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Air Jamaica was the national airline of Jamaica from 1966 to 2015.
This image was posted on April 03, 2018.
#avgeek #traveltuesday #jamaica #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #1960s
In 1973, Bonnie Tiburzi became the first woman pilot hired by a major U.S. commercial airline since Helen Richey was briefly hired by Central Airlines in 1934.
This image was posted on March 31, 2018.
#womenshistorymonth #womeninaviation #americanairlines #bonnietiburzi #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI monoplane was developed from the earlier Blériot VIII monoplane design.
This image was posted on March 30, 2018.
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Terminal 1 is currently being renovated, but we can look back in time at it using our collection.
This image was posted on March 30, 2018.
#sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #flashbackfriday
In the 1930s and 1940s, flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong required multiple stops along the way.
This image was posted on March 27, 2018.
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Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was deeply involved in commercial aviation's development and early airline planning.
This image was posted on March 23, 2018.
#onthisday #otdih #charleslindbergh #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Last week, the 10,000th Boeing 737 rolled off the Boeing production line for delivery to Southwest Airlines.
This image was posted on March 22, 2018.
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"The Hangar, Shrine of the Air" was located on 2211 Union Street in Berkeley, California.
This image was posted on March 21, 2018.
#womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
"The Hangar, Shrine of the Air" was located on 2211 Union Street in Berkeley, California.
This image was posted on March 21, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed.
This image was posted on March 20, 2018.
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This poster produced by McDonnell Douglas illustrates the commercial aircraft they had produced over nearly fifty years, from the DC-1 to the DC-10.
This image was posted on March 19, 2018.
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"Theatricalizing life with dreams" was how Mary Wells, a pioneering advertising executive for Jack Tinker Associates, recalled her greatest strength.
This image was posted on March 18, 2018.
#aviation #braniff #advertising #marywellslawrence #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #marywells #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth
Do you recognize this cityscape?
This image was posted on March 16, 2018.
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Do you recognize this cityscape?
This image was posted on March 16, 2018.
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#Onthisday in 1927 the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport.
This image was posted on March 15, 2018.
#throwbackthursday #sfhistory #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sanfrancisco #tbt
Happy Pi Day!
This image was posted on March 14, 2018.
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Ida Staggers was first hired by TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) as a hostess in 1936.
This image was posted on March 14, 2018.
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Happy Pi Day!
This image was posted on March 14, 2018.
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In 1949, Trans-Canada Air Lines produced this traveler information brochure for their passengers traveling with babies.
This image was posted on March 12, 2018.
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The Concorde was the first successful transoceanic supersonic airliner.
This image was posted on March 12, 2018.
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#Onthisday in 1963, the Pan Am Building opened at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
This image was posted on March 07, 2018.
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The Winter Olympics just wrapped up in South Korea.
This image was posted on March 06, 2018.
#avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #korea #deltaairlines
To commemorate Charles Lindbergh's famous 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic, Parker Brothers produced this card game to recreate the exciting journey.
This image was posted on March 03, 2018.
#lindbergh #charleslindbergh #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #boardgames
This is your last week to see "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines."
This image was posted on February 27, 2018.
#flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation
#HappyBirthday to Philippine Airlines (PAL), which was founded #onthisday in 1941.
This image was posted on February 26, 2018.
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#Onthisday, in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight.
This image was posted on February 25, 2018.
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Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes.
This image was posted on February 23, 2018.
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Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes.
This image was posted on February 23, 2018.
#flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airtraffic #airtrafficcontrol
Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes.
This image was posted on February 23, 2018.
#flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airtraffic #airtrafficcontrol
Developed behind the Iron Curtain by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the late 1950s, the massive Tu-114 Rossiya (Russia) turboprop airliner was introduced by the Soviet national airline Aeroflot in 1961.
This image was posted on February 20, 2018.
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Developed behind the Iron Curtain by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the late 1950s, the massive Tu-114 Rossiya (Russia) turboprop airliner was introduced by the Soviet national airline Aeroflot in 1961.
This image was posted on February 20, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe President's Day.
This image was posted on February 19, 2018.
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Our online database features over 10,000 objects from our collection, including over 200 airmail covers from all over the world, commemorating different airmail routes.
This image was posted on February 18, 2018.
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China Basin and Mission Bay in San Francisco have gone through an enormous transformation within the last twenty years.
This image was posted on February 16, 2018.
#sanfrancisco #sfhistory #chinabasin #missionbay #avgeek
By the late 1930s, with the introduction of the Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 Mainliners, United Air Lines provided standardized beverage service.
This image was posted on February 15, 2018.
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Air New Zealand started as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) in 1940.
This image was posted on February 13, 2018.
#traveltuesday #newzealand #teal #boac #british #sydney #auckland #aotearoa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks