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After World War II, Qantas Empire Airways was nationalized and began rapidly expanding its route system. International routes with Douglas DC-4 airliners were established to Manila, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on January 12, 2023.
An iconic airline livery collaboration between beloved Japanese brand Sanrio and EVA Air featured many themed amenities such as this Hello Kitty printed roll of toilet paper. #52objects This tweet was posted on January 23, 2023.
The Concorde’s Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 engines were atypical for commercial airliners. Featuring a turbine-driven compressor that thrust heated, compressed air through a propelling nozzle, these engines were usually installed in military aircraft. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on January 19, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1929, the first Fairchild 71 was delivered to Pan American Airways. This rare photo of NC9726 was taken shortly after the aircraft was delivered to Pan American; it was then transferred to the PAA subsidiary airline Mexicana de Aviacion. #AvGeek #PanAm #Fairchild71 This tweet was posted on January 31, 2023.
Incorporated as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines dates to before Hawai’i’s statehood. In 1973, the airline introduced Pualani (Flower of the Sky), who continues to represent the airlines’ brand identity. Have you ever flown on #HawaiianAirlines? #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 30, 2023.
The last commercial Boeing 747 is scheduled to be delivered today to Atlas Air from the Boeing Everett Factory. Introduced 53 years ago, the Boeing 747 created a whole new category of airliner, the wide-body jet. Have you ever flown on a 747? #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 31, 2023.
📸: poster: Hawaiian Airlines; 1974 Gift of Dennis A. Bennett 2010.273.004 https://t.co/nA1wetUioo This tweet was posted on January 30, 2023.
📸: photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial view; c. 1970 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.259 This tweet was posted on January 31, 2023.
In 1968, Juan Trippe, Pan Am's founder, announced the airline's "First Moon Flights" Club. "2001: A Space Odyssey" released that year featured an imagined Pan American operated spacecraft. #52Objects #PanAm This tweet was posted on February 06, 2023.
Lockheed’s SST design was similar the Concorde, both aircraft featuring a long nose section, a delta wing, and a long narrow body. By 1967, Lockheed constructed a full-size display of the L-2000 SST and was actively promoting the aircraft to major airlines. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on February 09, 2023.
Before people carried around cell phones in their pockets that automatically updated to the current time zone, airlines gave out convenient time converters to passengers on international flights. Have you been to any locations on this card? #52Objects #Timezones #TWA #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 13, 2023.
📸: time converter: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-749 Constellation; 1950s Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International 2002.113.011 https://t.co/Plueoo35eS This tweet was posted on February 13, 2023.
In 1948, BCPA received the new, long-range, pressurized Douglas DC-6 airliner. For the long, forty-hour, multi-stop Southern Cross route, each aircraft was comfortably equipped with reclining seats, sleeping berths, and a lounge in the aft. #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 16, 2023.
One of the first Australian airlines to operate transpacific commercial air services to America was BCPA (British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines) which was formed by the governments of Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand in 1947. #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 16, 2023.
In 1972, United Airlines celebrated 25 years of service to Hawai’i and rebranded its Hawaiian service as “Royal Hawaiian.” United’s flight attendants wore brightly colored, full-length Hawaiian-style dresses, or mu’umu’u. Do you remember these eye-catching uniforms? #52Objects This tweet was posted on February 21, 2023.
The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Leaving Phoenix, AZ, as Continental 1267, the flight landed as United 1267 in Cleveland, OH. The airline began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934 and was renamed to Continental in 1937. #Continental #United #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 02, 2023.
In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. Gorski, who started flying at the age of 16, was a Boeing 747 and DC-10 pilot based in the Bay Area and an original charter member of @ISA21_Pilots. #52Objects #WomensHistoryMonth #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.
📸: photograph: United Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Gail Gorski; c. 1978 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.310 https://t.co/lQGG86OQ9t This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.
During the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of the 747-400 airliner. In 1994, one of these airliners was renamed and painted in a special livery called Wunala (kangaroo) Dreaming to celebrate the art and culture of Australia's indigenous Yanyuwa people. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on March 10, 2023.
On 747 flights, Qantas offered three levels of service. In first class, the airline offered wide, comfortable, fully reclining seats and premium meal service cuisine on fine bone china tableware produced by Wedgwood of England. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on March 10, 2023.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland, was founded in 1936. The airline has incorporated the Irish emblem into four different livery designs, including their most recent rebranding. #AvGeek #AerLingus #StPatricksDay This tweet was posted on March 17, 2023.
#OnThisDay in 1947, the Convair CV-240 took off on its maiden flight. The Convair 240 was the first pressurized, twin-engine airliner, put into service. #AvGeek #Convair #WesternAirLines This tweet was posted on March 16, 2023.
Named the 240 after its twin engine and 40 seating capacity, 75 were ordered by American and 50 more by Continental, Pan American, KLM, Trans-Australia Airlines, and Western Air Lines #AvGeek #Convair #WesternAirLines This tweet was posted on March 16, 2023.
By 1969, twenty-six airlines reserved 122 of the aircraft for delivery, including Pan American World Airways and American Airlines. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.
Air Afrique was multinational African airline, based in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. Founded #onthisday in 1961, the airline began as a joint venture of Air France and Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and eleven former French colonies. #AirAfrique #AvGeek #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on March 28, 2023.
Celebrations christening airplanes have their roots in christening events held for ships. This TWA (Trans World Airlines) Boeing 747-131, was christened the “City of San Francisco” by diplomat and former child star, Shirley Temple Black on April 5, 1970. #52Objects This tweet was posted on March 27, 2023.
📸: negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), TWA (Trans World Airlines), Boeing 747-100; 1970 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2011.032.2241 https://t.co/dJEeCi4OFU This tweet was posted on March 27, 2023.
In the late 1950s, the airline officially changed their name to Aloha Airlines. The airline’s livery in the 1970s, bright and colorful, represented the warmth of the tropical Hawaiian Islands. #Hawaii #AvGeek #AlohaAirlines This tweet was posted on March 31, 2023.
Like many post-war airlines, Aloha Airlines, based in Hawaii, started charter passenger and cargo service with a single surplus DC-3 in 1946. Originally named Trans-Pacific Airways, the airline specialized in interisland service. #Hawaii #AvGeek #AlohaAirlines This tweet was posted on March 31, 2023.
The airline's last flight departed #onthisday in 2008. Did you ever fly on Aloha Airlines? #Hawaii #AvGeek #AlohaAirlines This tweet was posted on March 31, 2023.
The inaugural Singapore Airlines flight to the United States arrived at San Francisco on #onthisday in 1979. The DC-10 was painted with special livery which read “California here we come.” Have you ever flown on Singapore Airlines? #AvGeek #Singapore This tweet was posted on April 04, 2023.
Founded as Varney Speed Lines in 1934, Continental Airlines expanded its domestic regional services during the 1950s & 60s. When the airline became an international carrier in the late 1960s, it launched a new corporate identity created by Saul Bass & Associates. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on June 21, 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 June 21, 2023.
Braniff International was the only airline besides Air France and British Airways to operate the Concorde. #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde #Braniff This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.
From an early age, Albert (Al) Mueller, Jr. loved travel, specifically airline travel. Al spent most of his working years as a travel agent and began collecting airline memorabilia at the age of eleven after flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco. #AvGeek #Blog This tweet was posted on June 29, 2023.
📸: postcard: TWA (Trans World Airlines); 1950s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges in memory of Robert May 2001.109.151 This tweet was posted on July 03, 2023.