#OnThisDay in 1993, Boeing finished production on their 1,000th 747, a 747-400 that was delivered to Singapore Airlines in October. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on September 10, 2019.
#Onthiday in 1958, Pan American World Airways received their first Boeing 707. The 707 proved to be the world’s first sustained and successful commercial jetliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 15, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1949, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. #PanAm launched #Stratocruiser transpacific service from San Francisco to Hawai’i in April 1949, and transatlantic service to London in June 1949. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on January 31, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1953, American Airlines introduced the DC-7 as its first non-stop, transcontinental airliner.
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#Onthisday in 1957, the first flight of the #Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. The flight was flown by company chief test pilot Tex Johnston. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on December 20, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 15, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. Flying to Paris, Pan Am carried 111 passengers across the Atlantic. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on October 26, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state. Pan American inaugurated Boeing 707 jet service to Honolulu three days after Hawai’i gained statehood. Have you ever been to #Hawaii? #MuseumFromHome#avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 21, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1961, the first regularly screened movie on a scheduled commercial jet flight was shown on a TWA Boeing 707. Other airlines, such as Pan Am, followed suit soon after. What was the last movie you watched on an airplane? This tweet was posted on July 19, 2019.
#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. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on February 01, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The #DC9 was designed as a mid-range jetliner with a smaller capacity than the Boeing 727 and with the capability of serving the shorter runways of small regional airports. Did you ever fly on a DC-9? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on February 25, 2019.
#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? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on February 25, 2020.