"This Valentine’s Card from circa 1940 features an illustration of a Pan American Airways Boeing 314 with a caption on the back of the card that reads, “This is just to make it “plane” that all I’m thinking of is just how awful hard I wish that I could “land” your love!”
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"Wherever in the world you want to go...the world's largest fleet of over-ocean Jets is at your service...the Pan Am Jet Clipper Fleet" Pioneering jet travel with the Boeing 707, and later the 747, Pan American World Airways emphasized its position as the "World's Most Experienced Airline".
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#BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
#ChinaAirlines, the flag carrier of #Taiwan, was founded on December 12, 1959, by retired Chinese Air Force officers. #Transpacific service to San Francisco began in 1970 with the acquisition of the #Boeing 707 jetliner. Have you ever flown on China Airlines? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on December 16, 2019.
#Continental advertised their #Boeing #747 service as the only 747 with 2 lounges and a pub. Did you ever fly on a Continental 747? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on July 15, 2017.
#Continental was one of three U.S. airlines, along with Pan American World Airways and TWA (Trans World Airlines), to launch Boeing 747 jumbojet service in 1970. Did you ever fly on a Continental Airlines 747? #WidebodyAVThis tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
#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. #AvGeekThis tweet was posted on February 19, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1930, Ellen Church began her first shift as the first female cabin crewmember at Boeing Air Transport (BAT). She pioneered the “stewardess” profession and recruited seven more women for hire. #EllenChurch#avgeek#WomenInAviationThis tweet was posted on May 15, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways received their first two Boeing 314 flying boats. The B 314 was introduced to Pan American's Pacific Division and used to open its Atlantic service in 1939. This tweet was posted on January 27, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled flight from Treasure Island departed.
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#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (A.O.A.) from American Airlines. Once acquired, Pan Am obtained all of A.O.A’s routes and assets including 8 Boeing 377 Stratocruisers, 7 Constellations, 3 DC-4s, & 1 DC-3. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on September 25, 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? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on December 20, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1959, an American Airlines Boeing 707 took off from Los Angeles to New York. Landing at Idlewild, now known as Kennedy International Airport, the Boeing 707 completed the first scheduled nonstop intercontinental jet passenger service. #AvGeekThis tweet was posted on January 25, 2022.