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Learn more about the Concorde in “Supersonic Time Machine: Documenting the Concorde,” on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library or online at: https://t.co/2CDygHAoyP #SSTTimeMachine #Concorde #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 24, 2023.
“Going the Distance: Endurance Aircraft Engines and Propellers of the 1910s and 20s” is on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/DGnv8iaxON #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek #AviationHistory #KatherineStinson #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 28, 2023.
Happy anniversary to our friends at @panamhistory! Founded #onthisday in 1992 by a group of former Pan American employees, the Foundation’s mission is to preserve and promote the unique heritage of Pan American World Airways, Inc. #AvGeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on March 31, 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.
In the 1980s, Continental offered its first- and business-class passengers premium meals on white china with the Contrails Red logo. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on June 21, 2023.
photograph: United Air Lines, Douglas DC-3; 1930s Gift of the Family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr. 2019.080.072 #52Objects #TriviaTuesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 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.
See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde #Braniff This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.
Check out our newest blog post on Al Mueller, Jr., and his lifetime of traveling and collecting: https://t.co/78tMF9742E #AvGeek #Blog This tweet was posted on June 29, 2023.
In the early 1940s, Pan American Airways established regular service to Auckland, New Zealand, with their Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2022.
Although transpacific service was halted by the outbreak of WWII, the war years were transformational for air travel. Not only were new and improved aircraft developed, but a network of airfields was built across the Pacific as part of the war effort. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2022.
In the late 1940s, land-based aircraft, like the Douglas DC-4, the DC-6, and the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, made regularly operated commercial air routes between the United States & Australia a reality for airmail, cargo, and passengers alike. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2022.
See “Airmail Down Under” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/BfYpDTGIo5 #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek #philately This tweet was posted on August 30, 2022.
A number of furniture pieces were also missing, including entire rows of seats. Because the figures of the passengers were used multiple times in the interior, it was possible to take molds from intact figures in order to recreate the lost pieces. #jetage #aircraftmodels #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 06, 2022.
First, the model was thoroughly cleaned. Then conservators were able to address the numerous original components of the model that had detached. Conservators found the original locations of the detached components and reattached them with adhesive. #jetage #aircraftmodels #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 06, 2022.
In 2003, Qantas outfitted their ground staff and flight crews in new uniforms conceived by the celebrated Australian designer Peter Morrissey (b. 1961). #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 31, 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 #uniform #crewlife This tweet was posted on August 31, 2022.
We are saddened to hear about the recent passing of Hanae Mori at the age of 96. Mori designed two uniforms for @JAL_Official_jp including this 1970 “fifth generation” uniform to coincide with the airline’s first wide-body jet service. #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 02, 2022.
A hat often topped off a flight attendant’s uniform. Browse over one hundred hats in our collection. https://t.co/myk6OfgTxI #collections #avgeek #hat This tweet was posted on September 07, 2022.
People Express Airlines commenced operations on April 30, 1981. A low-cost airline inspired by Freddie Laker and Laker Air, the airline operated Boeing 727s, 737s, and 747s. #DefunctThursday #PeoplExpress #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2022.
People Express advertised "we eliminate the things you don't want: like ticket counters and airline food. And we give you the things you want: like frequent flights with extra room for carry-on bags.” #DefunctThursday #PeoplExpress #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2022.
See “Jet Mainliner in Miniature: The United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 Cutaway Model” on display, in the Aviation Museum, located pre-security in the International Terminal or online at: https://t.co/IrPJ5oDXwo #jetage #aircraftmodels #avgeek #united #dc8 This tweet was posted on September 06, 2022.
The missing pieces were then cast in plaster, attached to the original figures or seats, and painted to match the color scheme. #jetage #aircraftmodels #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 06, 2022.
Their rapid expansion to new destinations and acquisitions of airlines in the mid-1980s led to financial distress, and the airline merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Did you ever fly on People Express? #DefunctThursday #PeoplExpress #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2022.
While California’s heat wave has subsided, we still hope you’re staying cool. Check out a few of the fans—the original way to keep cool— in our collection. https://t.co/4TuNybuY7h #avgeek #heatwave #fans #fan #thai This tweet was posted on September 12, 2022.
Did you know SFO Museum has the freestanding schedule board from San Francisco Airport’s 1937 passenger terminal? For years the board was large enough to post the arrival and departure times for all scheduled airlines serving San Francisco. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 19, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at #MillsField was completed. The airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included a 24-inch revolving beacon, and 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield. #AvGeek #SFO This tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1981, the Boeing 767 departed on its first flight. It was introduced into service by United Airlines a year later, on September 8, 1982. #Boeing767 #avgeek #Boeing This tweet was posted on September 26, 2022.
In the 1970s, Qantas contracted fine bone china maker, Wedgwood of England, to create a new inflight first-class meal service set. The set featured the “Alice Springs” pattern with the #Qantas winged-kangaroo logo in gold and a gold-lined border. #FlyingSouthernCross #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 27, 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 #Australia #AvGeek This tweet was posted on September 27, 2022.
In production for over forty years, more than 1,200 of the aircraft have been—and continue to be!—built. Fun fact about the Boeing 767: it is the only Boeing airliner that is made in freighter, passenger and tanker versions. #Boeing767 #avgeek #Boeing This tweet was posted on September 26, 2022.