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Continental was one of numerous U.S. airlines to launch Boeing 747 jumbojet service in 1970. This image was posted on October 18, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #continental #hostess #crewlife #flightattendant

#OnThisDay in 2015, the last branded US Airways flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport and landed at San Francisco International Airport as American Airlines Flight 1939 (for the year the airline was established as All American Aviation). This image was posted on October 17, 2019. #avgeek #usairways #americanair

#Onthisday in 1956, the Lockheed Constellation L-1649 Starliner embarked on its maiden flight. This image was posted on October 10, 2019. #avgeek #lockheed #starliner #constellation #jetstream #1950s

Happy 100th Birthday KLM! This image was posted on October 07, 2019. #avgeek #klm #airfrance #happybirthday #klm100

With the success of its Boeing 747 service, which began in 1970, Continental Airlines introduced its next jumbojet airliner in 1972, the DC-10 trijet, McDonnell Douglas’ first widebody airliner. This image was posted on October 02, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #dc10

The first #PanAm delivery of a Douglas DC-3 was #onthisday in 1937. This image was posted on October 01, 2019. #avgeek #dc3 #panam #paa #panamerican

Austrian Airlines traces its commercial air transport origins back to 1923 with the establishment of ÖLAG (Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG, or Austrian Airlines). This image was posted on September 30, 2019. #avgeek #austria #austrianairlines

Happy Autumn! This image was posted on September 23, 2019. #avgeek #united #autumn #travel #firstdayoffall

The Boeing 747, which was first flown in 1969 and launched into service in 1970 by Pan American World Airways, revolutionized long-distance commercial air travel and set a completely new standard in airliner design, the “widebody” or “jumbojet.” Not to be left behind in the widebody market, aircraft manufacturers McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft followed with their own widebody airliners, the DC-10 and L-1011 TriStar. This image was posted on September 20, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jetage #boeing747 #dc10 #lockheed

When introduced in 1949 by Pan American World Airways, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft. This image was posted on September 19, 2019. #boeing377 #377 #stratocruiser #avgeek

Malev Hungarian Airlines was the flag carrier of Hungary from 1946 to 2012. This image was posted on September 17, 2019. #hungary #traveltuesday #avgeek

What’s happening at the museum? This image was posted on September 11, 2019. #freedombirds #vietnam #avgeek

#OnThisDay in 1993, Boeing finished production on their 1,000th 747, a 747-400 that was delivered to Singapore Airlines in October. This image was posted on September 10, 2019. #boeing #boeing747 #singapore #avgeek

The Douglas DC-6 was initially conceived of as a military transport, but with the end of World War II, the design was changed to a civilian airliner, primarily in an effort to compete with the Lockheed Constellation. This image was posted on September 04, 2019. #airliner #airplane #plane #cockpit #photography #avgeek

On August 27, 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony. This image was posted on August 29, 2019. #sfo #sfohistory #sfhistory #airport

#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s. This image was posted on August 15, 2019. #boeing #boeing707 #avgeek #panam #panamerican

Happy #NationalBookLoverDay! This image was posted on August 09, 2019. #avgeek #booklover #library #archive #books #book

Japan Airlines (JAL) was founded on August 1, 1951 and began domestic service the following year. This image was posted on August 06, 2019. #traveltuesday #japan #japanairlines #luggagelabel #graphicdesign #1950s #avgeek

The XL Airways France is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

An Aircraft Marshaller or signal person is a person who visually communicates directions between the pilot of an aircraft and ground crew in order to direct the aircraft into a particular space or position. This image was posted on August 02, 2019. #avgeek #twa #airmarshall #boeing707 #airtrafficcontrol #longexposure #1960s

SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), founded in 1946, is based in Stockholm, Sweden. This image was posted on August 01, 2019. #sas #scandinavianairlinessystem #avgeek #norway #denmark #sweden

Northeast Airlines’ last day of operation occurred #onthisday in 1972. This image was posted on July 31, 2019. #avgeek #northeast #delta #deltaairlines #postcard

How would you caption this 1960s publicity photo from United Airlines? This image was posted on July 28, 2019. #united #captioncontest #avgeek

Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airways, reportedly “discovered” Wake Island while scouring through 19th century clipper ship logs at the New York Public Library. This image was posted on July 24, 2019. #wakeisland #wake #paa #panam #panamerican #avgeek #paxex

Developed and produced by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. of Great Britain, the Viscount was the world’s first turboprop airliner to go into service. This image was posted on July 16, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #vickers #viscount #vickersviscount #modelplane #aircraftmodel #museum

Aeroflot commenced regular domestic operations #onthisday in 1923 in the Soviet Union. This image was posted on July 15, 2019. #avgeek #aeroflot #ilyushin #postcard #museum

The first Western Air Express flight departed on April 17, 1926, with an airmail flight from LA to Salt Lake City in a Douglas M-2 mailplane. This image was posted on July 15, 2019. #westernairexpress #westernairlines #deltaairlines #avgeek #routemap #map

Airlines have customarily used landmarks to advertise their destinations. This image was posted on July 13, 2019. #twa #sanfrancisco #poster #1960s

With seats for ten passengers, the Boeing 247 was dubbed a “flying city” in this postcard advertisement. This image was posted on July 11, 2019. #avgeek #boeing #united #postcard #1930s