The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 2005. The double-decker aircraft has a wingspan of 261 feet (78 meters) and a maximum seating capacity of over 800 passengers. #Airbus #A380 #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on April 27, 2023.
The first Boeing 747SP (Special Performance) was delivered to Pan American World Airways #onthisday in 1976.
This tweet was posted on March 05, 2016.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with @AmericanAir. The #DC10 was initially designed to be operated on transcontinental or regional routes at smaller airports thus broadening the widebody market to more airlines and the public. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 05, 2022.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. American's inaugural DC-10 service operated from LA to Chicago. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on August 05, 2020.
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. Have you ever flown on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 05, 2018.
The first Western Air Express flight departed #onthisday in 1926 with an airmail flight from LA to SLC in a Douglas M-2 mailplane. A merger in 1930 between TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) and Western Air Express formed TWA, Transcontinental & Western Air. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 17, 2019.
The first flight of the Boeing 247 took off #onthisday in 1933. Often referred to as the first modern airliner, the ten-passenger airliner was primarily operated on United’s “Mainline” transcontinental route. #AvGeek #Boeing #United
This tweet was posted on February 08, 2022.
The first flight of the Boeing 247 took place #onthisday in 1933. Considered the first modern airliner, the Boeing 247 had a maximum speed of 200 mph, faster than the U.S. Army Air Corps’ fighter aircraft of the time. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2020.
The first flight of the Boeing 727 was #OnThisDay in 1963. The medium range and capacity of the 727 made it suitable for shorter flights and for regional airports with short runways. #OTD #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.
The inaugural Singapore Airlines flight to the United States arrived at San Francisco on #onthisday in 1979. The DC-10 was painted with special livery which read “California here we come.” Have you ever flown on Singapore Airlines? #AvGeek #Singapore
This tweet was posted on April 04, 2023.
The last #Continental flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Continental Airlines began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934 and changed its name to Continental Air Lines in 1937.
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2018.
The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Leaving Phoenix, AZ, as Continental 1267, the flight landed as United 1267 in Cleveland, OH. The airline began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934 and was renamed to Continental in 1937. #Continental #United #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2023.
The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Leaving Phoenix, AZ, as Continental 1267, the flight landed as United Airlines 1267 in Cleveland, OH. Did you ever fly on #Continental? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2019.
The late Cuban-born designer Adolfo Sardiña, who was born #onthisday in 1933, established his New York salon in 1963. His uniform program for Pan American’s 6,800 flight attendants in 1980 has Adolfo’s “romantic look” of simple, elegant design. #Adolfo #PanAm #AvGeek #uniform
This tweet was posted on February 15, 2023.
The modern Austrian Airlines celebrates its birth on September 30, 1957, when Air #Austria and Austrian Airways merged. The newly formed Austrian Airlines started service the next year, on March 31, 1958. Have you ever flown on #Austrian Airlines? #onthisday
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2019.
The official inauguration of Pan American Airways’ daily airmail service from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba began #onthisday in 1927. What are your favorite #PanAm memories? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 28, 2019.
The second passenger terminal building at SFO was dedicated, #onthisday in 1937. Construction of a new terminal and administration building began in 1936 with funds from the Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2018.
To create #PanAm’s transpacific layovers, #onthisday in 1935, the North Haven set sail, carefully loaded in sequence with 2 pre-fab villages, 5 air bases, 250,000 gallons of fuel, barges, tractors, generators, and 50 ft timbers to build radio towers. #ChinaClipper #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 03, 2020.
Today the International Terminal turns 20! Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, it was part of the largest public works project in Northern California at the time. What are your favorite memories of our International Terminal? #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2020.