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On January 21, 1976, with television cameras broadcasting to millions of viewers, Air France launched its Concorde supersonic transport (SST) service between Paris and Rio de Janeiro. #SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.
📣 📣 📣 📣 Our online database just hit 50,000 objects! Did you know SFO Museum is home to over 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation and airline industry? #AvGeek #OnlineDatabase This tweet was posted on May 02, 2023.
Happy Birthday SFO! The airport was dedicated on May 7, 1927. Hangar No. 4 built in in early 1928, stood until 1999. This truss section from Hangar No. 4 is now on display in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” located in the SkyTerrace. #52Objects #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 08, 2023.
What did @flySFO look like #onthisday in 1940? The 1937 Terminal and Hangars 1-4 are visible, as are the runways. Beginning in 1935 as part of FDR’s New Deal, runway “C” was extended from 1,900 to 3,000 feet. (The runways now measure 7,650 and 11,870 feet!) #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 12, 2023.
Did you know that in addition to our current exhibition on airmail, “Airmail Down Under” our online database also has over 1,600 airmail flight covers! Check them out here: https://t.co/mG2lERQIhN #AvGeek #Philately #Aerophilately #museum #collection This tweet was posted on November 01, 2022.
In 1986, Republic was accumulating losses due to airline buyouts and new fleet purchases, the airline, then was absorbed by Northwest Airlines, which in turn was merged into Delta Air Lines in 2010. #DefunctThursday #RepublicAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
Republic Airlines was formed as a result of a merger between North Central Airlines and Southern Airways in 1979 and was based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The same year, Hughes Airwest was targeted it for a takeover by Republic. #DefunctThursday #RepublicAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
See “Flying the Southern Cross Route: Seventy-Five years of Australian Commercial Air Service to North America” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/AePkQlpXiu #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek #Qantas This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
When Republic acquired Hughes Airwest the following year, the airline’s bright yellow fleet was repainted with Republic’s new colors and its “Herman the Duck” logo. #DefunctThursday #RepublicAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
#Onthisday in 2017, United Airlines’ last scheduled Boeing 747 flight departed from SFO. Recreating the journey of the first United 747 flight from SFO to Honolulu in 1970, the airline threw a farewell party. #avgeek #UA747Farewell This tweet was posted on November 07, 2022.
Dubbed the “Friend Ship” when first introduced by United, the wide-body 747 provided an entirely new level of passenger comfort and service. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 07, 2022.
In the late 1950s, jet airliners began to enter service for airlines around the world. These new jet aircraft revolutionized transpacific air travel with their high speed and enhanced range. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
Pan American World Airways and Qantas Airways favored the Boeing 707 jetliner for long-range international routes. These airliners did not need to stop as frequently and layovers in New Caledonia and Canton Island were no longer required. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
Regular and swift same-day air travel between the United States and Australia had been realized. Airmail flight covers were used to commemorate these milestones of the jet age as faster and longer-distance flights were achieved. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
See “Airmail Down Under” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/BfYpDTHgdD #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek #jetage This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
By the end of 1962, the service grew to 100 flights a day. In 1963, the company received the first permanent certificate issued by the C.A.B to any helicopter carrier. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
In 1965, the C.A.B. allowed SFO Helicopter to start operating hovercraft. The new transbay route was operated by a Saunders-Roe SR.N5, for only a year. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. Offering local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland airports and downtown areas, service began with two leased Sikorsky S-62s. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
#DefunctThursday đŸ§” Founded in 1931, Swissair was founded through the merger of Ad Astra Aero and Balair and was the flag carrier of Switzerland. Swissair served destinations throughout Europe during the 1930s. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
An overaggressive acquisition strategy of smaller airlines led Swissair to declare bankruptcy in 2002. Crossair subsequently took over the name Swiss International Air Lines and became Switzerland's flag carrier. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
During the early 1960s, Swissair introduced Douglas DC-8 and Convair 990 jetliners, which provided nonstop transatlantic service to Europe in as little as six-and-one-half hours. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Following a buyout completed in 2007, Swiss International has been as a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Operations ceased toward the end of the war but resumed shortly after in 1945. Transatlantic service to New York was inaugurated in 1947 using the Douglas DC-4, and by the early 1950s, the airline operated the more advanced Douglas DC-6B on the route. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Operations ceased toward the end of the war but resumed shortly after in 1945. Transatlantic service to New York was inaugurated in 1947 using the Douglas DC-4, and by the early 1950s, the airline operated the more advanced Douglas DC-6B on the route. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
The Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. Have you ever seen the Coast Guard building at SFO? #avgeek #SFOhistory #CoastGuard This tweet was posted on November 15, 2022.
In 1959, Trans World Airlines introduced jet flights to Europe, and soon after, launched its “Royal Ambassador” international first-class service. It was promoted by TWA as “the finest passenger service ever offered to airline travelers.” #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
On the afternoon of November 22, 1935, a Pan American Airways Martin M-130 named “China Clipper”, lifted off from the waters of the San Francisco Bay into the sky and history books as the inaugural scheduled transpacific airmail flight. #AvGeek #ChinaClipper #PanAm This tweet was posted on November 22, 2022.
Our exhibition detailing the entire adventurous endeavor, "China Clipper", is online at: https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS You can also read the entire exhibition catalog and watch all three segments of “Clipper Glory” there! #AvGeek #ChinaClipper #PanAm This tweet was posted on November 22, 2022.
Under construction for three years, the 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal building was extensively documented. Browse over one hundred and fifty photos from its construction in our online database: https://t.co/b70eOVeJLL #AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO #MillsFieldSFO This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
“More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
TWA’s first all-air coast-to-coast service took place on October 25, 1930, in a Ford Tri-motor. The trip took 36 hours and included an overnight stay in Kansas City. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
The Rosenthal China Company of Germany was contracted to create fine bone china tableware with a distinctive ambassadorial red sash and medallion design surrounding the cursive initials “RA”. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
This set included embossed entree, bread, and side plates, along with a bowl and a demitasse cup with saucer. TWA also included Swedish glassware with the Royal Ambassador medallion and salt and pepper shakers. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
Designed in complete secrecy under Lockheed’s chief research engineer, the 049 Constellation developed into an extremely fast, highly advanced, & revolutionary large-capacity airliner with a unique dolphin-shaped fuselage and distinctive tripletail. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
During the late 1930s, TWA, under the leadership of its visionary controlling shareholder Howard Hughes, requested that the Lockheed Aircraft Company of Burbank, CA, produce a fast, large-capacity, pressurized airliner. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.