#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the first President of Pan American World Airways, who was born #onthisday in 1899. Under Trippe, #PanAm became an innovative business model that became the blueprint for the global air transport system. #JuanTrippe#PanAmerican #avgeekThis tweet was posted on June 27, 2022.
#OnThisDay in 1960, the #PanAmerican Worldport terminal opened at Idlewild Airport, now called John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Did you ever travel through the #Worldport? This tweet was posted on May 24, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1927, Cy Caldwell took off for Havana from Key West in a Fairchild FC-2, named La Niña, with seven bags of mail, inaugurating #PanAmerican Airways' first service. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on October 19, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1947, the #PanAmerican#Lockheed Constellation Model 749 Clipper America completed its first around the world flight, landing at @flySFO. Originating in NY’s La Guardia Airport on June 17, 1947, the 22,170- mile course, logged a total flying time of 102hrs & 50m. This tweet was posted on June 29, 2019.
As the #December chill has descended on the Bay Area, SFO Museum staff would love to visit a beach like this one featured on a #PanAmerican poster advertising the tropical island of #Bermuda. Do you have any getaway plans this month? #TravelTuesdayThis tweet was posted on December 10, 2019.
As the December chill has descended on the Bay Area, SFO Museum staff would love to visit a beach like this one featured on a Pan American World Airways poster advertising the tropical island of Bermuda.
This image was posted on December 11, 2019.
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