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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.
📸 1/2: 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.
📸 1/2: 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.
📸 1/2: 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.
📸2/2 : 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.
📸 2/3: 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.
📸 3/3: luggage label: American Airlines; 1935 Gift of Daniel Kusrow 2018.061.006 https://t.co/vUavqoIY0O This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.
📸 2/2: 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.
📸 1/2: 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.
📸: 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.
📸 2/3: 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.
📸1/3: 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.
📸: 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.
📸: 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.
📸 2/2: 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.