$955 would get you from Honolulu to Manila both today and in 1940: http://t.co/sCVhV416Pu #PanAm
This tweet was posted on November 03, 2014.
After World War II, Qantas Empire Airways was nationalized and began rapidly expanding its route system. International routes with Douglas DC-4 airliners were established to Manila, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. #FlyingSouthernCross
This tweet was posted on January 12, 2023.
After leaving Alameda on Nov 22, and landing in Manila (shown here!) on Nov 29, the #ChinaClipper started its long journey back to the United States on Dec 2. The entire round-trip included over 123 hours of flying time, covered over 16,000 miles, and set 19 world records.
This tweet was posted on November 29, 2021.
Can you imagine a roundtrip flight from the Philippine capital of Manila, to California taking 15 days? In 1935, the first scheduled transpacific airmail flight took 8 days to reach Manila from Alameda, and 4 days to come back, for a total of 123 flight hours. #avgeek #PanAm
This tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.
Can you imagine embarking on a fifteen-day roundtrip flight between Alameda and Manila? In 1935, the first scheduled transpacific airmail flight took eight days to reach Manila from Alameda, with stops in Honolulu, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, and Guam. #ChinaClipper
This tweet was posted on November 29, 2021.
Early examples of piña exhibit high levels of intricate detail, requiring extreme patience and skill. Artisans mastered such an impressive array of styles and techniques that their works garnered praise and earned prizes in competitions from Manila to Madrid. #PineappletoPina
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
November 22nd marks the 80th anniversary of Pan Am’s first scheduled transpacific flight from Alameda to Manila!
This tweet was posted on November 20, 2015.
Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was established in 1941. By 1948, PAL was flying DC-6s from Manila to @flySFO via Guam, Wake Island, and Honolulu. Have you ever flown on Philippine Air Lines? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 26, 2020.
RT @FlyPanAm: 83 years ago today in 1935, Pan American‘s China Clipper arrived in Manila carrying the first trans-Pacific US Air Mail after…
This tweet was posted on November 29, 2018.
Shortly after its delivery in 1935, the China Clipper became famous when it inaugurated the first transpacific airmail service from San Francisco Bay to Manila Harbor. The next year, the Philippine Clipper inaugurated the first transpacific passenger air service. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on March 03, 2021.
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, most fabric is embroidered by artisans in Manila or Lumban, where entire families often work together as a freelance enterprise. Embroidery designs may take days, weeks, or months to complete depending on the intricacy of the designs. #PineappletoPina
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
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Pan Am’s China Clipper arrival in Manila, November 29, 1935
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This tweet was posted on November 29, 2021.