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The first Airbus A380, the world's largest capacity commercial passenger jet, took off on its maiden flight on April 27, 2005. This image was posted on May 16, 2019. #airbus #a380 #jumbojet #jetage #avgeek #modelairplane #aviationhistory

#OnThisDay in 1930, Ellen Church began her first shift as the first female cabin crewmember at Boeing Air Transport (BAT). This image was posted on May 15, 2019. #crewlife #ellenchurch #unitedairlines #boeing #avgeek #womeninaviation #flightattendant #aviationhistory #1930s

Did you know Lufthansa has been one of the longest continually serving international airlines at SFO? This image was posted on May 14, 2019. #traveltuesday #avgeek #lufthansa #germany #sfohistory

#OnThisDay in 1982, Braniff International Airways ceased operations. This image was posted on May 12, 2019. #braniff #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

The Parker 51 fountain pen, designed by Marlin S. Baker (1906–1982) and Kenneth S. Parker (1895¬–1979) and introduced in 1941, was compared to the sleek, aerodynamic North American P-51 fighter. This image was posted on May 10, 2019. #streamlinesaesthetics #streamline #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #fountainpen #parker51

Modern airliners such as the Boeing 247, Douglas DC-2, and Douglas DC-3 were rolled out with passenger seats made from aluminum alloys. This image was posted on May 08, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #paxex #seating #airplaneseating #airplaneseats

The dedication ceremony of Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, the original name of San Francisco International Airport, commenced #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on May 07, 2019. #millsfield #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

In April 1935, the Douglas DC-1 set a record for the fastest transcontinental flight at eleven hours and five minutes. This image was posted on May 01, 2019. #dc #douglascommercial #twa #continental #postcard #1940s #avgeek #aviationhistory

One of the first uses of aluminum in rotor blades was in the Hiller XH-44 “Hiller-copter”, designed and built by Stanley Hiller, Jr. (1924–2006) in 1944 at the age of nineteen. This image was posted on April 25, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #helicopter #modelaircraft

Happy #WorldBookDay! This image was posted on April 23, 2019. #worldbookday #books #periodicals #aviation #library #archives #bookday #avgeek

It’s National Park Week! This image was posted on April 23, 2019. #nationalparkweek #nationalparks #nationalpark #nationalparksairways #utah #idaho #montana #boeing #avgeek #calendar

The first Western Air Express flight departed #onthisday in 1926 with an airmail flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City in a Douglas M-2 mailplane. This image was posted on April 17, 2019. #twa #westernairexpress #airmail #avgeek #1920s

Happy Birthday, American Airlines! This image was posted on April 15, 2019. #americanairlines #americanair #dc3 #douglas #avgeek

As commercial aviation advanced in the 1920s and ‘30s, manuals for airliners were separated into flight operations and maintenance categories. This image was posted on April 11, 2019. #bythebook #modelairplane #design #library #avgeek #book

#Onthisday in 1988, the last branded PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) flight departed San Diego and landed in Las Vegas as an USAir flight. This image was posted on April 08, 2019. #avgeek #psa #pacificsouthwestairlines #sandiego #usair #americanair

With the introduction of the airplane in the early twentieth century, pilots and mechanics needed written instructions on how to properly fly these complicated machines and keep them in safe operating condition. This image was posted on April 05, 2019. #bythebook #trainingmanual #airliner #flight #maintenance #avgeek #pilots #mechanics #manuals #airplane

The use of aluminum in airplane airframes was pioneered by Jugo Junkers, who introduced the F 13 in 1920. This image was posted on April 03, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #ford #airliner #corrugated #avgeek

#Onthisday in 1949, Pan American World Airways introduced the Boeing 377 into service on the densely traveled San Francisco to Honolulu route. This image was posted on April 01, 2019. #boeing #panamerican #panam #hawaii #avgeek

Based in Croydon Airport in South London, Imperial Airways was established as a merger between four different British companies in 1924. This image was posted on March 31, 2019. #imperialairways #britishairways #london #croydon #croydonairport #boac #bea #unitedkingdom #uk #british #avgeek

Betty Trippe, the wife of Pan American founder Juan Trippe, was integral to the success of Pan American World Airways. This image was posted on March 28, 2019. #bettytrippe #juantrippe #panam #panamerican #panamericanairways #bookcover #womenshistorymonth #avgeek

Ever wonder what the cockpit of the Boeing 377 looked like? This image was posted on March 27, 2019. #cockpits #cockpit #boeing377 #boeing #airliners #panam #panamerican #avgeek

By the late 1930s, toasters were redesigned with clean, curved housings reminiscent of streamlined train cars. This image was posted on March 26, 2019. #streamlinesaesthetics #streamline #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #toaster #bread #toast

The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida, was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation when it opened #onthisday in 1934. This image was posted on March 25, 2019. #panam #dinnerkey #coconutgrove #miami #florida #panamerican #carribean #avgeek #architecture