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#Onthisday in 1977, Kenya Airways, the flag carrier of Kenya, commenced operations. The first scheduled flight was service from Nairobi to London via Frankfurt flown on a #Boeing 707. Have you ever flown on #Kenya Airways? #TravelTuesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 04, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 was flown by Pan American World Airways. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed New York's JFK at 1:52AM and reached London's Heathrow Airport in 6 hrs & 43 min. What are your fondest memories of the Boeing 747? This tweet was posted on January 22, 2020.
In the late 1960s, Pan American World Airways commissioned renowned psychedelic artist @Peter_Max to create a promotional poster that showed the new Boeing 747 taking off through rainbow rays of the solar system. Do you have a favorite airline advertisement? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on February 10, 2020.
The first flight of the Boeing 247 took place #onthisday in 1933. Considered the first modern airliner, the Boeing 247 had a maximum speed of 200 mph, faster than the U.S. Army Air Corps’ fighter aircraft of the time. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 07, 2020.
Introduced April 1,1949 by Pan American, the Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft. Its unique fuselage was equipped with two decks; the upper contained a roomy main cabin, while the lower featured a popular cocktail lounge. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 31, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1957, the first Boeing 707 took flight on a rainy day from Renton Municipal Airport in Washington. N708PA, the aircraft that took this first test flight, pictured here, was delivered to Pan American World Airways on Nov 30, 1958. Did you ever fly on a 707? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 20, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2017, Delta Air Lines’ last 747 took its final scheduled international flight from Seoul, South Korea to Detroit, Michigan. Though originally scheduled December 17th, the flight was rescheduled for December 19. Did you ever fly on a #Delta Boeing 747? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 19, 2019.
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was initially designed to be operated on transcontinental or regional routes with fewer passengers than the Boeing 747 thus broadening the widebody market to more airlines and a greater proportion of the traveling public. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on December 05, 2019.
This circa 1960 photograph shows several #Boeing 707 jetliners in their introduction liveries. Which one is your favorite? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 09, 2019.
#ChinaAirlines, the flag carrier of #Taiwan, was founded on December 12, 1959, by retired Chinese Air Force officers. #Transpacific service to San Francisco began in 1970 with the acquisition of the #Boeing 707 jetliner. Have you ever flown on China Airlines? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 16, 2019.
#BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
The 747 offered #BOAC a far more comfortable, roomy, and luxurious option compared to the narrow-body Vickers VC10. It also had a capacity that was more than double that of the VC10 or the Boeing 707. Did you ever fly on a BOAC 747? #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1962, the first #Boeing 727 rolled out of the factory. The Boeing 727 was s a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that featured a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 27, 2019.
Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. What are your favorite memories of Pan American? #avgeek #panam #PAA This tweet was posted on December 04, 2019.
When McDonnell Douglas began to develop its widebody jetliner in the late 1960s, they endeavored to create an airliner that would operate in areas not served by the Boeing 747. MD portrayed their DC-10 as the widebody for the entire family in this promotional poster. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on December 05, 2019.
A Pan American Boeing 377 operations manual contained sections on cruise control, emergency procedures, operating procedures, performance, radio, systems, and design. #BytheBook This tweet was posted on November 20, 2019.
When introduced in 1949 by Pan American World Airways, the four-engine Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was very demanding to fly and maintain. It required a flight crew of five to operate and an exhaustive maintenance schedule. #BytheBook This tweet was posted on November 20, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2017, United Airlines’ last scheduled Boeing 747 flight departed from @flySFO. Recreating the journey of the first United 747 flight from SFO to Honolulu in 1970, the airline threw a farewell party in Terminal 3 of SFO. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 07, 2019.
Australia’s Ansett Airlines was founded in 1935 by Sir Reginald Myles "Reg" Ansett. Service between Hamilton and Melbourne was inaugurated in 1936. In 1964, Ansett-ANA received delivery of its first pure turbojet, the Boeing 727. Did you ever fly on Ansett? #avgeek #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on November 05, 2019.
#Continental was one of three U.S. airlines, along with Pan American World Airways and TWA (Trans World Airlines), to launch Boeing 747 jumbojet service in 1970. Did you ever fly on a Continental Airlines 747? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
To celebrate and promote the new Boeing 747, #Continental introduced new uniforms, including a form-fitting, polyester mini-dress that projected a flashy, energetic look of casual comfort with bright stripes in the airline’s colors. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
With the success of its #Boeing 747 service, which began in 1970, #Continental Airlines introduced its next #jumbojet airliner in 1972, the DC-10 #trijet, McDonnell Douglas’ first #widebody airliner. Did you ever fly on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 02, 2019.
When introduced in 1949, the #Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft. The Stratocruiser’s unique, “double-bubble” fuselage was equipped with two decks; the upper contained a main cabin, while the lower featured a cocktail lounge. #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 19, 2019.
Our new exhibit “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” presents promotional objects and images from the first 3 widebody jetliners introduced in the early 1970s, the #Boeing 747, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the #Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. #WidebodyAV #vgeek This tweet was posted on September 20, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1993, Boeing finished production on their 1,000th 747, a 747-400 that was delivered to Singapore Airlines in October. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 10, 2019.
The 1970s was a watershed decade in the development of large-capacity airliners. Pan American World Airways introduced the much-anticipated transoceanic “widebody” Boeing 747 in 1970. #ByTheBook This tweet was posted on September 03, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 15, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1961, the first regularly screened movie on a scheduled commercial jet flight was shown on a TWA Boeing 707. Other airlines, such as Pan Am, followed suit soon after. What was the last movie you watched on an airplane? This tweet was posted on July 19, 2019.
With seats for ten passengers, the Boeing 247 was dubbed a “flying city” in this postcard advertisement. The plane, often referred to as the first modern airliner, had its first flight on February 8, 1933. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 11, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1954: Boeing 367-80, aka the Dash 80, made its first flight. The Dash 80 was the prototype of America's first jet… This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.
To complement the small-scale metal models, Victor Pastushin created aerodynamic trays and arm mounts. The “Airtray" quickly gained in popularity, and was followed by Airtrays of the Douglas DC-3 and the Boeing 307 Stratoliner. #StreamlinesAesthetics This tweet was posted on July 03, 2019.
Delivered on January 31, 1949, the first flight of Pan American Airway's Boeing 377 took off #onthisday in 1947. Advertisements promoted its exceedingly smooth ride, its large, upper deck, and the #Stratocruiser's unique and luxurious lower-deck lounge. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 08, 2019.
Air China, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China, commenced operations #onthisday in 1988. Air China is one of the few international carriers at SFO that still operates Boeing 747 aircraft. Have you ever flown on Air China? #av This tweet was posted on July 01, 2019.
RT @panamhistory: Officially delivered to #PanAm on 07-02-1976, #Boeing747 N658PA Clipper High Flyer was acquired from Boeing in 1971, stor… This tweet was posted on July 02, 2019.
Onthisday in 1971, Southwest Airlines began intrastate operations in Texas. The “Love Bird” service out of Dallas Love Field offered 12 daily round-trip flights to Houston and 6 round-trip flights to San Antonio on Boeing 737s. Have you ever flown on @SouthwestAir? #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 18, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1984, Virgin Atlantic commenced operations. The first flight, from London to Newark, was operated by a Boeing 747-200. Have you ever flown on Virgin Atlantic? This tweet was posted on June 22, 2019.