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This terminal, shown under construction in 1983, does not look like this today. Which terminal at SFO is this? #SFOHistory #AvGeek #TriviaTuesday This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.
The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Leaving Phoenix, AZ, as Continental 1267, the flight landed as United 1267 in Cleveland, OH. The airline began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934 and was renamed to Continental in 1937. #Continental #United #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 02, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1963, Pan American World Airways opened their 59-story office building in New York City. Now called the MetLife building, it remains an iconic structure within the New York City skyline. Have you ever visited the Pan Am building? #AvGeek #PanAm #NewYorkCity This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.
In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. Gorski, who started flying at the age of 16, was a Boeing 747 and DC-10 pilot based in the Bay Area and an original charter member of @ISA21_Pilots. #52Objects #WomensHistoryMonth #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland, was founded in 1936. The airline has incorporated the Irish emblem into four different livery designs, including their most recent rebranding. #AvGeek #AerLingus #StPatricksDay This tweet was posted on March 17, 2023.
#OnThisDay in 1947, the Convair CV-240 took off on its maiden flight. The Convair 240 was the first pressurized, twin-engine airliner, put into service. #AvGeek #Convair #WesternAirLines This tweet was posted on March 16, 2023.
Named the 240 after its twin engine and 40 seating capacity, 75 were ordered by American and 50 more by Continental, Pan American, KLM, Trans-Australia Airlines, and Western Air Lines #AvGeek #Convair #WesternAirLines This tweet was posted on March 16, 2023.
See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.
There was beautiful weather #onthisday in 1966! From this aerial photograph, you can see the Tanforan Racetrack, Candlestick Park, and all the way north toward city of San Francisco! #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 23, 2023.
Air Afrique was multinational African airline, based in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. Founded #onthisday in 1961, the airline began as a joint venture of Air France and Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and eleven former French colonies. #AirAfrique #AvGeek #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on March 28, 2023.
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.
Produced in China, the ceramic pieces of Continental Airlines Contrails Red logo meal service ware included entree, side, and bread plates, along with bowls, condiment dishes and coffee cups and saucers. This image was posted on August 09, 2023. #airlinemealsets #avgeek #paxex
Virgin America commenced operations #onthisday in 2007. This image was posted on August 08, 2023. #virginamerica #avgeek
The radial Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine was specifically developed for long-range flight and was instrumental in advancing aviation during the late 1920s and well into the 1930s. This image was posted on August 01, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory
This canvas artwork is a one-of-a-kind keepsake that commemorates the closure of Pan American World Airways’ Berlin base in 1991. This image was posted on July 31, 2023. #52objects #panam #avgeek
Celebrated Oakland-born Chinese American artist Dong Kingman (1911-2000) was a master of watercolor landscape paintings. This image was posted on July 17, 2023. #52objects #panam #dongkingman #avgeek
TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) introduced the pressurized Boeing 307 Stratoliner into service on July 8, 1940. This image was posted on July 10, 2023. #52objects #avgeek #stratoliner
Braniff International was the only airline besides Air France and British Airways to operate the Concorde. This image was posted on July 05, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde #braniff
From an early age, Albert (Al) Mueller, Jr., loved travel, specifically airline travel. This image was posted on June 29, 2023. #avgeek #blog
Too busy to write a post card during your fabulous trip to San Francisco? This image was posted on June 26, 2023. #52objects #avgeek #panam
Founded as Varney Speed Lines in 1934, Continental Airlines rapidly expanded its regional services between Los Angeles and Chicago and across the Southwest during the 1950s and 60s. This image was posted on June 21, 2023. #airlinemealsets #avgeek #paxex
Did you know that in Skylounge configuration, United Air Lines’ Douglas DC-3 Mailiners had seats that were able to rotate? This image was posted on June 20, 2023. #52objects #triviatuesday #avgeek
Did you know Bernard M. “Mike” Doolin, the fourth director of the airport was also an accomplished aviator? This image was posted on June 12, 2023.