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"Australian Airliners Across the Pacific" illustrates the evolution of the aircraft utilized and passenger service implemented by Australian airline companies in their post-World War II transpacific services. https://t.co/3AWJNlEKRV This tweet was posted on July 13, 2021.

"Today is the day in luxury in aircraft." A bold proclamation from fabric company F. Schumacher & Co. in 1929: http://t.co/7lS25E3Tx4 This tweet was posted on February 03, 2015.

#AmericanAir purchased a large fleet of the airliner and eventually became the world’s largest MD-80 operator. (Currently, #Delta Air Lines is the largest operator.) The aircraft proved ideal for the carrier’s many mid-range, regional services. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on December 11, 2018.

#Braniff International Airways purchased a large fleet of the #727 and, after advertising executive #MaryWells radically revamped the airline's corporate identity, painted their aircraft in a variety of brightly colored liveries. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2018.

#OTD in 1982, the Boeing 757 took its first flight. Designed to be more fuel efficient than its predecessor, the trijet 727, the twinjet 757 was used by airlines around the world on short- to medium-range flights. Over 1,000 of the aircraft were built. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 19, 2021.

#OnThisDay in 1953, the Douglas DC-7 took its maiden flight. American Airlines was the first to put in an order of 25 aircraft. Have you ever flown on a DC-7? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 18, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1957, the first Boeing 707 took flight on a rainy day from Renton Municipal Airport in Washington. N708PA, the aircraft that took this first test flight, pictured here, was delivered to Pan American World Airways on Nov 30, 1958. Did you ever fly on a 707? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 20, 2019.

#OnThisDay in 1959, the #Convair 880 took off on its maiden flight. The aircraft was claimed to be the fastest commercial jetliner in service at the time with a maximum cruising speed of 615mph. Have you ever flown on a Convair 880? #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural #jet aircraft service departed from #SFO. Operated by #TWA (Trans World Airways), this first #Boeing #707 flight officially launched SFO into the jet age. This tweet was posted on March 20, 2018.

#OnThisDay in 1971, the first of this type of aircraft service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Flown by United, this aircraft was the first three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliner to arrive at SFO. Can you guess what this aircraft is? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 14, 2018.

#OnThisDay in 1974, the Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde supersonic transport (SST) landed at @flySFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service from 1976 to 2003. Did you ever fly on a #Concorde? This tweet was posted on October 21, 2021.

#OnThisDay in 1982, Laker Airways declared bankruptcy, with aircraft still in service. One of the world’s first long-haul, low-cost carriers, flying from London Gatwick to New York, the airline helped pave the way for other low-cost airlines. Did you ever fly on #LakerAirways? This tweet was posted on February 05, 2020.

#OnThisDay, the Wright Brothers successfully flew a heavier-than-air mechanically-operated aircraft in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This tweet was posted on December 17, 2015.

#Onthisday in 1882, Geoffrey de Havilland was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. He would go on to establish the de Havilland Aircraft Company in late 1920. #deHavilland #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 27, 2021.

#Onthisday in 1889 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation founder Allan Lockheed was born in Fremont, California. In 1915, he and his older brother, Malcolm Loughead, opened a flying concession at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, selling rides on their Model G aircraft #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 20, 2022.

#Onthisday in 1899, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv) in modern day Ukraine. One of the most important early Sikorsky aircraft, the S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm’s requirement for a trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight in 1935. This tweet was posted on May 25, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1903, Olive Ann Beech (née Mellor) was born in Kansas. In 1950, she became the first woman to head a major aircraft corporation. Read more about her story: https://t.co/94Ptjb3fRj #WomenInAviation #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 25, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1909, Louis Blériot successfully landed his plane in Dover, England, after flying from Calais, France. This became the first crossing of the English Channel in a heavier-than-air mechanical aircraft. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 25, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator, launched his air mail service. In 1930, his company, Varney Air Lines, was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, which is now @united. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 06, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1928, the Sikorsky S-38 took off on its first flight. Developed based upon Sikorsky’s previous amphibious aircraft, the S-34 and S-36, the S-38 was Sikorsky’s first commercial success and first widely produced seaplane. #AvGeek #Sikorsky This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.

#Onthisday in 1929, the first Fairchild 71 was delivered to Pan American Airways. This rare photo of NC9726 was taken shortly after the aircraft was delivered to Pan American; it was then transferred to the PAA subsidiary airline Mexicana de Aviacion. #AvGeek #PanAm #Fairchild71 This tweet was posted on January 31, 2023.

#Onthisday in 1950, the Martin 4-0-4 took off on its maiden flight. Eastern Air Lines ordered sixty of the 4-0-4 and introduced the aircraft in 1951, with scheduled service commencing in early 1952. Did you ever fly on a Martin 4-0-4? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 21, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony of SFO's new Airport Terminal Building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. The event drew hundreds of thousands of visitors with 43 aircraft on exhibition. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 27, 2018.

#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 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 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 1991, Continental Airlines introduced their new blue, gold, and grey aircraft #livery with a globe logo. It replaced the gold and red livery with “jetstresm” logo designed by #SaulBass and introduced in 1968. Do you remember this livery? #avgeek #graphicdesign This tweet was posted on February 12, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1994, the "rebooted" Frontier Airlines commenced operations. In 1994, the new Frontier introduced a livery that included animals – each with their own name – painted on the tail of every aircraft. #avgeek #frontier #livery #airbus This tweet was posted on July 05, 2019.

#Onthisday in 2009, the Boeing 787 took off on its maiden flight. Named the #Dreamliner, 69 airlines fly over 1,900 routes with 992 aircraft in service all over the world. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 787? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 15, 2020.

#PanAm commemorated their 50th anniversary by celebrating the many aircraft that made travel possible: http://t.co/hnY8rPmNGp #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 02, 2015.

#PanAmericanAviationDay encourages citizens from North, Central, & South America to increase their interest in aviation and commemorates the Wright Brother’s first sustained flight of a controlled, powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. What is your favorite aviation memory? #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 17, 2021.

#RichardNeutra’s circa 1936 tubular aluminum chair is emblematic of the types of streamlined chairs designed in the late 1930s. It featured a simple, clean aluminum frame that suggested the sweptback, teardrop shapes of an aircraft. #StreamlinesAesthetics This tweet was posted on June 10, 2019.

#RichardNeutra’s tubular aluminum chair featured a simple, clean aluminum frame that suggested the sweptback, teardrop shapes of aircraft and came with removable seat and back cushions. #StreamlinesAesthetics This tweet was posted on July 26, 2019.

#RoyalAirMaroc, the flag carrier of #Morocco, commenced service in 1949. The country's largest airline, it operates 55 aircraft to over 90 destinations. Have you ever flown on Royal Air Maroc? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on November 13, 2018.

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