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United Air Lines produced this 1957 flight attendant employee pamphlet that introduces potential applicants to the profession.
This image was posted on March 22, 2017.
#united #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightattendanttraining #flightcrew #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth
On January 25, 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.)
This image was posted on March 21, 2017.
#traveltuesday #panagra #panamerican #panam #panamericangraceairways #southamerica #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements
#OnThisDay in 1959, TWA (Trans World Airlines) inaugurated transcontinental Boeing 707 jet service from San Francisco International Airport to New York.
This image was posted on March 20, 2017.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #boeing #707 #boeing707 #twa #transworldairlines #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements
Flight packets given to passengers in the 1940s and 1950s consisted of various passenger information and amenities including postcards, luggage tags, route maps, and informational materials on aircraft and aviation procedures.
This image was posted on March 19, 2017.
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Our online database features a few gems from our collection of over a thousand safety information cards, including this Lufthansa German Airlines safety information card featuring the Airbus A380, the largest commercial passenger aircraft in service today.
This image was posted on March 18, 2017.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #a380 #safetyinformationcard
Airline calendars often presented stunning imagery of aircraft in service.
This image was posted on March 17, 2017.
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A portion of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) hostess training in 1942 was dedicated to hair and makeup.
This image was posted on March 15, 2017.
#womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth #twa #transcontinentalwesternair #transcontinentalandwesternair #transworldairlines #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightattendanttraining #flightcrew #vintage #avgeek #aviationhistory
Western Airlines' advertisement promoted travel to Los Angeles aboard the airline’s “Californian” service, flying from Minneapolis-St. Paul in Minnesota to Los Angeles, California.
This image was posted on March 10, 2017.
#westernairlines #californian #avgeek #aviationhistory
Under the wing of a Stearman 4D, these two aviatrixes, clad in aviator helmets and goggles, were part of an air show held at SFO on November 20, 1932.
This image was posted on March 09, 2017.
#womeninaviation #aviatrix #aviatrixes #throwbackthursday #tbt #womenshistorymonth #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory
The last Continental flight departed #onthisday in 2012.
This image was posted on March 02, 2017.
Pan American Airways' pioneering transpacific service is advertised in this brochure from 1940: "Over pioneer aerial trade routes blazed by Lindbergh to the lands of the West Indies, Central and South America, high above the age-old routes of Columbus, Spanish conquistadores, swash-buckling pirateers, of clipper ships of another generation, great Flying Clipper Ships now speed along radio-guarded highways of the sky to thirty-three countries and colonies of the southern Americas.
This image was posted on February 28, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1952, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Douglas DC-6B.
This image was posted on February 27, 2017.
#HappyBirthday to Philippine Airlines (PAL), which was founded #onthisday in 1941.
This image was posted on February 26, 2017.
This Airmail flight cover promoting the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition honoring National Air Mail Week was postmarked on May 15, 1938.
This image was posted on February 24, 2017.
This Airmail flight cover promoting the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition honoring National Air Mail Week was postmarked on May 15, 1938.
This image was posted on February 24, 2017.
The Lockheed Electra 10, built and designed to compete with the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-2, made its first flight #onthisday in 1934.
This image was posted on February 23, 2017.
"The Voice of S.F.
This image was posted on February 22, 2017.
This 1952 TWA advertisement reads: "Where on earth could you find such service?
This image was posted on February 22, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1982, the first test flight of the #Boeing 757 took off.
This image was posted on February 19, 2017.
In the early days of aviation, barnstorming was a popular entertainment event.
This image was posted on February 18, 2017.
#HappyBirthday to Asiana Airlines.
This image was posted on February 17, 2017.
This menu translator produced by TWA (Trans World Airlines) helped passengers translate food items to English from French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
This image was posted on February 16, 2017.
This photo shows the newly constructed 1937 passenger terminal and four hangars.
This image was posted on February 16, 2017.
Boeing’s district manager Steve Stimpson conceived of this all-season uniform for the world’s first airline stewardess, registered nurse Ellen Church, who was hired in San Francisco.
This image was posted on February 15, 2017.
#Mexico was one of Pan American Airways' first destinations.
This image was posted on February 14, 2017.
This #Valentine card from c. 1915 reads, “I'm up in the air about you, dear valentine”.
This image was posted on February 14, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1933, the first flight of the Boeing 247 took place.
This image was posted on February 08, 2017.
#HappyBirthday to Charles #Lindbergh who was born #onthisday in 1902.
This image was posted on February 04, 2017.
This cover art on this seat-pocket flight information packet features various landmarks from Western Airlines’ travel destinations.
This image was posted on February 03, 2017.
This 1950s Pan American World Airways drinks and distractions menu in English and French was for the Rainbow class, a reduced-priced, tourist-class service.
This image was posted on February 03, 2017.
This 1950s Pan American World Airways drinks and distractions menu in English and French was for the Rainbow class, a reduced-priced, tourist-class service.
This image was posted on February 03, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1964, the #Boeing 727 was introduced by Eastern Air Lines.
This image was posted on February 01, 2017.
This 1960 American Airlines flight information packet advertises the airline's new Boeing 707 jets.
This image was posted on January 30, 2017.
