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#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.
#PanAm was awarded the first transpacific airmail contract on October 24th, 1935. #ChinaClipper #onthisday This tweet was posted on October 26, 2016.
#SundayFunday inspiration: There's always sunshine above the clouds! #OnThisDay in 1950, #PanAm acquired American Overseas Airlines (AOA). This tweet was posted on September 25, 2016.
A date which will live in infamy. #OnThisDay #PearlHarbor #Hawaii This tweet was posted on December 07, 2021.
Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 16, 2018.
Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. Did you ever fly on a #Lockheed #L1011 TriStar? #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 18, 2019.
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.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) began as Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Company #onthisday in 1952. Now in its 70th year, ANA has grown to become the largest airline in Japan. Have you ever flown on ANA? #avgeek #AllNipponAirways #ANA #Japan This tweet was posted on December 27, 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.
An iconic New York City landmark, the #StatueofLiberty was dedicated #onthisday in 1886. She's celebrated here in a 1980s #PanAm destination poster. Have you ever been to the Statue of Liberty? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2018.
Artist Alexander Calder was born #onthisday in 1898. In the early 1970s, Calder was commissioned to paint several aircraft operated by #Braniff International Airways. #avgeek #AlexanderCalder This tweet was posted on July 22, 2021.
Artist Alexander Calder was born #onthisday in 1898. In the early 1970s, Calder was commissioned to paint several aircraft operated by Braniff International Airways. Do you remember his livery for Braniff? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome #AlexanderCalder #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 22, 2020.
Born #onthisday in 1897, #AmeliaEarhart, was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first person to fly solo from Honolulu, HI, to Oakland, CA! Happy Birthday! #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 24, 2018.
Britain's former international flag carrier airline, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC was founded #onthisday in 1939. In 1974, BOAC merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form @British_Airways. Did you ever fly on #BOAC? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 24, 2020.
Captain Ed Musick inaugurated the first transpacific scheduled passenger service on the Hawaiian #Clipper #onthisday in 1936. #PanAm This tweet was posted on October 21, 2016.
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 of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971. #SFOHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 22, 2017.
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.
Construction on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge began #onthisday in 1933. Have you ever traveled across the Bay Bridge? #SFHistory This tweet was posted on July 08, 2018.
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.
Flying a bright red, ten-passenger Stinson Tri-Motor, Century Pacific Air Lines began service from San Francisco #onthisday in 1931. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 31, 2018.
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.
Founded as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is one of the oldest airlines still in operation in the United States. Have you ever flown on #HawaiianAirlines? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on January 30, 2018.
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.
Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886. The Martin company produced numerous types of aircraft, including the Martin M-130, which #PanAmerican used to inaugurate the first scheduled #transpacific airmail service in 1935. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 17, 2020.
Happy 100th Birthday KLM! #Onthisday in 1919, #KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek #KLM100 This tweet was posted on October 07, 2019.
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.