Open wide! Did you know that Boeing 747 freighters specifically designed for cargo can open from their nose cones? This tweet was posted on January 23, 2016.
Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. What are your favorite memories of Pan Am? This tweet was posted on December 04, 2018.
Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. What are your favorite memories of Pan American? #avgeek#panam#PAAThis tweet was posted on December 04, 2019.
Our new exhibit “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” presents promotional objects and images from the first 3 widebody jetliners introduced in the early 1970s, the #Boeing 747, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the #Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. #WidebodyAV#vgeekThis tweet was posted on September 20, 2019.
Pacific Air Transport (PAT) was founded in 1926. PAT flew Ryan M-1 mail planes with passengers often packed in with mail sacks. PAT was acquired by Boeing Air Transport in 1928 and both companies would become part of United Air Lines in the 1930s. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on December 22, 2020.
Pan American World Airways and Qantas Airways favored the Boeing 707 jetliner for long-range international routes. These airliners did not need to stop as frequently and layovers in New Caledonia and Canton Island were no longer required. #AirmailDownUnder#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
Peek inside a 1950s Boeing 377 Stratocruiser to see the state-of-the-art cockpit w/seats for 5 crew members: http://t.co/u3n2wdXG8R #avgeeksThis tweet was posted on March 21, 2013.
People Express Airlines commenced operations on April 30, 1981. A low-cost airline inspired by Freddie Laker and Laker Air, the airline operated Boeing 727s, 737s, and 747s. #DefunctThursday#PeoplExpress#AvgeekThis tweet was posted on September 08, 2022.
Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and upgraded to the 747-300 and 747SP widebody jetliners in the 1980s. By 1987, the airline maintained 21 747s and 6 767s in its fleet and placed a large order for the next generation 747-400, introduced in 1989. #FlyingSouthernCrossThis tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
RT @AeroDork: The flight deck windows of Boeing's Stratocruiser are enough to make any modern pilot drool. This tweet was posted on July 20, 2016.
RT @Afritraveller: Meet Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo, the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 Pilot and the first Nigerian female Pilot for @qatar…This tweet was posted on March 05, 2019.
RT @AviationNews: Mechanics and robots collaborate in @boeing factory for B777 assembly https://t.co/vqB9nVQw8lThis tweet was posted on February 27, 2017.
RT @Boeing: HAPPY CENTENNIAL! #Boeing celebrates 100 years, launches 2nd century: https://t.co/lrjMfSrMyA #Boeing100 This tweet was posted on July 15, 2016.
RT @BoeingAirplanes: 35 years strong! The #Boeing 767 first flew on this day in 1981. Since then, nearly 70 airlines have taken delivery of…This tweet was posted on September 26, 2016.
RT @BoeingAirplanes: Double vision! The first two 777X test airplanes in the #Boeing factory in Everett, Washington are now in the low-rate…This tweet was posted on July 09, 2018.
RT @CBSSunday: By year's end, not a single U.S. passenger airline will still be flying the revolutionary jumbo jet Boeing 747 https://t.co/…This tweet was posted on November 06, 2017.