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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.
In 1952, by following the jet stream, a #PanAm #Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser was able to shave 7 hours off the Tokyo-Honolulu route. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2017.
In 1957, Braniff International Airways launched DC-7C service to South America that it dubbed “El Dorado” service. Sales of the DC-7 rapidly declined by the end of the decade, with the arrival of long-range jets such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
In 1958, Pan American World Airways introduced the first successful commercial jet service. This major milestone in air travel coincided with the launch of a modernized #PanAm brand by architect Edward Larrabee Barnes and his associate, Charles Forberg. #DefunctThursday #PanAm
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.
In 1958, the carrier rebranded itself as Pacific Air Lines, and updated its Navajo-inspired thunderbird logo to a bright and modern, red, white, and blue depiction. In 1965, Pacific began leasing two Boeing 727 jet airliners and placed orders for four more. #DefunctThursday
This tweet was posted on July 14, 2022.
In 1959, Trans World Airlines introduced jet flights to Europe, and soon after, launched its “Royal Ambassador” international first-class service. It was promoted by TWA as “the finest passenger service ever offered to airline travelers.” #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA
This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
In 1959, the airline launched Douglas DC-8 jet service on its transcontinental routes, and shortly thereafter, introduced the Silhouette “Debonair” pattern for its first-class inflight meal services. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on December 05, 2022.
In 1962, #SFO ranked as the fourth busiest airport in the U.S. The fleets of jet airliners used by both domestic and international carriers created demands for new boarding area configurations and new terminals. #TBT #SFOhistory
This tweet was posted on August 23, 2018.
In 1962, Pan American World Airways commissioned McCoy to produced eight paintings depicting “Historical First Flights of Pan American Clippers.” Later #PanAm commissioned additional works that included aircraft from its fleet of jet clippers. #AvGeek #Watercolors #JohnTMcCoy
This tweet was posted on December 14, 2022.
In 1965, Braniff radically changed its identity by introducing the “BI” logo and bright color schemes designed by Alexander Girard for its jets, along with bold new flight crew uniforms by Italian designer Emilio Pucci. #DefunctThursday #Braniff #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
In 1968, #Continental Airlines launched a new corporate identity, an oval, defined in spreading jet contrails, and an updated typeface communicated its emerging global status and market position.
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2018.
In 1970, Jean Louis re-imagined United Air Lines' uniform for the wide-body jet era. #FashionInFlight
This tweet was posted on December 30, 2016.
In 1971, TWA introduced a new flight attendant uniform conceived by Valentino Garavani in preparation for their Lockheed L-1011 TriStar delivery. In 1972, the airline proclaimed the L-1011 to be “the next generation of the jet age.” #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #TWA
This tweet was posted on December 15, 2022.
In addition to examining the detailed models, learn about the history and development of jet planes in… http://t.co/VsU9txmptS
This tweet was posted on October 22, 2014.
In the 1950s, before the jet age, #TWA produced full color #travelogue films to promote their destinations. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 29, 2017.
In the 1960s, #PanAm offered in-flight entertainment for children with Tell-a-Tale jet flight story books. #paxex
This tweet was posted on July 18, 2016.
In the competition to create the first American produced jet, Douglas developed the DC-8 in the late 1950s. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 04, 2016.
In the early 1960s, #United brought new jet airliners into service providing unprecedented speed, comfort, and efficiency. #themainline
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2017.
In the late 1950s, jet airliners began to enter service for airlines around the world. These new jet aircraft revolutionized transpacific air travel with their high speed and enhanced range. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
In the late 1990s, All Nippon Airways (ANA) painted Pokemon on their Boeing jets. #PokemonGo #TravelTuesday
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2016.
In the mid-1950s, airlines such as Pan American World Airways offered branded bags for carry-on items. This new type of hand luggage, became a desirable status symbol that identified its user as a member of the new globe-trotting jet set. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on May 16, 2018.
Introduced by Lufthansa and Air France on March 15, 1993, the Airbus A340 is a four engine wide-body jet aircraft built for long-range and ultra-long-range flights.
#WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on October 27, 2021.
Introduced in 1959, the Douglas DC-8 was United Air Lines’ first jet airliner to be launched into service. Branded the “Jet Mainliner” by United, it was a major advancement in airliner design and officially launched the airline into the jet age. #aircraftmodels #avgeek #dc8
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
Issued in each of the three colors, the outerwear ensemble was a necessity in the late 1960s, when many airports did not have covered jet bridge walkways to protect crew and passengers from the elements as they boarded aircraft. #FlightPatterns
This tweet was posted on August 06, 2021.
Its name changed to Northeast Airlines in 1940, and that decade saw Northeast's route service expanded into New York. In 1959, Northeast became one of the first domestic carriers to offer jet service between New York and Miami using Boeing 707s. #DefunctThursday
This tweet was posted on June 23, 2022.
Jet Age Models - on display in the Aviation Museum! #modelplanes #aviation http://t.co/A8HwYWCVPE
This tweet was posted on July 07, 2014.
Jet Set Carry-On (T1, pre-TSA) has a great selection of flight bags on view, like this pink 1960s one by Braniff: http://t.co/rfHTLjDfMw
This tweet was posted on March 05, 2013.
Jet fleets came with new sets of operating procedures & maintenance needs. Advanced airframes, avionics, instruments, controls, & turbofan engines required air crews, mechanics, & ground crews to become familiar with a long list of new systems, parts, and components. #ByTheBook
This tweet was posted on May 23, 2019.
Learn more about the jet bridge! Featuring this fantastic historical picture of SFO from our collection! https://t.co/bn30Ka9Bad
This tweet was posted on August 17, 2017.
Love it! RT @TelstarLogistic: The Perfect Xmas Gift for Your Jet Set Pet: (pic by Ben Smith) cc @FlyPanAm @SFOMuseum
This tweet was posted on December 16, 2013.
Marvel over jet engine innovations in 'Jet Age Models', on view in the #Aviation Museum: http://t.co/233YWX4kN8 #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 06, 2014.
New #aviation exhibit pre-TSA in Term. 1 features airline flight bags! Check out The Jet Set Carry-on: http://t.co/wo5jOy5C #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 12, 2013.
New exhibit! Jet Age Models celebrates one of the greatest advances in commercial #aviation: the jet engine: http://t.co/cVWacslgzp #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 18, 2014.
Now a staple of airports around the world, the enclosed passenger boarding bridge arrived in the late 1950s. An experimental, passenger loading bridge installed at SFO in 1959 for @AmericanAir, was one of the earliest jet bridges in the world. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on July 30, 2020.
Now a staple of airports, jet bridges arrived in the late 1950s with the introduction of jet aircraft.
This tweet was posted on July 12, 2016.