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This year SFO turns 90! This image was posted on May 04, 2017. #sfohistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #sfoat90 #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfhistory

In 1970, industrialist and aviation entrepreneur Howard Hughes (1905–1976) bought Air West, added his name to the airline, and kept its home base at San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on May 03, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #hughesairwest #hughesair #airwest #howardhughes #mariozamparelli #zamparelli #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightcrew #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninaviation

When the Air Mail Act of 1925 was passed, the City and County of San Francisco recognized the economic importance of establishing a municipal airport as the western terminus of a transcontinental airmail route. This image was posted on May 03, 2017. #sfoat90 #waybackwednesday #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory

Thai Airways International was founded in 1960 as a joint venture between SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and Thai Airways Company (TAC), Thailand's flag carrier, to expand the Thai aviation industry beyond Asia. This image was posted on May 02, 2017. #traveltuesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintagead #fightattendant #thailand #bangkok #thai #thaiairways

Malayan Airways started service #onthisday in 1947, and later became Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in the 1960s. This image was posted on May 01, 2017. #pierrebalmain #balmain #singapore #singaporegirl #singaporeairlines #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory

People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981. This image was posted on April 30, 2017. #peoplexpress #peopleexpress #lowcostcarrier #lcc #continental #united #avgeek #aviationhistory

“No matter how you look at it - here’s America’s no. This image was posted on April 28, 2017. #panamerican #panam #clipper #packard #vintage #vintagead #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintagecars

This year San Francisco International Airport is turning 90! This image was posted on April 27, 2017. #tbt #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #sfoat90 #sfo #avgeek #aviationhistory

The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 2005. This image was posted on April 27, 2017. #airbus #a380 #avgeek #aviationhistory #paxex

George Petty became famous as a pinup artist in the 1930s and 40s. This image was posted on April 26, 2017. #pettygirl #twa #georgepetty #fashioninflight #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was introduced #onthisday in 1972 with Eastern Air Lines. This image was posted on April 26, 2017. #lockheed #l1011 #tristar #avgeek #aviationhistory

Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water canon salute performed by airport fire trucks. This image was posted on April 22, 2017. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) has changed a lot since its construction in 1954. This image was posted on April 20, 2017. #tbt #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory

The first American Airlines Boeing 747 jet flight to New York took off from SFO #onthisday in 1970. This image was posted on April 19, 2017. #sfohistory #sfo #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #aa #americanairlines #boeing #boeing747 #747

Have you ever wondered how aircraft are painted? This image was posted on April 18, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #worldairways #mcdonnelldouglas #dc10

Air India, the flag carrier of India, commenced operations in July 1946. This image was posted on April 18, 2017. #airindia #india #maharajah #1970s #vintage #vintageads #avgeek #aviationhistory #traveltuesday

The 1974 TWA uniform by New York-based fashion designer Stan Herman in lightweight wool was part of a popular mix-and-match set worn until 1977. This image was posted on April 17, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #twa

The first Western Air Express flight departed #onthisday in 1926 with an airmail flight from LA to Salt Lake City in a Douglas M-2 mailplane. This image was posted on April 17, 2017. #delta #westernairlines #westernairexpress #wae #airmail #avgeek #aviationhistory

Pan American Airways’ first Sikorsky S-42 test flight to Hawaii took off #onthisday in 1935 from Alameda, California. This image was posted on April 16, 2017. #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #edmusick #transpacific

Created to celebrate fifty years of scheduled transpacific air service, this color print of a watercolor painting by Oakland-born Dong Kingman depicts a Pan American China Clipper aircraft flying past the uncompleted Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This image was posted on April 14, 2017. #dongkingman #panam #chinaclipper #transpacific #earlyaviation #watercolor #californiastyle #cahistory #sfhistory #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #avgeek #aviationhistory

In the 1970s, Hughes Airwest advertised itself as the “Top banana in the West” and caricatured its aircraft as flying bananas on its ads and promotional materials. This image was posted on April 13, 2017. #hughes #hughesairwest #republicairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

The major influence in British punk fashion, Dame Vivienne Westwood (b. This image was posted on April 12, 2017. #viviennewestwood #westwood #manchester #virginatlantic #womeninaviation #5womenartists #avgeek #aviationhistory #punk #british #england #fashion

Airline calendars often presented stunning imagery of aircraft in service. This image was posted on April 11, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #airlinecalendars #calendars #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements #boac #tokyo #aviation #1950s

Happy Birthday #United Airlines! This image was posted on April 06, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #boeing

Breaking with the bold, cutting-edge looks of its past uniforms, UTA turned to Parisian luxury goods maker #Hermès for a new wardrobe in 1979. This image was posted on April 05, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #uta #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightcrew #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninaviation

In the 1970s, Pan American World Airways offered meal service to passengers in upper deck first class cabin of Boeing 747. This image was posted on April 04, 2017. #boeing #panam #747 #boeing747 #firstclass #avgeek #aviationhistory

First delivered on January 31, 1949, the first flight of Pan American Airway's Boeing 377 was from SFO to Honolulu #onthisday in 1949. This image was posted on April 01, 2017. #boeing #boeing377 #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Pan Am Historical Foundation was established #onthisday in 1992 by a group of former Pan American employees to preserve and promote the unique heritage of Pan American World Airways, Inc. and its incomparable contributions to the technology, convenience, safety and excitement of commercial aviation. This image was posted on March 31, 2017. #panamericanhistoricalfoundation #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

What did flight gear look like in 1932? This image was posted on March 30, 2017. #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory #throwbackthursday #tbt #aviatrix #sfohistory #womenshistorymonth #fashion

Janet Knight began flying in 1930 and was the first woman to earn a transport license at Mills Field. This image was posted on March 29, 2017. #womenshistorymonth #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory #aviatrix #sfohistory

The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida, was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation when it opened #onthisday 1934. This image was posted on March 25, 2017. #panam #aviationhistory #avgeek #dinnerkey #coconutgrove #miami #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Nash Motor Company produced the Golden Airflyte. This image was posted on March 24, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements #goldenairflyte #nash #nashmotorocompany #nashmotor #classiccar #classiccars #capitalairlines #lockheedconstellation #lockheed #constellation #1950s

Flying for the first time? This image was posted on March 23, 2017. #tbt #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #womenshistorymonth #aviationhistory #womeninaviation #avgeek