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Have you ever seen the #cockpit of an Ilyushin Il-86? In commercial service it had the distinction of being safe and reliable with no major incidents during the three decades of its operation. Did you ever fly on an #Ilyushin Il-86? #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 20, 2018.
Born #onthisday in 1897, #AmeliaEarhart, was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first person to fly solo from Honolulu, HI, to Oakland, CA! Happy Birthday! #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 24, 2018.
Loaded with the #amenities one would need on an overnight flight including, hair cream and brushless shave cream, R.O.N. (Remain Over Night) kits would be given out on flights to passengers in the 1950s-70s. Do you have any Remain Over Night kits? #avgeek #paxex This tweet was posted on July 23, 2018.
When ceramic dishes were used on the Douglas DC-3, they were specifically designed to be light for inflight use. American Airlines offered china and flatware resembling the DC-3 forward fuselage. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 25, 2018.
Have you ever seen this Boeing logo? This style of pin, a reproduction of a uniform insignia from the late 1920s , was worn by Boeing Air Transport’s first stewardesses in 1930. They were the earliest stewardesses to fly in the airline industry. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 16, 2018.
Have you ever seen a #Boeing 314 Wright Twin Cyclone fourteen-cylinder engine? Check out these photos from 1943 showing mechanics fixing an engine with a blown cylinder. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 02, 2018.
Introduced on Valentine’s Day 1975, #PanAm’s new mix-and-match uniform was designed by multiple Academy Award-winning costumer Edith Head. #avgeek #crewlife This tweet was posted on July 18, 2018.
RT @photoJDL: Tickets were a helluva lot cooler 65 years ago. #avgeek #vintageavgeek This tweet was posted on July 03, 2018.
#HBD to Juan Trippe, who was born #onthisday in 1899. The founder of Pan American Airways, Trippe and PAA revolutionized international air travel, inaugurating the first regular commercial trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic air service. #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 27, 2018.
Summer is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you like to go this summer? #traveltuesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 26, 2018.
The first regularly scheduled North Atlantic southern route passenger service from the U.S. to Europe started #onthisday in 1939. Pan American Airways offered two #transatlantic routes in 1939, flown on #Boeing B-314 flying boats. #avgeek #panam This tweet was posted on June 28, 2018.
#UTA introduced the aircraft in 1973, and by the mid-1970s, the carrier was operating it on many of its #longhaul #transatlantic routes to North and South America. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale #ModelAirplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #avgeek #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
The DC-10 was #McDonnellDouglas’ answer to #Boeing’s #widebody 747 #jumbojet. The aircraft had a slightly smaller capacity of up to 400 passengers, yet offered similar wide-body spaciousness and comfort to the #747. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
This photo on #United's #Boeing #747 service in the 1970s features three different patterns of Hollywood costumer Jean Louis' 1973 uniform, diamonds, stripes, and polka dots. Which one is your favorite? #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 21, 2018.
Beginning in the late 1940s, airlines started issuing junior pilot and flight attendant wings. Do you have any junior pilot or flight attendant wings? #avgeek #paxex This tweet was posted on June 08, 2018.
In the 1940s, carriers enlisted child participation in the flight by making them part of a junior flight crew, while also encouraging them to imagine a possible future career in commercial aviation. #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 08, 2018.
The world’s first twin-engine wide body aircraft, the #Airbus #A300, was introduced #onthisday in 1974. Did you ever fly on an Airbus A300? #avgeek #otd This tweet was posted on June 14, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 07, 2018.
What did people eat on aircraft in the early days of aviation? With the introduction of the Douglas DC-3 in 1936 came the first airliner designed with a galley to handle onboard food preparation. What has been your favorite inflight meal? #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 20, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1930, the first female cabin crewmember, Ellen Church, started her first shift for Boeing Air Transport (BAT). #EllenChurch #crewlife #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 15, 2018.
In the mid-1950s, airlines such as Pan American World Airways offered branded bags for carry-on items. This new type of hand luggage, became a desirable status symbol that identified its user as a member of the new globe-trotting jet set. #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 16, 2018.
Though this #American Airlines brochure was produced in the 1970s, the flight attendants on the cover are posing in front of a piston-powered Ford Tri-Motor from the 1920s. #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 02, 2018.
San Francisco officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. The 1927 Administration (pictured here) was used for ten years before being replaced by a larger second Administration building in 1937. #SFHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 07, 2018.
The last branded Virgin America flights are scheduled to depart from SFO this evening. What are your favorite Virgin America memories? #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 24, 2018.
Since the early 1950s, #KLM has offered first and business-class passengers promotional giveaway #Delftware gin bottles in the shape of traditional #Dutch houses. Do you own any Delftware bottles? #TravelTuesday #AVgeek This tweet was posted on May 08, 2018.
"When You Got it- Flaunt It: #AdvertisingBraniff International" is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/8sbBw9rlm5 #braniff #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2018.
#Braniff International Airways purchased a large fleet of the #727 and, after advertising executive #MaryWells radically revamped the airline's corporate identity, painted their aircraft in a variety of brightly colored liveries. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2018.
RT @TodayInTheSky: April's #avgeek gallery: 36 cool aviation photos https://t.co/7u2Y1Sr4U8 (pics: @photoJDL) This tweet was posted on April 27, 2018.
Happy Birthday, American Airlines! What are your favorite memories about American Airlines? #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 15, 2018.
Interested in vintage #aviation? Did you know that we have #free catalogs on #PanAm's transpacific #ChinaClipper flying boats? Contact curator@flysfo.com for more information! https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 13, 2018.
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that was attended by various politicians and flight attendants of various airlines. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 22, 2018.
Following its introduction in 1949, advertisements promoted the #Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser's unique and luxurious lower-deck lounge. The Stratocruiser became a favorite with passengers due in great part to its lounge. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 16, 2018.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, SFO #Helicopter Airlines operated local flights between San Francisco and Oakland. Did you ever fly on #SFOHelicopter Airlines? #SFOhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2018.
On April 19 and 20, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show that brought large numbers of people to Mills Field. #Onthisday #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 20, 2018.
Ozark Airlines was an airline based in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1986, Ozark was purchased by #TWA (Trans World Airlines). Did you ever fly on #Ozark? #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2018.