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Excluded from civilian work as an airline pilot due to her gender, Crookston switched gears and was hired by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in 1942 as an air traffic controller in Salt Lake City. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Extra seats let the Lodestar compete economically with the DC-3, but many U.S. airlines had fully committed to the DC-3. The first Lodestar was acquired in 1940 by Mid-Continent Airlines, which operated throughout the Midwest and was acquired in 1952 by Braniff. #WingWednesday. This tweet was posted on March 24, 2021.
Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh helped map TWA’s early routes, earning the airline the nickname, “The Lindbergh Line” http://t.co/W5i7VOG7PD This tweet was posted on May 19, 2014.
Featuring objects from PSA, AirCal, Pacific Air Lines, Air West & Hughes Airwest, "Catch Our Style" is a celebration of CA Regional Airlines This tweet was posted on May 26, 2016.
Financial troubles began to plague the company leading to bankruptcy in 1970, yet the airline was able to still operate until 1976. SFO Helicopter Airlines resumed scheduled passenger service around 1983, but operations only lasted until 1985.#DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
Finishing up the installation of 'The Douglas DC-3: Legacy of an Airline Legend' at the #Aviation Museum. http://t.co/oyszV9ZRZV This tweet was posted on May 02, 2013.
First flown in 1947, 176 #Convair 240s were produced for numerous airlines worldwide, including #PanAmerican World Airways, which operated a fleet of twenty of the type. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on July 17, 2018.
First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the second successful pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced, and effectively ushered in the jet age. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 24, 2018.
First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the second successful pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced, and effectively ushered in the jet age. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 24, 2018.
Flight attendants from multiple airlines wave at the thousands of visitors below, part of the dedication ceremony for the Central Terminal (now T2) in 1954. #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 01, 2018.
Flying Tiger Line was 'shooting for the moon' when they started the 1st all-freight airline in 1945: http://t.co/OxWIL7uJgT #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 03, 2014.
Following WWII, airlines began using melamine plastic dishes, marketed as Melmac. https://t.co/CXS7vwtX8X This tweet was posted on April 22, 2016.
Following a war time assignment in Alaska, Northwest used their experience in the territory to open transpacific service to Asia via Alaska in 1947. With this transpacific expansion, the company rebranded itself as Northwest Orient Airlines. #DefunctThursday #NorthwestOrient This tweet was posted on June 30, 2022.
Following airline deregulation in 1978, #Braniff’s strategy for this period was aggressive expansion of new domestic and international routes. While successful in the short term, the company ultimately overextended and was forced into bankruptcy in 1982. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
Following the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act, in 1979 Allegheny Airways changed its name to US Air. In the next decade, US Air acquired Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and Piedmont Airlines. #DefunctThursday #USAirways This tweet was posted on December 29, 2022.
For #Braniff's “The End of the Plain Plane” campaign, designer #AlexanderGirard introduced a vivid color pallet, while Italian-born fashion impresario #EmilioPucci re-conceptualized the airline uniform. This tweet was posted on August 29, 2018.
For more than ninety years, United Airlines personnel have filled the dozens of positions needed to sustain the operations of a global organization. #TheMainLine This tweet was posted on December 29, 2017.
For “Flying the #FreedomBirds: Airlines and the #Vietnam War,” we interviewed flight attendants about their experiences serving on commercial airliners under contract by the U.S. Military Airlift Command (MAC) during the Vietnam War. Watch one here: https://t.co/rSaOtRWBlR This tweet was posted on March 04, 2020.
For “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” we interviewed several flight attendants about their experiences serving on commercial airliners under contract by the U.S. Air Force Military Airlift Command (MAC) during the Vietnam War. https://t.co/XF8VYWsxR6 This tweet was posted on April 27, 2020.
Formed in 1931 from the merger and acquisition of several airlines, United Air Lines grew and prospered as one of the leading U.S. coast-to-coast carriers during the ensuing decades. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 05, 2022.
Formed in 1968 by the merger of three regional airlines (Pacific Air Lines, West Coach Airlines, and… http://t.co/m5gQrWZiyv This tweet was posted on December 30, 2013.
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.
Founded as Varney Speed Lines in 1934, Continental Airlines expanded its domestic regional services during the 1950s & 60s. When the airline became an international carrier in the late 1960s, it launched a new corporate identity created by Saul Bass & Associates. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on June 21, 2023.
Founded by George T. Baker in 1934, National Airlines started as an air mail carrier, as did many airlines at that time. By the end of the decade, the growing company opened a service to New Orleans, called the “Buccaneer Route.” #DefunctThursday #NationalAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 09, 2022.
Founded in 1931 as Boston-Maine Airways, Northeast Airlines operated sporadically for a few months as a Pan American Airways carrier. In 1933, another Boston-Maine Airways was formed under contract with National Airways. #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on June 23, 2022.
Founded in 1946, #AigleAzur is the second largest airline in #France. Have you ever flown on Aigle Azur? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on September 12, 2017.
Founded in 1949, PSA was for 37 years one of the main CA regional airlines. #CatchOurStyle http://t.co/aULAgnuuTQ This tweet was posted on September 25, 2015.
Founded in July 1928, the Universal Airlines Corporation was a short-lived airline that acquired several different small airlines in the United States before being acquired itself by Aviation Corporation in 1929. This tweet was posted on November 28, 2017.
Friday fun: Air New Zealand is the airline of Middle-earth with their Hobbit inspired safety video. http://t.co/ZRPBP6xp #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 02, 2012.
From 1930 to 1965, Panair do Brazil was one of the largest airlines in Brazil. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on August 02, 2016.
From 1965–74, #EmilioPucci created multiple series of wild, mix-and-match, “non-uniform” uniforms for #Braniff in a variety of vivid colors and bold patterns that revolutionized airline fashion. #FlightPatterns #Pucci #flightattendant This tweet was posted on November 30, 2021.
From 1978 to 1984, Ozark flew DC-9s almost exclusively as they phased out their older aircraft. In 1986, Ozark was purchased by Trans World Airlines (TWA). #DefunctThursday #Ozark #AvGeek This tweet was posted on July 07, 2022.
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.
From an early age, Albert (Al) Mueller, Jr. loved travel, specifically airline travel. Al spent most of his working years as a travel agent and began collecting airline memorabilia at the age of eleven after flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco. #AvGeek #Blog This tweet was posted on June 29, 2023.
From every personal snapshot, video clip, and diary entry of an airline employee emerges a series of experiences supporting the broader story of commercial aviation. These unique perspectives can offer an alternative take on the official account of an airline. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 30, 2021.