit from passenger services. More than four hundred DC-3s were initially ordered by most major airlines. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on March 10, 2021.
The Douglas DC-3 was arguably the most significant commercial airliner introduced prior to WWII. Introduced in 1936, it incorporated many advancements, including a strong, streamlined, all-aluminum, semi-monocoque fuselage, and a low-drag wing design. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 10, 2021.
📸: DC-3, late 1930s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.231 a @flySFO, DC-3, 1938 SFO Museum Collection 1997.52.050 DC-3 cutaway, late 1930s Gift of the family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr. 2019.080.074 DC-3, 2014 Photo by & Gift of Alexis Esguerra 2014.138.002 This tweet was posted on March 10, 2021.
📸: photo: #PanAm, Lockheed 10 Electra, late 1930s SFOM Collection 1993.03.09 photo: Eastern Air Lines, Lockheed 10B Electra, 1936 Gift of M. D. Klaas 2018.112.0172 postcard: Wisconsin Central Airlines, Lockheed 10 Electra, c. 1940 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.095.186 This tweet was posted on February 24, 2021.
The DC-2 could carry 14 passengers, and proved a safe, reliable, and comfortable airliner with a maximum speed of 210 mph. Fewer than 200 were built, as its successor, the DC-3, one of the most successful airliners ever, was introduced the following year. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 10, 2021.
#OTD in 1982, the Boeing 757 took its first flight. Designed to be more fuel efficient than its predecessor, the trijet 727, the twinjet 757 was used by airlines around the world on short- to medium-range flights. Over 1,000 of the aircraft were built. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 19, 2021.
📸: photograph: Eastern Airlines, Boeing 757, 1980s Gift of William Rys, Jr. 2019.085.156 postcard: Condor, Boeing 757-200, 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2915.166.0481 postcard: LTE International Airways, Boeing 757-200, 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.0961 This tweet was posted on February 19, 2021.
Advanced for its time, the Boeing 247 accommodated only ten passengers, which made it less economical to operate than larger capacity airliners, particularly the more fuel-efficient, fourteen-seat Douglas DC-2, introduced a year later in 1934. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 03, 2021.
The twin-engine Boeing 247 was a revolutionary airliner when it entered into service with United Air Lines in 1933. Often hailed as the first modern airliner, it featured advancements like wing flaps, autopilot, and semi-retractable landing gear. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 03, 2021.
In 1947 Pan American World Airways added Sleeperette passenger seats to its Douglas DC-4 airliners. Initially used exclusively on transpacific flights, Sleeperettes featured scientifically engineered comfort for long haul flights #PanAm #PaxEx #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 15, 2021.
The all-metal Ford Tri-Motor, or “Tin Goose,” had a huge impact on commercial aviation in the late 1920s and 199 were produced. Shown here is a 4-AT Tri-Motor from Maddux Air Lines, a short-lived airline from the late 1920s based out of southern California. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 20, 2021.
Introduced in 1925 and first operated by the Dutch airline KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), the F.VII and its variants, the F.VIIa, F.VIIa/3m and F.VIIb/3m, were used in many pioneering and record-breaking flights around the world. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2021.
Happy New Year from SFO Museum! As 2020 winds down, what are your wishes for 2021? TranStar Airlines brochure c. 1986 SFO Museum Collection Gift of David Winckoski 2011.195.075 #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 31, 2020.
This week on #SFOMat40: In 2015, we presented “Catch Our Style: California Regional Airlines 1950s–1980s” which featured objects from airlines such as PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines), Air California, and Pacific Air Lines. https://t.co/OogQHquVtN #TBTSFOM #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 03, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1969, the first widebody jet landed @flySFO. Pan American World Airways brought its new Boeing 747 “jumbo jet” to SFO to advertise the new class of airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.
#Onthisday in 2009, the Boeing 787 took off on its maiden flight. Named the #Dreamliner, 69 airlines fly over 1,900 routes with 992 aircraft in service all over the world. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 787? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 15, 2020.
RT @flySFO: 🇸🇬 Welcome back to @SingaporeAir and to #SFO's longest nonstop route! Singapore Airlines now offers 3 weekly nonstop flights be… This tweet was posted on December 23, 2020.
Britain's former international flag carrier airline, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC was founded #onthisday in 1939. In 1974, BOAC merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form @British_Airways. Did you ever fly on #BOAC? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 24, 2020.