#Onthisday, the first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took flight in 1990. The MD-11 was based on the design of the DC-10, introduced in 1971, and featured a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan, and a glass cockpit. Have you ever flown on a #MD11? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 10, 2020.
Aeroflot commenced regular domestic operations #onthisday in 1923 in the Soviet Union. One of the oldest airlines in the world, the company started as DOBROLET, before changing its name to Aeroflot in 1932. Have you ever traveled on Aeroflot? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.
Air Afrique was multinational African airline, based in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. Founded #onthisday in 1961, the airline began as a joint venture of Air France and Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and eleven former French colonies. #AirAfrique #AvGeek #TravelTuesday
This tweet was posted on March 28, 2023.
Air China, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China, commenced operations #onthisday in 1988. Air China is one of the few international carriers at SFO that still operates Boeing 747 aircraft. Have you ever flown on Air China? #av
This tweet was posted on July 01, 2019.
Air New Zealand was founded as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) #onthisday in 1940. TEAL was created as a joint venture between BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), Qantas Empire Airways, and the New Zealand government. #airnewzealand #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 26, 2022.
American Airlines was founded #onthisday in 1926! The airline celebrates its birthday as April 16, 1926, the date when Charles Lindbergh piloted the first Robertson Aircraft airmail route flight, carrying mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2019.
China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan, was founded #onthisday in 1959 by retired Chinese Air Force officers. Transpacific service to SF began in 1970 with the acquisition of the Boeing 707 jetliner. Have you ever flown on China Airlines?
This tweet was posted on December 16, 2017.
Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. @flySFO provided 20.53 acres at its seaplane harbor for the Air Station site. In exchange, the federal government dredged and maintained the harbor and its channel to the bay. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2019.
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water cannon salute performed by airport fire trucks & speeches by Airport Director James Kennedy Carr and Mayor Joseph Alioto. #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on April 22, 2020.
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that was attended by various politicians and flight attendants of various airlines. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 22, 2018.
Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge started #onthisday in 1935. Did you know that the Golden Gate Bridge is not named for its color but for the strait it crosses, the Golden Gate strait? Have you visited this San Francisco icon?
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2019.
Delivered on January 31, 1949, the first flight of Pan American Airway's Boeing 377 took off #onthisday in 1947. Advertisements promoted its exceedingly smooth ride, its large, upper deck, and the #Stratocruiser's unique and luxurious lower-deck lounge. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on July 08, 2019.
Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI monoplane took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1909. In 1911, Earle Lewis Ovington carried the first U.S. airmail in a Blériot XI. #avgeek #BlériotXI
This tweet was posted on January 23, 2023.
Founded #onthisday in 1924, Imperial Airways was the precursor to BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), BEA (British European Airways), and British Airways. British Airways was also coincidentally founded on this day in 1974. Have you ever flown on British Airways?
This tweet was posted on March 31, 2019.
Founded #onthisday in 1926, United Airlines was formed by a merger of four companies. National Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, Boeing Air Transport, and Varney Air Lines were organized in 1931 under United Air Lines, Inc. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.
From a crop-dusting operation to a global airline, Delta was founded in 1925 as Huff Daland Dusters, one of the first aerial crop-dusting companies, and incorporated as Delta Air Service in 1928, the company’s first passenger flight occurred #onthisday in 1929.
This tweet was posted on June 17, 2022.
Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886 in Macksburg, Iowa. An early aviator and aviation builder, Martin started the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1912., which merged with Lockheed in 1995 to form Lockheed Martin.
This tweet was posted on January 17, 2018.
Happy 101st Birthday to Wayne Thiebaud, who was born #onthisday in 1920! In the early 1960s, Thiebaud was acclaimed as one of the defining practitioners of Pop Art and has continued to be considered one of California’s most important and influential artists. #publicart @SFAC
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2021.