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Not all posters produced by airlines advertised their service destinations. In 1973, Braniff commissioned world-renowned artist Alexander Calder to paint an entire Douglas DC-8. Braniff produced numerous advertisements to promote their new livery including this poster. #52posters This tweet was posted on July 24, 2024.
📸: poster: Braniff International, Douglas DC-8-62; c. 1974 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.020 https://t.co/iza4xdR4qk This tweet was posted on July 24, 2024.
This three-seat coach section was manufactured by Boeing for installation in the 727 airliner in the 1960s. It was upholstered in the 1970s by PSA in an intricate floral pattern fabric inspired by the countercultural, flower-power designs of the era. #AvGeek #Braniff This tweet was posted on June 05, 2024.
📸: Braniff International Boeing 727 interior; early 1970s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.2506 https://t.co/sDk8Jyha3H coach seat section: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), Boeing 727 cabin interior; 1970s Gift of Chris and Leacy Laborde 2021.057.010 https://t.co/EHkUuAn5Zr This tweet was posted on June 05, 2024.
The inaugural flight of the Concorde for the Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint SST service from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, DC, to London departed #onthisday in 1979. #Braniff #Concorde #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2023.
While the Concordes were flown at Mach 2 (over 1,300 mph) out over the Atlantic, Braniff could not exceed Mach 0.95 on the overland DFW–IAD leg. Service only lasted a year and a half and was canceled in June 1980. #Braniff #Concorde #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 14, 2023.
While the Concordes were flown at Mach 2 (over 1,300 mph) out over the Atlantic, Braniff could not exceed Mach 0.95 on the overland DFW–IAD leg. Service only lasted a year and a half and was canceled in June 1980. #Braniff #Concorde #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2023.
📸 1/2: 1. photograph: Braniff International, Concorde; 1979 Gift of Marie G. Clark 2022.089.019 2. photograph: Braniff International, Concorde; 1979 Gift of Marie G. Clark 2022.089.010 This tweet was posted on January 14, 2023.
📸 2/2 : 3. model airplane: Braniff International, Concorde; 1970s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 1999.061.058 a b This tweet was posted on January 14, 2023.
Braniff International was the only airline besides Air France and British Airways to operate the Concorde. #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde #Braniff This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.
From 1978 to 1980, Braniff leased 11 Concordes (5 from Air France & 6 from British Airways) for subsonic flights between Dallas–Fort Worth and Washington Dulles—the U.S. would not allow transcontinental supersonic flights because of the Concorde's sonic boom. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.
See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde #Braniff This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.
📸 2/2: flight attendant smock: Braniff International; 1968 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.016.081 a b https://t.co/LAit576DRy This tweet was posted on July 18, 2022.
By the end of the decade, flight attendant uniforms became cool and chic rather than regimented and conservative. This exhibition features some of the wilder uniforms made between 1967–74 for Braniff, Northwest Orient, Pan American, TWA, and United. #FlightPatterns #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
A fleet of stretched & updated DC-8 types, the Super 60 Series, was operated by #Braniff in the 1970s. Artist Alexander Calder conceived the colorful livery scheme for one of these aircraft, which was colorful christened “Flying Colors of South America.” #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
Texas-based Braniff International Airways, which operated from 1930 to 1982, has the distinction of being one the very few airlines named eponymously for its owner. #DefunctThursday #Braniff #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
In 1965, Braniff radically changed its identity by introducing the “BI” logo and bright color schemes designed by Alexander Girard for its jets, along with bold new flight crew uniforms by Italian designer Emilio Pucci. #DefunctThursday #Braniff #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
As with other Braniff uniforms, the 1974 Classic Collection featured a decorative, gold-plated, dove-shaped pin by Alexander Girard (1907–93). #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on February 02, 2022.
Emilio Pucci designed his 6th and final uniform for Braniff in 1974. Dubbed “The Classic Collection” after his similarly named uniform series from 1968, it showcased a swirling Pucci print along with blue and green elements that could be combined for more than 25 different looks. This tweet was posted on February 02, 2022.
727 Braniff Place featured patterned skirts with decorative borders and two different hemlines that were worn with shorts or palazzo pants. Matching pumps, an umbrella, purse, and a reversible coat completed the ensemble. #FlightPatterns #Braniff #EmilioPucci This tweet was posted on January 18, 2022.
Flight Patterns is on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. https://t.co/O69YNba2Jq #FlightPatterns #Braniff #EmilioPucci This tweet was posted on January 18, 2022.
In 1972, #EmilioPucci designed the “727 #Braniff Place Blue Pant Collection” to commemorate the company’s fleet of #Boeing 727 airliners. #FlightPatterns #Braniff #EmilioPucci This tweet was posted on January 18, 2022.
"Flight Patterns" is on display post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/O69YNba2Jq #FlightPatterns #AvGeek #Braniff #EmilioPucci #Pucci #uniform #flightattendant This tweet was posted on November 30, 2021.
#EmilioPucci’s 1968 “Classic Collection” for #Braniff featured a long-sleeve dress in pale pink or plum Trevira polyester and wool, with a silver vinyl serving apron and belt with faux jewel ends reminded passengers of the ongoing Space Race. #FlightPatterns #Pucci This tweet was posted on November 30, 2021.
From 1965–74, #EmilioPucci created multiple series of wild, mix-and-match, “non-uniform” uniforms for #Braniff in a variety of vivid colors and bold patterns that revolutionized airline fashion. #FlightPatterns #Pucci #flightattendant This tweet was posted on November 30, 2021.
Artist Alexander Calder was born #onthisday in 1898. In the early 1970s, Calder was commissioned to paint several aircraft operated by #Braniff International Airways. #avgeek #AlexanderCalder This tweet was posted on July 22, 2021.
Braniff International Airways purchased a large fleet of the 727 and, after advertising executive Mary Wells Lawrence radically revamped the airline’s corporate identity, painted their aircraft in a variety of brightly colored liveries. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
This Douglas DC-8-62, named Flying Colors of South America, entered service in 1973, on routes between the U.S. and premier South American destinations. Do you have a favorite airline livery? #avgeek #braniff #AlexanderCalder This tweet was posted on July 22, 2021.
📸 4/4: photograph: Braniff International Airways, Boeing 727-200, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW); 1970s Gift of William Rys, Jr. 2019.085.135 postcard: Braniff International Airways, Boeing 727-200; c. 1970 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2008.055.213 This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
📸 3/3: BOAC DC-7C; c. 1957 Anonymous gift 2016.105.015 Braniff DC-7C; c. 1957 Gift of George Gayuski 2001.082.182 Northwest DC-7C cabin; c. 1957 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0290 This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
In 1957, Braniff International Airways launched DC-7C service to South America that it dubbed “El Dorado” service. Sales of the DC-7 rapidly declined by the end of the decade, with the arrival of long-range jets such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
📸 3/4: Braniff, Douglas DC-6; c. 1947 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0086 Panagra, DC-6; c. 1950 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0300 Japan Air Lines, DC-6B, @flySFO; 1954 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.165.103 a b This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.
Extra seats let the Lodestar compete economically with the DC-3, but many U.S. airlines had fully committed to the DC-3. The first Lodestar was acquired in 1940 by Mid-Continent Airlines, which operated throughout the Midwest and was acquired in 1952 by Braniff. #WingWednesday. This tweet was posted on March 24, 2021.
Jet Set Carry-On (T1, pre-TSA) has a great selection of flight bags on view, like this pink 1960s one by Braniff: http://t.co/rfHTLjDfMw This tweet was posted on March 05, 2013.
Artist Alexander Calder was born #onthisday in 1898. In the early 1970s, Calder was commissioned to paint several aircraft operated by Braniff International Airways. Do you remember his livery for Braniff? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome #AlexanderCalder #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 22, 2020.
The inaugural flight of the #Concorde for the #Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint #SST service to London from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, D.C. was inaugurated #onthisday in 1979. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2020.