"FLY TO-DAY" 1918 Loughead (Lockheed) ad in Santa Barbara sure made a pretty billboard: http://t.co/UCmmnppj #avgeek#aviationThis tweet was posted on June 06, 2012.
"The Voice of S.F. Airport", Maxine Crookston, spent four years as an Air Traffic Controller in Salt Lake City before transferring to SFO in 1946. While at SFO, it was reported that she became the first female Watch Supervisor in the country. #avgeek#ATC#InternationalWomensDayThis tweet was posted on March 08, 2019.
#BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
#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. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on April 27, 2018.
#ChinaAirlines, the flag carrier of #Taiwan, was founded on December 12, 1959, by retired Chinese Air Force officers. #Transpacific service to San Francisco began in 1970 with the acquisition of the #Boeing 707 jetliner. Have you ever flown on China Airlines? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on December 16, 2019.
#Continental advertised their #Boeing #747 service as the only 747 with 2 lounges and a pub. Did you ever fly on a Continental 747? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on July 15, 2017.
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Founded in 1931, Swissair was founded through the merger of Ad Astra Aero and Balair and was the flag carrier of Switzerland. Swissair served destinations throughout Europe during the 1930s. #AvGeekThis tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
#HBD to Juan Trippe, who was born #onthisday in 1899. The founder of Pan American Airways, Trippe and PAA revolutionized international air travel, inaugurating the first regular commercial trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic air service. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on June 27, 2018.
#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the first President of Pan American World Airways, who was born #onthisday in 1899. Under Trippe, #PanAm became an innovative business model that became the blueprint for the global air transport system. #JuanTrippe#PanAmerican #avgeekThis tweet was posted on June 27, 2022.
#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the late founder and President of Pan American, who was born #onthisday in 1899. #PanAm’s unrivaled string of aviation firsts included first commercial service across the oceans, first successful jet service, and the first widebody service. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on June 27, 2019.