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What a beautiful bag for your motion discomfort! Did you know we have over 600 airsickness bags on our online database? From advertisements, instructions, patterns, or logos, these bags feature a wide array of graphic design. See more: https://t.co/s1VJFyvHqH #52Objects #AvGeek This tweet was posted on July 24, 2023.
The DC-3 could seat twenty-one passengers comfortably in the standard seven-row, one-by-two-across day-use configuration and as many as thirty-one in later two-by-two-across seat configurations. #AirlinerChairs #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 28, 2023.
The Douglas DC-3 revolutionized commercial aviation during the late 1930s by enabling airlines to profit from passenger services. Prior to its introduction, airlines depended on mail contracts and freight services to remain profitable. #AirlinerChairs #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 28, 2023.
See “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/sm6ZR2E2Sr #AirlinerChairs #AircraftInteriors #AvGeek This tweet was posted on July 28, 2023.
The radial Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine was specifically developed for long-range flight and was instrumental in advancing aviation during the late 1920s and well into the 1930s. #EnduranceEngines #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 01, 2023.
This canvas artwork is a one-of-a-kind keepsake that commemorates the closure of Pan American World Airways’ Berlin base in 1991. #52Objects #PanAm #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 31, 2023.
With a range of 1,500 miles, passengers on a DC-3 could expect to spend long durations of time seated in the cabin, particularly on transcontinental flights. #AirlinerChairs #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 28, 2023.
“Going the Distance: Endurance Aircraft Engines and Propellers of the 1910s and 20s” is on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/DGnv8iaxON #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on August 01, 2023.
SFO became the 4th busiest airport in the nation in 1962. To maximize @flySFO’s footprint, a late 1960s master plan envisioned the North Terminal (now T3), Central Terminal (T2), and South Terminal (Harvey Milk T1) surrounding a multi-level parking garage. #52Objects #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 07, 2023.
Virgin America commenced operations #onthisday in 2007. A low-cost, domestic airline headquartered in nearby Burlingame, CA, the airline operated a fleet of narrow-body Airbus A319, A320, A320 neo and A321 neo airliners on routes across the U.S. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 08, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1938, Pan American Airways signed a multi-year lease with San Francisco for a base at Treasure Island. In 1935, #PanAm inaugurated the world’s first transoceanic service from Alameda but moved when part of Alameda Island was sold to the US Navy in 1936. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 22, 2023.
On this day in 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta Air Lines and United Air Lines. In 2021, SFO Museum presented our scale 1:10 DC-8 cutaway model created by Pacific Miniatures in Alhambra, California. #52Objects #AvGeek #DC8 https://t.co/IrPJ5oDXwo This tweet was posted on September 18, 2023.
Established 100 years ago in 1923, Czech Airlines is the fifth oldest airlines in the world. The airline commenced operations in October 1923. In the 1970s, #CzechAirlines’ livery featured the letters OK on its tail as is the airline's two letter @IATA designation is OK. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 06, 2023.
In October 1951, the airport held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2). Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #52Objects #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 16, 2023.
The administration building cost $160,000 in 1937 and within the first year of operation saw 53,398 persons in passenger traffic. #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2023.
See “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/sm6ZR2E2Sr #AirlinerChairs #AircraftInteriors #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2023.
On November 29, 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways airmail service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters. An elaborate welcoming ceremony welcomed the crew, with an estimated 250,000 people in attendance. #52Objects #ChinaClipper #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 29, 2023.
See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.
“Going the Distance: Endurance Aircraft Engines and Propellers of the 1910s and 20s” is on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/DGnv8iaxON #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on December 05, 2023.
After Varney Air Lines was purchased by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation in 1930, Varney started a new business, Varney Speed Lines, in 1934. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines #ContinentalAirlines #VarneyAirlines #SFHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2023.
United Air Lines flight attendant Sandra L. Herrmann collected autographs from notable people she met while working, including Willie McCovey, Willie Mays, and other members of the 1963 @SFGiants team. #AvGeek #SFGiants This tweet was posted on April 07, 2023.
Varney Speed Lines would go on to become Continental Air Lines three years later. The two companies Varney started would merge into one when United and Continental combined in 2010. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines #ContinentalAirlines #VarneyAirlines #SFHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1973, Federal Express delivered the first packages from its operational facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Started by Frederick Smith in Arkansas, Federal Express, now shortened to FedEx, celebrates its 50th anniversary of launching operations this year! #FedEx #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 17, 2023.
See “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/sm6ZR2E2Sr #AirlinerChairs #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 10, 2023.
Encounters with the Laysan albatross were well documented by Pan Am’s staff and passengers. The awkwardness of the bird on land and their behavioral antics entertained residents and visiting passengers, earning them the nickname “gooney bird.” #EarthMonth #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.
From the 1930s to the 1950s, Midway was utilized as an overnight refueling stop and an important base for Pan Am’s transpacific flying boat routes on the leg between Hawai’i and Wake Island. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.
JAL introduced the Boeing 747 widebody in 1970. During this decade, JAL offered its passengers premium meal services on ceramic dishware created by Noritake of Japan featuring either a single crane or a flock of cranes in blue. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2023.
Japan Air Lines (JAL) was formed and initiated domestic operations in 1951. The airline launched transpacific international service between Tokyo and San Francisco with Douglas DC-6B airliners in 1954. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2023.
Midway Atoll, also called Midway Island, was designated as part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in 2006. The atoll is home to 70% of the world’s Laysan albatross population, whose individuals can live to 55 years or more. #EarthMonth #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.
More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on April 19, 2023.
These motifs were inspired by the JAL logo called the “tsurumaru” or "crane circle," created in 1958 by Jerry Huff of Botsford, Constantine and Gardner of San Francisco who was inspired by Japanese Kamon or family crests. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2023.
The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 2005. The double-decker aircraft has a wingspan of 261 feet (78 meters) and a maximum seating capacity of over 800 passengers. #Airbus #A380 #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2023.
In December 2021, the last A380 was delivered to Emirates Airlines, which operates over 100 A380s, making the airline the largest A380 operator. Have you ever flown on an A380? #Airbus #A380 #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2023.
On the same day, British Airways launched its much-anticipated Concorde service from London’s Heathrow Airport to the Kingdom of Bahrain. This Concorde flight lasted just over four hours. The same route required more than six hours in a subsonic airliner. #SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.
With one refueling stop in Dakar, the inaugural Air France Concorde flight required just seven hours. A nonstop flight on a subsonic Boeing 747 during this time required more than eleven hours. #SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.
Learn more about the Concorde in “Supersonic Time Machine: Documenting the Concorde,” on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/2CDygHAoyP #SSTTimeMachine #Concorde #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.