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People Express Airlines commenced operations on April 30, 1981. This image was posted on September 08, 2022. #defunctthursday #peoplexpress #avgeek
People Express advertised "we eliminate the things you don't want: like ticket counters and airline food. And we give you the things you want: like frequent flights with extra room for carry-on bags.” #DefunctThursday #PeoplExpress #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2022.
Piedmont Aviation was incorporated in North Carolina on July 2, 1940, by Thomas Davis. Initially, Piedmont Aviation began as an airplane repair service and a training school for pilots and did not operate its first passenger service in February 1948. #DefunctThursday #Piedmont This tweet was posted on September 29, 2022.
Piedmont Aviation was incorporated in North Carolina on July 2, 1940, by Thomas Henry Davis. This image was posted on September 29, 2022. #defunctthursday #piedmont #avgeek #airline
Prior to 1935, the 2,400 miles from San Francisco to Honolulu represented the world’s greatest water gap along any viable aerial trade route. The next stop, Midway Island, lay 1,300 miles northwest of Hawai’i. #DefunctThursday #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
Renamed in 1937 as Continental Airlines, the carrier introduced a red, white, and blue eagle symbol with its block letter logotype in 1944. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #ContinentalAirlines This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.
Republic Airlines was formed as a result of a merger between North Central Airlines and Southern Airways in 1979 and was based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The same year, Hughes Airwest was targeted it for a takeover by Republic. #DefunctThursday #RepublicAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
Republic Airlines was formed as a result of a merger between North Central Airlines and Southern Airways in 1979 and was based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul. This image was posted on November 03, 2022. #defunctthursday #republicairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. Offering local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland airports and downtown areas, service began with two leased Sikorsky S-62s. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. This image was posted on November 10, 2022. #defunctthursday #sfohelicopter #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfohistory
Several months later, TWA extended service to Rome, Athens, Lisbon, and Madrid with Lockheed 049 Constellations. In 1950, the company changed its name to Trans World Airways, retaining its well-known initials. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.
Started in 1945 by 11 former members of the Flying Tigers, the nickname for a special operations group of military pilots deployed to China during World War II, the Flying Tiger Line was the first scheduled all-cargo airline in the United States. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
Started in 1945 by eleven former members of the Flying Tigers, the nickname for a special operations group of military pilots deployed to China during World War II, the Flying Tiger Line was the first scheduled all-cargo airline in the United States. This image was posted on May 12, 2022. #defunctthursday #flyingtigers #avgeek #aviationhistory
TWA launched Lockheed L-1049G transatlantic service to Europe in November 1955. The aircraft had the range to fly across the Atlantic nonstop. #TWA’s “Super Gs” featured comfortable, luxurious interiors that included a lounge, sleeping berths, & colorful murals. #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.
TWA was purchased by American financier Carl Icahn in the 1980s, though the company struggled in the post airline-deregulation era. The airline filed for bankruptcy three times between 1992 and 2001, when it was acquired by American Airlines. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 15, 2022.
TWA’s first all-air coast-to-coast service took place on October 25, 1930, in a Ford Tri-motor. The trip took 36 hours and included an overnight stay in Kansas City. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
Taking from the tradition of the globe and windswept typeface that Pan Am had used since the 1920s, they rendered the globe in gridlines, positioned a tightened logotype at the equator, and lightened the company color from navy to sky blue. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 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.
The 1930s saw the company expand service westward from its Twin Cities base, and service to Seattle was flown by 1933. A year later, the airline was renamed Northwest Airlines and acquired the Lockheed 10-A Electra. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #NorthwestOrient This tweet was posted on June 30, 2022.
The airline expanded its routes beyond the California corridor to include Seattle, Portland, Houston, and New Orleans, and by 1987, Chicago, Vancouver, and Anchorage. #DefunctThursday #AirCal This tweet was posted on January 20, 2022.
The airline introduced a new corporate look in 1968 with bright reddish-orange liveries and a stylized “A” logo, while dropping “ANA” from its name. Several chic cabin crew uniforms were introduced during the 1970s that incorporated this palette. #AnsettAirways #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on January 27, 2022.
The company changed its name to Allegheny Airlines in 1953. By the mid- 1950s, Allegheny operated Convair 440's, 540's and Martin 2-0-2s. The company’s first jet aircraft introduced into service was the DC-9. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #USAirways This tweet was posted on December 22, 2022.
The company had a near monopoly on inter-East Coast services from the 1930s to the 1950s. Eastern promoted its image with an eagle symbol and a slogan describing its airplanes as “The Great Silver Fleet.” #DefunctThursday #Eastern #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on May 05, 2022.
The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday. Founded in 1927 by Juan Trippe, #PanAm grew rapidly, purchasing or partnering with numerous competing airlines along the way. This tweet was posted on August 04, 2022.
The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday. This image was posted on August 04, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
Their rapid expansion to new destinations and acquisitions of airlines in the mid-1980s led to financial distress, and the airline merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Did you ever fly on People Express? #DefunctThursday #PeoplExpress #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2022.
This new servicemark was more distinct, particularly at a distance, and it became one of the most widely recognized in the world. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.
This week's installment of Defunct Thursday is a two-parter: China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was Asia’s first sustained commercial airline. This image was posted on March 31, 2022. #defunctthursday #cnac #china #chinanationalaviationcorporation #avgeek
This week's installment of Defunct Thursday is the second part of CNAC's story. This image was posted on April 07, 2022. #defunctthursday #cnac #china #chinanationalaviationcorporation #avgeek
Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Allegheny merged with several other small local airlines, such as Lake Central and Mohawk. To reflect its growing service area, the airline again changed its name to US Air. More on US Airways next week! #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #USAirways This tweet was posted on December 22, 2022.
Tiny Wake Island was the vital link across the Pacific, as it broke the 2,690 miles from Midway to Guam into manageable segments. When first established in 1935, the route terminated in Manila, a whopping 8,210-mile one-way journey. #DefunctThursday #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
Today’s #DefunctThursday episode has a plot twist: USAir changed the name of an affiliated subsidiary, Henson Airlines, to #Piedmont Airlines in 1993. This new iteration uses the same logo as the earlier company and is a subsidiary of American Airlines. #DefunctThursday #Piedmont This tweet was posted on September 29, 2022.
Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) was founded in July 1930 through a merger of several airlines and was one of the first airlines to offer transcontinental service. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) was founded in July 1930 through a merger of several airlines and was one of the first airlines to offer transcontinental service. This image was posted on December 01, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #twa #transworldairways
Two years later, the route’s terminus moved to SF. By the end of the decade, PSA added the Douglas DC-4 and the Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop to its fleet and offered nearly 100 flights a week to numerous destinations throughout CA. #DefunctThursday #PacificSouthwestAirlines This tweet was posted on October 07, 2022.
US Airways traced its roots to All American Aviation, which was founded in 1937 to conduct experiments in air mail pick up. This image was posted on December 22, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #usairways #alleghenyairlines