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As Pan American was not licensed to operate domestic routes within in the United States, the company purchased National Airlines in 1980. This did not prove be a good financial takeover as the company would have liked. #PanAm #DefunctThursday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
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poster: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747; 1969
Gift of Barnaby Conrad III
2001.038.145
timetable: Pan American World Airways and National Airlines, spring and summer schedule; 1980
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2002.135.054
This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
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coaster: Pan American World Airways; 1960s
In memory of Jane Anne Thoe-Meyer
2016.117.001
https://t.co/MDiIVp14aP
coaster: Continental Airlines; 1970s
Gift of Anthony Spataro, Beaver, PA
2019.041.015
https://t.co/F0y0IF76wH
This tweet was posted on August 30, 2022.
Airlines carefully conceived their chinaware, flatware, and glassware for presentation, utilization, storage, and durability. Manufacturers often created tableware bearing the airline’s service mark or logo, as well as other unique patterns. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2022.
During the early years of commercial flight, the nourishment needs of passengers became a primary focus for nascent airlines. To provide a restaurant-style inflight dining experience, airlines also considered the tableware comprising the meal service set. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2022.
In 1969, the airline began painting smiles on the nose of its aircraft. They were quickly embraced by passengers and the public and remained as the most recognizable symbol of the airline. #DefunctThursday #PacificSouthwestAirlines
This tweet was posted on October 20, 2022.
In 1986, USAir, driven by other mergers taking place in the aviation industry, (Western airlines was purchased by Delta Air Lines and AirCal was bought by American Airlines) acquired PSA. PSA's last flight was on April 8, 1988.
#DefunctThursday #PacificSouthwestAirlines #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2022.
“More than a Meal” presents eight airline meal service sets from the 1960s to the 1980s, along with menus & images of inflight meal services from the time. See this exhibition pre-security in the Intl Terminal or online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbU32G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2022.
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postcard: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), Lockheed L-1011 TriStar; 1974
Gift of William Rys, Jr.
2019.085.094
PSA stewardesses serve cocktails in a Lockheed L-1011 cabin mockup 1972
PSA 1972 Annual Report
SFO Museum
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2006.010.047
This tweet was posted on October 20, 2022.
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souvenir certificate: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA); 1988
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.168.706
This tweet was posted on October 20, 2022.
American Airways was later formed from a merger of Robertson and Colonial Air Transport. In 1934, it changed its name to American Airlines. What are your favorite memories about American Airlines? #AmericanAir
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.
Happy Birthday, American Airlines! American traces its origins to Robertson Aircraft and its first airmail contract flight. #AmericanAir
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.
The airline celebrates its birthday as April 16, 1926, the date when Charles Lindbergh piloted the first airmail flight for Robertson, carrying mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. #AmericanAir
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.
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postcard: American Airlines Douglas DC-3, Flagship Boston; 1930s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.0197
https://t.co/GrfyqzadcI
luggage label: American Airways; 1930s
Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
2014.156.289
https://t.co/morKL1oBS0
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.
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luggage label: American Airlines; 1935
Gift of Daniel Kusrow
2018.061.006
https://t.co/vUavqoIY0O
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.
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photograph: TWA (Trans World Airlines), hostesses; c. 1955
Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International
2002.113.388
This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.
Where would your dream vacation be?
Allow us to inspire you: browse through over two hundred airline posters on our collection website!
https://t.co/p3qlCnTw0H
#collections #airlineposters #design #posters #avgeek #aviationhistory
This tweet was posted on April 12, 2022.
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Trans World Airlines hostess uniform 1955
Oleg Cassini
Briny Marlin Coat & Suit Company
Hat by Mae Hanauer
Blouse-slip by Wearpruf by Blou-Slip
Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International, Inc.
2002.113.036-.041, 2016.065.001
This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.
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poster: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Italy; c. 1957
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2001.135.066
https://t.co/9JtpE7kFtM
This tweet was posted on April 12, 2022.
Founded #onthisday in 1926, United Airlines was formed by a merger of four companies. National Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, Boeing Air Transport, and Varney Air Lines were organized in 1931 under United Air Lines, Inc. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
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photograph: Boeing Air Transport (BAT), Ford Tri-Motor; c. 1934
Gift of the Family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr.
2019.080.054
photograph: Varney Air Lines, Leon D. Cuddleback; c. 1926
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.184
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
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photograph: Curtiss Carrier Pigeon; 1920s
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.217
photograph: Pacific Air Transport, Fokker F-10A (Super Tri-Motor); c. 1930
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.132
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
After the Allied victory in August 1945, the airline secured a system of eight primary routes throughout China all the while struggling against a backdrop of increasing civil war. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
As Japan waged war on China in 1937, CNAC evacuated Shanghai, its original headquarters and home base in August and relocated to Chongqing. In trying to avoid Japanese detection, the airline pioneered the routes over the Himalayas. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was Asia’s first sustained commercial airline. Scheduled service began on October 21, 1929, along a 525-mile route from Shanghai to Hankou with two passengers and one pound of mail. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.
With rising competition between airlines, flight attendants’ service and uniforms and became an integral part of airlines’ advertising strategies. It seemed there were no boundaries as airlines combined the luxury of air travel with bold looks. #FlightPatterns #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
Browse through over 300 airline bags on our collection website! https://t.co/nrX8OITKTl
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2022.
Sold through mail-order catalogs and at airport stores and sometimes given out to first-class passengers, airline bags became a desirable status symbol that identified its user as a member of the new globe-trotting jet set. https://t.co/oVQUiov5WJ
#flightbags #airlinebags #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2022.
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airline bag: United Air Lines; c. 1968
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2009.028.037 a b
airline bag: Cathay Pacific Airways; 1970s
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2004.061.008
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #TDIH 1933, Boeing delivered the first modern airliner, a 247 monoplane, to United Airlines. With its sleek, low-wing, all…
This tweet was posted on March 31, 2022.
Bonnie Tiburzi became the first woman to fly for a major commercial carrier when she was hired by American Airlines in 1973. She began at American as part of its Boeing 727 Astrojet flight crew, and in 1988 was promoted to captain. #WomeninAviation #avgeek #WomensHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2022.
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was Asia’s first sustained commercial airline. Scheduled service began on October 21, 1929, along a 525-mile route from Shanghai to Hankou with two passengers and one pound of mail. #DefunctThursday #CNAC
This tweet was posted on March 31, 2022.
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American Airlines Flight Officer Bonnie Tiburzi in a Boeing 727
c. 1973
SFO Museum Collection
1994.37.01
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2022.
After its multi-million dollar computerized reservation system broke down over the Fourth of July weekend in 1968, causing a public relations fiasco, billionaire mogul Howard Hughes, in stepped to acquire the troubled airline. In 1970, the renamed Hughes Airwest began operations.
This tweet was posted on March 24, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1947, the #Convair 240 made its maiden flight. It could carry forty passengers comfortably and had a range of up to 1,200 miles. Introduced by American Airlines in 1948, 176 were produced for numerous airlines worldwide. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 16, 2022.
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promotional information: Southwest Airlines; 1980s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.160.597
postcard: Southwest Airlines, Boeing 727-291; c. 1980
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2008.055.614
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2022.


















