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In the 1950s and ‘60s, the Saturday Evening Post printed #PanAmerican advertisements promoting their in-flight services to different destinations around the world. #panam #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 06, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1935, the inaugural #transpacific #PanAm #Clipper service landed in Manila from CA, covering 8,210 miles with a flying time of 59 hours and 48 minutes. Today, a nonstop flight from #SFO to #Manila takes around 15 hours. #avgeek #chinaclipper This tweet was posted on November 29, 2017.
#Onthisday in 2001, the final Trans World Airlines (#TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. What is your favorite TWA memory? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 01, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1970, the first #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight. Only 250 L-1011 TriStar jets were produced and production halted in 1982. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
Qantas, an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, was founded on November 16, 1920. Have you ever flown on #Qantas? #onthisday #avgeek #Qantasturns97 This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
What did #SFO look like #onthisday in 1938? We found this gem in our collection! #ThrowbackThursday #avgeek #aviationhistorymonth This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
In the 1950s, people weren't the only airplane passengers! Animals were taken on trips all over the world, including this adorable Persian cat named Chucky traveling from Honolulu to Los Angeles. #catsgiving #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 21, 2017.
The #Dornier Do X flying boat was the largest #airplane built at the time of its introduction in 1929. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 15, 2017.
RT @WandrMe: Old school ticket jackets for the @united #UA747farewell flight. #avgeek #paxex This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
RT @flySFO: There’s still time to join us for #UA747Farewell. We are on the roof of the Westfield Parking Garage! #sfo #avgeeks #planespott… This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
RT @timjue: The very last @United Boeing 747 pushback ever. #UA747farewell #avgeek @flySFO https://t.co/kQ8iUSE3sY This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
RT @united: Aaaaand.... she's off! The Queen's final flight from SFO - HNL starts now. #UA747Farewell #avgeek #QueenoftheSkies https://t.co… This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
Ada Brown was a founder and first President of the earliest flight attendant union, in 1945. #WomeninAviation #avgeek #FAlife This tweet was posted on November 01, 2017.
RT @BoeingFrance: Souvenir marquant ➡ lancement de notre jumbo jet #Boeing 747 en 1968 #avgeeks This tweet was posted on November 01, 2017.
KLM's gin containers are the cutest EVER (bet you didn't know that was possible) & are on view, pre-TSA in T1: http://t.co/Pbi6WJTK #AVgeeks This tweet was posted on January 06, 2012.
RT @AirlineFlyer: One giant party at @flySFO gate 86 for the #UA747Farewell speeches. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California OTD in 1935. #AVgeeks This tweet was posted on January 11, 2012.
@united See "Flying the Main Line: A History of #United Airlines", on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/l3SGXC6Q8L #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 26, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1927, the first scheduled Pan American Airways mail service departed from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba. #PanAm #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2017.
RT @BoeingAirplanes: #OTD in 1957, we rolled out the first production 707 jet from the same location we roll out P-8s today #avgeek https:/… This tweet was posted on October 28, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1937 the second passenger building at SFO was dedicated. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2017.
#Onthisday in 2003, the last scheduled eastbound #Concorde flight took off from New York bound for #London. #BritishAirways #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2017.
Our online database contains a selection of airline ticket jackets from our collection, such as this PSA gem https://t.co/jfdaDMPlQY #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 22, 2017.
Will you be joining us on Saturday for a #free tour and lecture on #modelairplanes at the Aviation Museum? https://t.co/hxVNq9G9OM #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 23, 2017.
See @flySFO's new iconic air traffic control tower rising beautifully into the sky in between Terminal 1 and 2. #sfohistory #avgeek #sfo This tweet was posted on October 11, 2017.
Standing 221 feet tall, the new tower is seismically fitted to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake. #sfohistory #avgeek #sfo This tweet was posted on October 11, 2017.
#Onthisday #Airbus delivered their first #A380 to #Singapore Airlines. Have you ever flown on an A380? #avgeek #paxex #aviation This tweet was posted on October 15, 2017.
After WWII, Air India acquired a few Lockheed Constellations and began their venture into international travel. #avgeek #traveltuesday This tweet was posted on October 17, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1919, #KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 07, 2017.
#Onthisday last year, SFO's new air traffic control tower was dedicated. #sfohistory #avgeek #sfo This tweet was posted on October 11, 2017.
#Onthisday the #Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 767? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 26, 2017.
In the 1950s, before the jet age, #TWA produced full color #travelogue films to promote their destinations. #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 29, 2017.
Can you guess what this object is? #avgeek #united #themainline #trivia This tweet was posted on September 18, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at Mills Field (now @flySFO) was completed. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 23, 2017.
In 1952, BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) introduced the first jetliner into commercial service, the de Havilland Comet. #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 22, 2017.