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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 DC-3 was delivered to #PanAm #onthisday in 1937. #AvGeek #DC3 This tweet was posted on October 01, 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 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service on @AmericanAir's LA to Chicago route #onthisday in 1971. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2016.
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 commercial flight from the US to Fiji took off from San Francisco #OnThisDay in 1941. This tweet was posted on November 05, 2015.
The first flight of #PanAm's #Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser was from SFO to Honolulu #onthisday in 1949. #Avgeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on April 02, 2017.
The first flight of the #Airbus #A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, took off #onthisday in 2005. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 27, 2017.
The first flight of the #Boeing 247 took place #onthisday in 1933. With a cruising speed of 188 mph, the 247 was faster than the U.S. Army’s most modern fighter at the time. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 08, 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 707 took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1957. The first Boeing 707 took flight on a rainy day from Renton Municipal Airport in Washington. #Boeing707 #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 20, 2022.
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 first flight of the passenger version of the #Boeing 747-8 took off #onthisday in 2011. The Boeing 747-8I (I for Intercontinental) was launched with #Lufthansa in 2012 and is 6 meters longer than the Boeing 747-100. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 20, 2020.
The first regularly scheduled North Atlantic southern route passenger service from the U.S. to Europe started #onthisday in 1939. Pan American Airways offered two #transatlantic routes in 1939, flown on #Boeing B-314 flying boats. #avgeek #panam This tweet was posted on June 28, 2018.
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 inaugural flight of the #Concorde for the #Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint #SST service to London from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, D.C. was inaugurated #onthisday in 1979. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2020.
The inaugural flight of the Concorde for the Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint SST service from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, DC, to London departed #onthisday in 1979. #Braniff #Concorde #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 13, 2023.
The last #Continental flight departed #onthisday in 2012, leaving Phoenix, AZ as Continental 1267 & landing as #United 1267 in Cleveland, OH This tweet was posted on March 02, 2017.
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 last scheduled United #Boeing #747 flight took off from #SFO to Honolulu #onthisday in 2017. The plane, painted in a classic livery, departed at 11AM. The celebration including a visit from United CEO Oscar Munoz. ⚡️ “#UA747Farewell ” by @united https://t.co/O49WFZmP0o This tweet was posted on November 07, 2018.
The last scheduled United #Boeing #747 flight took off from #SFO to Honolulu #onthisday last year. https://t.co/9H85gzT8WN This tweet was posted on November 07, 2018.
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.
The world’s first twin-engine wide body aircraft, the #Airbus #A300, was introduced #onthisday in 1974. Did you ever fly on an Airbus A300? #avgeek #otd This tweet was posted on June 14, 2018.
There was beautiful weather #onthisday in 1966! From this aerial photograph, you can see the Tanforan Racetrack, Candlestick Park, and all the way north toward city of San Francisco! #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 23, 2023.
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 marks the 81st anniversary of #PanAm's China Clipper’s adventurous transpacific endeavor. #Onthisday #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on November 22, 2016.
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.