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#Onthisday in 1957, the first flight of the #Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. The flight was flown by company chief test pilot Tex Johnston. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1957, the first prototype for the #Lockheed L-188 turboprop airliner took flight. Did you ever fly on one? #L188
This tweet was posted on December 06, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight #Boeing 707-120s. #avgeek #panam #jetage #aviation
This tweet was posted on August 15, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 15, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. Flying to Paris, Pan Am carried 111 passengers across the Atlantic. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 26, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1959, @united & @Delta introduced the Douglas DC-8. Delta’s first DC-8 flight departed from New York Idlewild (later JFK) to Atlanta at 09:20AM. United’s first DC-8 flight departed from @flySFO to NYC 2 hrs & 10 min later. Have you ever flown on a DC-8? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 18, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state. Pan American Airways began service to Hawai’i in 1935. The island of O’ahu was the first stopping point for the airline’s transpacific flying boat route. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 21, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state. Pan American inaugurated Boeing 707 jet service to Honolulu three days after Hawai’i gained statehood. Have you ever been to #Hawaii? #MuseumFromHome #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 21, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1959, the first domestic #jet service took off from #Miami to #NewYork in a #Boeing 707 jet leased by #National Airlines from #PanAm. Did you ever fly on a 707?
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1961, the first regularly screened movie on a scheduled commercial jet flight was shown on a TWA Boeing 707. Other airlines, such as Pan Am, followed suit soon after. What was the last movie you watched on an airplane?
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1963, New York City's #PanAm building opened in Midtown Manhattan. Have you ever visited the Pan Am building?
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1963, Pan American World Airways opened their 59-story office building in New York City. Now called the MetLife building, it remains an iconic structure within the New York City skyline. Have you ever visited the Pan Am building? #AvGeek #PanAm #NewYorkCity
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1963, the #PanAm building in NYC opened. Have you ever been to the Pan Am, now the MetLife, building?
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1963, the Pan Am Building opened at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. At the time, the 59-story tower was the largest commercial office space in the world. Have you ever visited the #PanAm Building? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1964, Eastern Air Lines first introduced the Boeing 727. The aircraft was a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that could serve regional airports with short runways. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1965 the DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The DC-9 was designed by Douglas as a mid-range jetliner. Have you ever flown on a DC-9? #avgeek #aviation
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1965, the #Douglas DC-9 was introduced into service by #Delta Air Lines. The DC-9 was the second commercial jetliner from Douglas. What are your favorite #DC9 memories? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 08, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1965, the #Douglas DC-9 was introduced into service with #Delta Air Lines. #DC9 #avgeek #aviationhistory
This tweet was posted on December 08, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The #DC9 was designed as a mid-range jetliner with a smaller capacity than the Boeing 727 and with the capability of serving the shorter runways of small regional airports. Did you ever fly on a DC-9? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The aircraft was produced for 41 years, first by Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas, and finally Boeing in numerous variants and derivatives. Have you ever flown on a DC-9? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1967, Air Southwest Company was founded by Herb Kelleher and in 1971, its name was changed to Southwest Airlines Company.
#avgeek #southwest
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1967, Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) was founded by the late Herb Kelleher in Texas. Have you ever flown on Southwest Airlines?
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1969 the first wide-body jet landed at San Francisco International Airport.
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2015.
#Onthisday in 1969, the first #Concorde took off on its maiden flight departing from Toulouse, France. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain and France, the aircraft that made this flight, Concorde 001, was built in France. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1969, the first British-made #Concorde took off on its maiden flight departing from Filton, UK. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain and France, the aircraft could travel at 1,350 miles per hour. #MuseumFromHome #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 09, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1969, the first Concorde took off on its maiden flight departing from Toulouse, France. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain and France, the aircraft that made this flight, Concorde 001, was built in France. #Concorde #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1970, the 1st #Boeing 747 flight took off from NY to London. Operated by #PanAm, the 747 was twice the size of the 707 #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1970, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took its maiden flight. Have you ever flown on a #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar? #avgeek #L1011
This tweet was posted on November 16, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1970, the first #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight. Only 250 L-1011 TriStar jets were produced and production halted in 1982. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1970, the first scheduled #PanAm Boeing 747 flight took off from JFK International Airport.
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled #Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by #PanAm. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed John F. Kennedy International Airport at 1:52AM. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 was flown by Pan American World Airways. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed New York's JFK at 1:52AM and reached London's Heathrow Airport in 6 hrs & 43 min. What are your fondest memories of the Boeing 747?
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1971, #Southwest Airlines began operation in Texas. DYK since starting service, Southwest has the distinction of almost exclusively operating the Boeing 737 family.
This tweet was posted on June 18, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1973, Federal Express delivered the first packages from its operational facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Started by Frederick Smith in Arkansas, Federal Express, now shortened to FedEx, celebrates its 50th anniversary of launching operations this year! #FedEx #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on April 17, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1973, the first non-stop #Concorde flight over the North Atlantic was completed in a record-breaking duration of 3 hrs 33 min. The trip from Washington to Paris was completed by Concorde 02 (F-WTSA), which can be visited at Musee Delta, Orly Airport, Paris, France
This tweet was posted on September 26, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1976, the first #Boeing #747SP (Special Performance) was delivered to Pan American World Airways. #avgeek #panam
This tweet was posted on March 05, 2018.