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This United Airlines Air Lines Service Center was built in 1958 and designed by Myron Goldsmith during his time at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the largest architectural firms in the world. #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on September 20, 2018.
@avspacemuseum The artifacts we look to borrow from other museums usually relate to the stories we are want to tell. For example for our exhibition, "The Douglas DC-3: Legacy of an Airline Legend," the Wings of History Air Museum, loaned us their cutaway Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Engine This tweet was posted on September 12, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1993, #Boeing finished production on their 1,000th 747, a 747-400 that was delivered to #Singapore Airlines in October. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 10, 2018.
In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. A pilot based in the SF Bay Area, she was an original charter member of the International Society of Women Pilots (ISWP). #WomeninAviation #WomensEqualityDay This tweet was posted on August 26, 2018.
For #Braniff's “The End of the Plain Plane” campaign, designer #AlexanderGirard introduced a vivid color pallet, while Italian-born fashion impresario #EmilioPucci re-conceptualized the airline uniform. This tweet was posted on August 29, 2018.
In 1962, #SFO ranked as the fourth busiest airport in the U.S. The fleets of jet airliners used by both domestic and international carriers created demands for new boarding area configurations and new terminals. #TBT #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on August 23, 2018.
At the end of World War II, the #French aircraft manufacturer Breguet began designing a large-capacity, mid-range #airliner that would ultimately become the four-engine, double-deck 763 Provence. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on August 24, 2018.
Our online database features a selection of our collection of airline bags. Check it out here: https://t.co/fbLPCY7rB8 Do you own any airline bags? This tweet was posted on August 12, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first of this type of aircraft service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Flown by United, this aircraft was the first three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliner to arrive at SFO. Can you guess what this aircraft is? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 14, 2018.
In the mid-1950s, Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands began developing an airliner that would fill a major niche in regional commercial aviation, the F-27 Friendship. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on August 08, 2018.
The Fokker F-27 would be one of the most successful and enduring regional airliner designs of the postwar era and beyond, with nearly 600 produced and operated worldwide. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on August 08, 2018.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. Have you ever flown on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2018.
The high-wing, short-range design of the the Fokker F-27 incorporated two powerful Rolls Royce Dart turboprop engines and featured outstanding short takeoff and landing capabilities, which made it ideal for regional airlines operating out of small airports. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on August 08, 2018.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. The A310 was a shortened fuselage version of the A300 with a redesigned wing and undercarriage. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on July 27, 2018.
When ceramic dishes were used on the Douglas DC-3, they were specifically designed to be light for inflight use. American Airlines offered china and flatware resembling the DC-3 forward fuselage. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 25, 2018.
The #Lockheed L-188 Electra was the only large #turboprop airliner produced in the United States. The prototype flew in 1957; Eastern was the first to inaugurate service in January 1959. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on July 11, 2018.
The regional airline #PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines), based in San Diego, purchased three #Lockheed L-188 #Electra, which proved ideal for the carrier’s West Coast routes. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on July 11, 2018.
What did SFO look like in 1970? In the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) National Airlines' and Delta Air Lines' check in desks were next to each other. National moved to the North Terminal in 1979. Did you ever fly on National Airlines? #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 12, 2018.
First flown in 1947, 176 #Convair 240s were produced for numerous airlines worldwide, including #PanAmerican World Airways, which operated a fleet of twenty of the type. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on July 17, 2018.
Have you ever seen this Boeing logo? This style of pin, a reproduction of a uniform insignia from the late 1920s , was worn by Boeing Air Transport’s first stewardesses in 1930. They were the earliest stewardesses to fly in the airline industry. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 16, 2018.
Did you know #Hawaiian Airlines used to offer ticket booklets for hopping between Hawai’i, Oahu, Maui, Kaua’i, Moloka’i, and Lana’i? The flights would cost between $7 and $25 in 1960, which would be $60 to $214 today. Did you ever use Hawaiian's ticket booklets? This tweet was posted on July 03, 2018.
The #Boeing 307 #Stratoliner was the first commercial airliner put in service to have a pressurized cabin in 1940. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on July 05, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1971, #Southwest Airlines began operation in Texas. DYK since starting service, Southwest has the distinction of almost exclusively operating the Boeing 737 family. This tweet was posted on June 18, 2018.
Beginning in the late 1940s, airlines started issuing junior pilot and flight attendant wings. Do you have any junior pilot or flight attendant wings? #avgeek #paxex This tweet was posted on June 08, 2018.
Weight was a big concern for airlines in the 1930s & they used bakelite service sets to minimize equipment loads http://t.co/cf7rj7tj This tweet was posted on January 24, 2012.
Often referred to as the first modern airliner, the all-metal, twin-engine #Boeing Model 247 was a revolutionary airliner when introduced in 1933. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 04, 2018.
Although Alaska Airlines can trace its roots back through various incarnations to the early 1930s, it officially began operating as Alaska Airlines on June 6, 1944. The iconic Eskimo on Alaska's aircraft tails was first introduced in 1972. Have you ever flown on #Alaska? This tweet was posted on June 06, 2018.
RT @flySFO: United Airlines starts their non-stop service from SFO to Zurich today✈️ This tweet was posted on June 07, 2018.
RT @usatodaytravel: Delta rolls out new Zac Posen-designed uniforms to 64,000 airline workers https://t.co/STVy2QfH9G @TodayInTheSky https:… This tweet was posted on May 30, 2018.
The Curtiss Commando was initially designed as a 36 passenger, pressurized commercial airliner. Following its first flight in 1940, the armed forces took notice and it was redesigned for rugged military use. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on May 31, 2018.
What did people eat on aircraft in the early days of aviation? With the introduction of the Douglas DC-3 in 1936 came the first airliner designed with a galley to handle onboard food preparation. What has been your favorite inflight meal? #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 20, 2018.
In the mid-1950s, airlines such as Pan American World Airways offered branded bags for carry-on items. This new type of hand luggage, became a desirable status symbol that identified its user as a member of the new globe-trotting jet set. #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 16, 2018.
Though this #American Airlines brochure was produced in the 1970s, the flight attendants on the cover are posing in front of a piston-powered Ford Tri-Motor from the 1920s. #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 02, 2018.
RT @flySFO: Check out Hong Kong Airlines' inaugural service! https://t.co/x0DDd6iT5D This tweet was posted on April 24, 2018.
#Braniff International Airways purchased a large fleet of the #727 and, after advertising executive #MaryWells radically revamped the airline's corporate identity, painted their aircraft in a variety of brightly colored liveries. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2018.
Thai Airways International began service #onthisday in 1960 as a joint venture between SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), and #Thai Airways Company (TAC), #Thailand's flag carrier, to expand the Thai aviation industry beyond Asia. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on May 01, 2018.