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In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the "Seven Seas") from Douglas Aircraft.
This image was posted on February 12, 2018.
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Before computers, airlines took reservations manually.
This image was posted on February 10, 2018.
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This photo from around 1985 shows a United Airlines employee cleaning a flight information kiosk with cathode ray tube (CRT) displays.
This image was posted on February 08, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1960, Pan American World Airways received their first Douglas DC-8, the "Clipper Mandarin", registry number N803PA.
This image was posted on February 07, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1960, Pan American World Airways received their first Douglas DC-8, the "Clipper Mandarin", registry number N803PA.
This image was posted on February 07, 2018.
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Northeast Airlines started as the Boston-Maine Airways in 1931 and served the New England area of the United States.
This image was posted on February 05, 2018.
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"Completely New in Comfort and Fresh, Smart Styling" TECO advertised their seats in TWA's Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation as the ultimate passenger comfort.
This image was posted on February 05, 2018.
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Happy Birthday Charles Lindbergh!
This image was posted on February 04, 2018.
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Talk about in-flight entertainment!
This image was posted on February 02, 2018.
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Flight attendants from multiple airlines wave at the thousands of visitors below, part of the dedication ceremony for the Central Terminal (now T2) in 1954.
This image was posted on February 01, 2018.
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This United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 flight crew was surely riding to work in style in this 1941 Buick.
This image was posted on January 31, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States.
This image was posted on January 30, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways received its first two Boeing 314 flying boats.
This image was posted on January 27, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways received its first two Boeing 314 flying boats.
This image was posted on January 27, 2018.
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United Air Lines introduced hot meal service on Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 flights in the late 1930s.
This image was posted on January 26, 2018.
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United Air Lines introduced hot meal service on Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 flights in the late 1930s.
This image was posted on January 26, 2018.
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On January 25, 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.)
This image was posted on January 25, 2018.
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First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced.
This image was posted on January 24, 2018.
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First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced.
This image was posted on January 24, 2018.
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First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced.
This image was posted on January 24, 2018.
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Formed in 1947, California Central Airlines (CCA) was a short-lived, post-war airline based in Burbank, California.
This image was posted on January 23, 2018.
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#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by Pan American World Airways with Captain Robert M. Weeks in command.
This image was posted on January 22, 2018.
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#Onthisday in 1976, the first scheduled Concorde SST (Super Sonic Transport) flights took off simultaneously at 11:40am from London and Paris to Bahrain and Rio de Janeiro respectively.
This image was posted on January 21, 2018.
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At the intersection of art and aviation: In the mid-1970s, the advertising firm of Dillon, Gordon, Hawkey & Shortt was hired to refresh Braniff International's brand image.
This image was posted on January 19, 2018.
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At the intersection of art and aviation: In the mid-1970s, the advertising firm of Dillon, Gordon, Hawkey & Shortt was hired to refresh Braniff International's brand image.
This image was posted on January 19, 2018.
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At the intersection of art and aviation: In the mid-1970s, the advertising firm of Dillon, Gordon, Hawkey & Shortt was hired to refresh Braniff International's brand image.
This image was posted on January 19, 2018.
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In 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8.
This image was posted on January 18, 2018.
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Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886 in Macksburg, Iowa.
This image was posted on January 17, 2018.
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The eight-passenger Fokker F-VIIa/3m inaugurated Pan American Airways’ first scheduled passenger flight on January 16, 1928.
This image was posted on January 16, 2018.
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Did you know there was a Bank of America branch at SFO in the 1950s?
This image was posted on January 12, 2018.
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Did you know that New York Airways offered helicopter service directly to the Pan American building?
This image was posted on January 11, 2018.
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The 727 was Boeing's only tri-jet aircraft and, at the time of its production from the 1960s to the 1980s was Boeing's best-selling jet with over 1,800 sold.
This image was posted on January 10, 2018.
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During the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and the upgraded Boeing 747-300.
This image was posted on January 09, 2018.
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