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. Do you recognize what type of plane this is? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2019.
An obscure airline with a great luggage label: Cardiff & Peacock Airlines, c. 1933 http://t.co/2pvL2O1Z6o #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 18, 2014.
An overaggressive acquisition strategy of smaller airlines led Swissair to declare bankruptcy in 2002. Crossair subsequently took over the name Swiss International Air Lines and became Switzerland's flag carrier. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Are you looking for some fun weekend entertainment? Our friends at the Pan Am Historical Foundation (@panamhistory), helped produce "Across the Pacific", a 3-part documentary on the founding and early history of #PanAm! See the first part here: https://t.co/mGhb92i7Yb #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2020.
Around the same time, in 1962, TWA opened their iconic terminal, the Trans World Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen, at New York International Airport, later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #TWA
This tweet was posted on December 15, 2022.
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.
As passenger numbers swelled in the 1980s, SFO began upgrading amenities and providing an increasing array of concessions. This 1990 map of SFO shows all amenities available at the time, including our art exhibits and even a video arcade! #avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2018.
As rival United Air Lines had exclusive rights to the Boeing 247, TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) turned to Douglas Aircraft to develop an improved competitor. The Douglas DC-2 was developed in the early 1930s and introduced in 1934. #WingWednesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2021.
As the DC-3 was one of the first airliners w/a galley, proper tableware was needed for meal service: http://t.co/Wv5dZK5LtE #avgeeks
This tweet was posted on May 29, 2013.
As the shelter-in-place continues in the Bay Area and in many places around the world, we've been daydreaming about faraway locations to travel to. What would be your dream vacation right now? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2020.
As the world grows more and more interconnected, can you imagine what it was like to fly around the world in the 1930s, when the aviation industry was just in its infancy? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on January 12, 2021.
At this time, there are no more #Boeing 747s are in US domestic commercial operation. What are your fondest memories of the Boeing 747? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2018.
Australia’s Ansett Airlines was founded in 1935 by Sir Reginald Myles "Reg" Ansett. Service between Hamilton and Melbourne was inaugurated in 1936. In 1964, Ansett-ANA received delivery of its first pure turbojet, the Boeing 727. Did you ever fly on Ansett? #avgeek #TravelTuesday
This tweet was posted on November 05, 2019.
BCPA’s transpacific service was launched in 1947 and branded the “Southern Cross” route, which originally consisted of stops in Sydney, Auckland, Fiji, Canton Island, Hawai’i, San Francisco, and Vancouver.
#FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 16, 2023.
BEA inaugurated Comet 4B jetliner service to numerous destinations in Europe in April 1960. In 1974, BEA merged back with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways, the current flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. #DefunctThursday #BEA #BOAC #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2022.
Back when it took a week to fly from CA to China, more than just cards were needed to pass the time: http://t.co/nFZsDppHEG #avgeek #PanAm
This tweet was posted on January 21, 2015.
Based on the earlier A300, the Airbus A310 had a shortened fuselage with a redesigned wing and undercarriage. It also had a lower purchase price than other wide-body airliners and was designed to be more economical to operate. #WingWednesday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
Before people carried around cell phones in their pockets that automatically updated to the current time zone, airlines gave out convenient time converters to passengers on international flights. Have you been to any locations on this card?
#52Objects #Timezones #TWA #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 13, 2023.
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.
Betty Trippe, the wife of Pan American founder Juan Trippe, was integral to the success of Pan American World Airways. Betty accompanied Juan on many trips around the world as Pan American established new routes and forged new connections. #womenshistorymonth #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 28, 2019.
Bird's-eye view of Seaplane Harbor, Pan Am's Clipper base in the 1940s: http://t.co/7k55R0mv45 #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 26, 2014.
Boeing's 727 took off OTD in 1963. Close on its heels, the much larger 747 lifted off in 1969, beginning the age of the jumbo jet. #AVgeeks
This tweet was posted on February 09, 2012.
Boeing's purpose-built plant in Everett, Washington, is one of the largest building in the world by volume, at over 472 million cubic feet of space on almost 100 acres of land. Have you ever been to the #Boeing assembly building in Everett, Washington? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 18, 2019.
Boeing's purpose-built plant in Everett, Washington, is the largest building in the world by volume, with a total volume of 472,370,319 cubic feet, covering a floor area of 399,480 square meters (98.3 acres). Have you ever been to the Boeing assembly plant? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
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.