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A #PanAm flight arrives in NYC on this day in 1942, completing the 1st round-the-world commercial flight, having left SF on 12/12. #AVgeeks This tweet was posted on January 06, 2012.
A few members from the #PanAm World Wings Intl SF & Oakland chapter got a special preview of #FashionInFlight today! This tweet was posted on June 10, 2016.
A perfect combination: San Francisco and the California Clipper: http://t.co/xPuP7FUWIM #avgeek #throwbackthursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on January 08, 2015.
A stock certificate is a legal document printed on paper that represents equity ownership in a company. This image was posted on May 09, 2018. #scripophily #panam #panamerican #paa #stocks #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
A well-known and multi-talented Hollywood figure, Beverly Hills designer Don Loper (1906–1972) added airline stewardesses to the long list of stars wearing Don Loper originals. This image was posted on May 13, 2020. #panam #avgeek #museumfromhome
After the US Navy acquired Treasure Island during WWII, #PanAm moved to SFO. This 1959 photo shows their base at SFO. #TBT This tweet was posted on January 12, 2017.
After the US Navy acquired Treasure Island for wartime service, #PanAm moved their Pacific Base to SFO. #TBT This tweet was posted on January 14, 2016.
Airline calendars often presented stunning imagery of aircraft in service, like this #PanAm #Boeing 314 in Hong Kong Harbor. #YearsFlyBy This tweet was posted on March 17, 2017.
Airline calendars often presented stunning imagery of aircraft in service. This image was posted on March 17, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #airlinecalendars #calendars #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements #panam #boeing #boeing314 #hongkong #aviation
Airlines such as Pan American World Airways offered small bags for carry-on items emblazoned with their logos and services. This image was posted on May 16, 2018. #jetage #flightbag #panam #paa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Along with skyrocketing oil prices, the once profitable routes National operated became unprofitable under Pan Am, which flew its last flight on December 4, 1991. #PanAm #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
Although Pan American World Airways experienced unprecedented success in the 1960s and 70s, by the end of the 1980s the company was struggling. #PanAm #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
Although Pan American World Airways experienced unprecedented success in the 1960s and 70s, by the end of the 1980s the company was struggling. This image was posted on August 25, 2022. #panam #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory
Although the #Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often noted for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to it as a “flying forest.” #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.
Although the Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often derided for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to the aircraft as a “flying forest.” #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.
Amazing- it's (only) been 80 years since the first flight from the US to Hawaii! http://t.co/FpeLbkegcv #PanAm #avgeek #AlohaFriday This tweet was posted on April 17, 2015.
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.
An iconic New York City landmark, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated #onthisday in 1886. This image was posted on October 28, 2018. #statueofliberty #avgeek #newyork #newyorkcity #panam #paa #poster #touristdestination
Are you a card-carrying member of #PanAm's Clipper Club? Miss Ogilvie is, having flown #aroundtheworld in 1953: http://t.co/j15APCRYzT This tweet was posted on October 08, 2013.
Are you looking for some fun weekend entertainment? Our friends at the Pan Am Historical Foundation (@panamhistory), helped produce "Across the Pacific", a 3-part documentary on the founding and early history of #PanAm! See the first part here: https://t.co/mGhb92i7Yb #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 07, 2020.
As Pan American was not licensed to operate domestic routes within in the United States, the company purchased National Airlines in 1980. This did not prove be a good financial takeover as the company would have liked. #PanAm #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
As the world grows more and more interconnected, can you imagine what it was like to fly around the world in the 1930s, when the aviation industry was just in its infancy? This image was posted on January 12, 2021. #avgeek #photography #paa #panam #museumfromhome #1930s
Back when it took a week to fly from CA to China, more than just cards were needed to pass the time: http://t.co/nFZsDppHEG #avgeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on January 21, 2015.
Bay Area local Eugene Leach (1919-2000) spent his teenage years watching the planes take off and land at Oakland Airport and operating a ham radio. The hobbies merged in a career as a radio operator for #PanAm. This tweet was posted on January 29, 2021.
Bay Area local Eugene Leach (1919-2000) spent his teenage years watching the planes take off and land at Oakland Airport and operating a ham radio. This image was posted on January 29, 2021. #avgeek #panam #qsl #hamradio
Before flying was common: certificates in the name of Apollo given to #PanAm pssngrs flying over the Intl Date Line: http://t.co/HTEmkN8PLm This tweet was posted on March 12, 2014.
Before the age of cell phones and seat-back entertainment systems, in-flight entertainment was generally low tech and relied on games. This 1940s gamer scorer from #PanAm could be used to keep track of a variety of games with columns for "we" & "they" on interior pages #52Objects This tweet was posted on May 31, 2023.
Before the age of cell phones and seat-back entertainment systems, inflight entertainment was generally low tech and relied on games that passengers brought themselves or those distributed by the airlines. This image was posted on May 30, 2023. #52objects #panam #avgeek
Betty Trippe, the wife of Pan American founder Juan Trippe, was integral to the success of Pan American World Airways. This image was posted on March 28, 2019. #bettytrippe #juantrippe #panam #panamerican #panamericanairways #bookcover #womenshistorymonth #avgeek
Bonnie Jones Moon worked for #PanAm from 1972 to 1989. Of her time with #PAA, she says she loved, “being part of a flight attendant corps that included so many smart, resourceful, funny, educated, sophisticated, dedicated, talented, and committed women and men.” #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 14, 2020.
Bonnie Jones Moon worked for Pan American World Airways from 1972 to 1989. This image was posted on October 14, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome #womeninaviation #panam #crewlife
Born #onthisday in 1906, Beverly Hills designer Don Loper (1906–1972) added airline stewardesses to the long list of stars wearing Don Loper originals. This image was posted on April 29, 2022. #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #fashion
By 1930, the Pan American Airways System linked twenty-nine Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories with regularly scheduled airmail, passenger, and cargo flights. #DefunctThursday #PanAmerican #PanAm #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on August 04, 2022.
By 1948, PAL was flying DC-6s into SFO via a similar route to the one used by #PanAm's Clippers. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on August 09, 2016.
By late 1945, #PanAm realized the superiority of the DC-4 over the Boeing 314 flying boat and began to operate the airliner on both transpacific and transatlantic routes. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
Can you imagine a roundtrip flight between California and the Philippine capital of Manila taking fifteen days? This image was posted on December 06, 2019. #chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam