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Today is National Nurse’s Day. This image was posted on May 06, 2022. #nationalnursesday #ellenchurch #boeing #avgeek #aviationhistory
Eastern Air Lines’ origins go back to the 1920s with routes throughout the Atlantic states. This image was posted on May 05, 2022. #defunctthursday #eastern #easternairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
May the fourth be with you! This image was posted on May 04, 2022. #maythefourth #starwarsday #ana #bb8 #avgeek #aviationhistory
Did you know that in the 1960s, Air France produced a cookbook featuring recipes from their professional chefs? This image was posted on May 03, 2022. #avgeek #airfrance #cookbook
What will you eat your inflight meal on? This image was posted on May 02, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #collections #dishes
Born #onthisday in 1906, Beverly Hills designer Don Loper (1906–1972) added airline stewardesses to the long list of stars wearing Don Loper originals. This image was posted on April 29, 2022. #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #fashion
Operating from 1946 to 1968, China's Civil Air Transport’s (CAT) initial mission was to carry relief supplies on westbound flights from coastal ports to the war-devastated interior, and commercial cargo and passengers on return fights to the coast. This image was posted on April 28, 2022. #cat #defunctthursday #civilairtransport #avgeek #aviationhistory
The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe. This image was posted on April 27, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #sudaviation #caravelle #airplane
Air New Zealand was founded as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) #onthisday in 1940. This image was posted on April 26, 2022. #newzealand #airnewzealand #avgeek #aviationhistory #teal
This wine glass was specially designed not to spill during turbulence & was used in 1936 during the first commercial transpacific passenger flight on the Martin M-130 Hawaii Clipper. Browse through over 100 drink glasses on our collection website! https://t.co/Iw4MUMpOjX #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2022.
Happy birthday to Oleg Cassini! Born #onthiday in Paris in 1913, the fashion designer introduced a fitted suit for TWA hostesses in 1955. #OlegCassini #uniform #avgeek #flightattendant This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.
In a medium brown wool for winter, this summer version in lightweight green wool has a collarless jacket and belted skirt. The embroidered lettering was repeated on the cotton blouse. #OlegCassini #uniform #avgeek #flightattendant This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.
The colors were coordinated with the cabin interiors of the airline’s Lockheed Constellation for trans-Atlantic service at the height of the propliner era. #OlegCassini #uniform #avgeek #flightattendant This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.
Where would your dream vacation be? Allow us to inspire you: browse through over two hundred airline posters on our collection website! https://t.co/p3qlCnTw0H #collections #airlineposters #design #posters #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 12, 2022.
By 1934, all four subsidiaries had been fully absorbed into a single company operating as United Air Lines, which became the major carrier on the San Francisco–Chicago–New York route known as the “Main Line.” #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
Founded #onthisday in 1926, United Airlines was formed by a merger of four companies. National Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, Boeing Air Transport, and Varney Air Lines were organized in 1931 under United Air Lines, Inc. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
Happy birthday, Dame Vivienne Westwood! The fashion designer, born #onthisday in 1941, was a major influence in British punk fashion. She brought her unique style to @VirginAtlantic in 2014 with this uniform to match the airline’s maverick attitude. #VivienneWestwood #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 08, 2022.
By the end of the decade, flight attendant uniforms became cool and chic rather than regimented and conservative. This exhibition features some of the wilder uniforms made between 1967–74 for Braniff, Northwest Orient, Pan American, TWA, and United. #FlightPatterns #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
Igor Sikorsky was born in Kyiv, in modern day #Ukraine in 1889. In 1923, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) is named in his honor. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 01, 2022.
This is your last week to see “Flight Patterns—Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s.” During the 1960s, conservative-yet-elegant flight attendant suits evolved into ensembles that mirrored the fun-loving, free-spirit of the time. #FlightPatterns #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
With rising competition between airlines, flight attendants’ service and uniforms and became an integral part of airlines’ advertising strategies. It seemed there were no boundaries as airlines combined the luxury of air travel with bold looks. #FlightPatterns #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
"Flight Patterns—Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s " is on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/O69YNba2Jq #FlightPatterns #uniform #flightattendant #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
In the mid-1950s, foreseeing a great potential market, luggage manufacturers secured rights to produce airline-branded bags in large numbers. https://t.co/lxrTAH6zQF #flightbags #airlinebags #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 05, 2022.
Sold through mail-order catalogs and at airport stores and sometimes given out to first-class passengers, airline bags became a desirable status symbol that identified its user as a member of the new globe-trotting jet set. https://t.co/oVQUiov5WJ #flightbags #airlinebags #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 05, 2022.
Luggage labels are miniature works of graphic art that evoke the early years of commercial aviation and travel to faraway places. Browse through more than one thousand on our online collection database! See them here: https://t.co/8qNBA7NAdW #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on March 28, 2022.
Our newest #blog post is up and it showcases the intersection of Bay Area sports teams and aviation! Read about legendary players and achievements in “City of Champions: Celebrating the NFL, MLB, and NBA at SFO Museum.” https://t.co/BzE5CO2SJB #49ers #SFGiants #DubNation #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 29, 2022.
Bonnie Tiburzi became the first woman to fly for a major commercial carrier when she was hired by American Airlines in 1973. She began at American as part of its Boeing 727 Astrojet flight crew, and in 1988 was promoted to captain. #WomeninAviation #avgeek #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 23, 2022.
Olive Ann Beech (née Mellor) was born in Kansas in 1903. Olive Ann and her husband Walter established Beechcraft in 1932. After he died in 1950, she became the company’s president, and the first woman to head a major aircraft corporation. #avgeek #Beechcraft #womenshistorymonth This tweet was posted on March 30, 2022.
Smart looking and allowing greater ease of mobility for the demands of jet service, it was issued from 1965 to 1968 and became known as “the cheerleader” because of its flared skirt. #avgeek #WilliamTravilla #united This tweet was posted on March 22, 2022.
The lightly fitted jacket has a distinct chelsea collar and a three-quarter-length sleeve with a detachable dropped cuff. The short sleeve blouse has a banded waist and an attached jabot neckpiece for the insignia pin. #avgeek #WilliamTravilla #united This tweet was posted on March 22, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1947, the #Convair 240 made its maiden flight. It could carry forty passengers comfortably and had a range of up to 1,200 miles. Introduced by American Airlines in 1948, 176 were produced for numerous airlines worldwide. #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 16, 2022.
Capital used its company name as a territorial signifier to identify with the capital city. In 1961, Capital was absorbed by United Air Lines. #DefunctThursday #CapitalAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 10, 2022.
For its brand, a stylized eagle symbol was developed with a rigid, airplane-like wing that blended the natural with the mechanical. The eagle flew under a constellation of stars arrayed like destinations on a route map. #DefunctThursday #CapitalAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 10, 2022.
Happy Pi Day! The mathematical sign of pi represents the infinite, non-repeating number that is the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, commonly shortened to 3.14159. #PiDay #math #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 14, 2022.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines changed its name to Capital Airlines in 1948. The airline established its hub at Washington D.C., the nation’s capital. #DefunctThursday #CapitalAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 10, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1967, Air Southwest Company was founded by Herb Kelleher and in 1971, its name was changed to Southwest Airlines Company. #avgeek #southwest This tweet was posted on March 15, 2022.