RT @timjue: Lots of cross country fun on United’s new Boeing 787-10 as it enters daily passenger service. Some spirited #avgeeks and devote…This tweet was posted on January 07, 2019.
RT @usatodaytravel: April's #avgeek gallery: 30 cool aviation photos (incl. this traffic jam at Heathrow) https://t.co/agcYytVktM https://t…This tweet was posted on April 13, 2016.
Read more about these drawings and how they continue to uphold the enduring legacy of #TWA's team of dedicated professionals in a new blog post: https://t.co/nB7AgHlCPl
#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on March 30, 2021.
Read “Lessons from Pan Am Flight 845” to learn how those actions kept all passengers and crew alive and how they influenced subsequent emergency trainings. Check it out on our website: https://t.co/mD9uaqKWOe
#blogpost#Panam#avgeek#crewlife#heroThis tweet was posted on August 31, 2021.
Recognized the world over as emblems of the intrepid aviator, uniform insignia have identified flight crew for nearly a century. Jacket pins (also known as wings) issued by the airlines usually included 2 wings for pilots and 1 wing for cabin crew. https://t.co/Pyp1tIIN75 #avgeekThis tweet was posted on June 16, 2019.
Regular and swift same-day air travel between the United States and Australia had been realized. Airmail flight covers were used to commemorate these milestones of the jet age as faster and longer-distance flights were achieved. #AirmailDownUnder#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
Remember ticket jackets? The bright colors on this 1970s one from PSA insures that you couldn't misplace it: http://t.co/TlYTkqSpms #avgeekThis tweet was posted on July 29, 2013.
Republic Airlines was formed as a result of a merger between North Central Airlines and Southern Airways in 1979 and was based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The same year, Hughes Airwest was targeted it for a takeover by Republic. #DefunctThursday#RepublicAirlines#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
Richard E. Byrd, an early aviator, was reportedly the first person to fly over the North and South Poles, though the former claim is disputed. His trips to Antarctica were widely reported on and documented, including the famous flight over the South Pole. #RichardByrd#avgeekThis tweet was posted on September 06, 2018.
Roald Amundsen congratulates aviator RIchard E. Byrd after his flight over the North Pole, OTD in 1926 http://t.co/A0KUV23F #AVgeeksThis tweet was posted on May 09, 2012.
Ruth Law (1887-1970) was inspired to fly by her brother Rodman Law, a parachutist and stuntman. Orville Wright refused to train her because he believed women were not mechanically minded, so she instead persuaded Harry Atwood & Arch Freeman of Saugus, MA, to instruct her. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 16, 2022.
SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), founded in 1946, is the flag carrier of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Have you ever flown on SAS? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 01, 2019.
SF #avgeeks, don't miss Seaplane Adventure @HillerMuseum tomorrow! Our Asst. Director talks Pan Am's Clippers: http://t.co/LTpJCBwK7wThis tweet was posted on May 03, 2013.
SFO Museum hopes the enlargement of details provides an opportunity to return our gaze to the art of the model makers, which can be easily overlooked when focusing on these historical recreations. #AvGeek#ModelAirplaneThis tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.
SFO has witnessed great strides in aviation. For close to a century, the airport reinvented itself numerous times. Looking out over the busy runways and terminals today, one can only imagine the lonely stretch of pastureland that predated SFO. #MillsFieldSFO#SFOHistory#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
San Francisco International Airport is celebrating the opening of the brand-new #HarveyMilkTerminal1 today! Terminal 1 was originally dedicated in 1963, when it was known as South Terminal. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on July 23, 2019.
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. Offering local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland airports and downtown areas, service began with two leased Sikorsky S-62s. #DefunctThursday#SFOHelicopter#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
San Francisco officially dedicated Mills Field #onthisday in 1927. The 1927 Administration (pictured here) was used for ten years before being replaced by a larger second Administration building in 1937. #SFHistory#avgeekThis tweet was posted on May 07, 2018.
Seaplane flights between New York and Rio in the 1920s? NYRBA Lines had it covered: http://t.co/eCouJh7jZq #TravelTuesday#avgeekThis tweet was posted on April 15, 2014.
See "#AviationEvolutions: The #JimLund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #avgeekThis tweet was posted on February 12, 2018.
See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale #ModelAirplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #avgeek#AviationEvolutionsThis tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions#avgeekThis tweet was posted on January 24, 2018.
See "The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal" on display in the SkyTerrace and online at: https://t.co/zF42RVXD05
The SkyTerrace, located pre-security in Terminal 2, is open Friday-Monday from 10am to 6pm and it is free!
https://t.co/oOlmCB27Yp #SFOHistory#avgeekThis tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.