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#BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.

#HBD to Juan Trippe, who was born #onthisday in 1899. The founder of Pan American Airways, Trippe and PAA revolutionized international air travel, inaugurating the first regular commercial trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic air service. #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 27, 2018.

#Onthisday in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed at Mills Field in his history-making Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis." After completing the first solo transatlantic flight in May of that year, Lindbergh made stops at all 48 states.#avgeek #CharlesLindbergh #SFHistory This tweet was posted on September 16, 2022.

#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. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 31, 2022.

#Onthisday in 2003, the last scheduled eastbound transatlantic #Concorde flight took off from New York bound for London. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2019.

#PanAm launched Boeing 377 Stratocruiser service from San Francisco to Hawai’i in April 1949, and transatlantic service to London in June 1949 as all first-class “President” service. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on May 12, 2021.

#UTA introduced the aircraft in 1973, and by the mid-1970s, the carrier was operating it on many of its #longhaul #transatlantic routes to North and South America. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.

A supersonic transatlantic flight on the #Concorde between Paris and Washington D.C. lasted on average just three and one-half hours at 1,350 miles per hour, faster than the speed of the Earth's rotation. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on March 11, 2018.

Aer Lingus offered flight bags (as in this adorable ad) to pssngrs when transatlantic flights began in 1961. http://t.co/9ZrUo8pk8R #avgeeks This tweet was posted on May 07, 2013.

After many years of redesigning, the much-improved, lengthened, D.H. 106 Comet Mk. 4 was delivered to BOAC in 1958. Shortly after, the airline inaugurated regular transatlantic jet service from London to New York with one refueling stop in Newfoundland. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.

By late 1945, #PanAm realized the superiority of the DC-4 over the Boeing 314 flying boat and began to operate the airliner on both transpacific and transatlantic routes. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.

During the early 1960s, Swissair introduced Douglas DC-8 and Convair 990 jetliners, which provided nonstop transatlantic service to Europe in as little as six-and-one-half hours. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.

Following Pan American World Airways’ introduction of the #Boeing 747 in January 1970, #BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) received the aircraft and launched transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.

In 1974, #PanAm celebrated the 35th anniversary of Transatlantic passenger service #WomenInAviation #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on June 29, 2016.

In June 1937, under the service of Air France, the aircraft flew the transatlantic route to Natal and returned to France via the North Atlantic. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 08, 2018.

In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the "Seven Seas") from Douglas Aircraft. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 12, 2018.

In late 1945, #PanAmerican realized the superiority of the DC-4 over the #Boeing 314 flying boat and began operating the airliner on transpacific routes and, by 1948, on transatlantic routes to Europe. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on December 26, 2018.

Introduced in 1951, the #Lockheed 1049 Super #Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the 049 Constellation and was designed primarily to compete on #transatlantic routes with the Douglas DC-6. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on October 25, 2018.

Introduced in the late 1930s, the Short S.30 was a large-capacity double-deck flying boat. Of the nine built, four were equipped with in-flight refueling capability and extra fuel tanks enabling them to perform regular transatlantic airmail service. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 17, 2019.

Loftleiðir Icelandic (or Iceland Airlines) was established in 1944. As #Iceland is geographically situated between Europe and the United States, Loftleiðir became a major player in the transatlantic travel in the 1960s. Did you ever fly on #Loftleiðir? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on March 19, 2019.

Named the “Jetstream” by TWA (Trans World Airlines), the L-1649 Starliner had a 100-passenger capacity and could cruise at a speed of 300 mph. Lufthansa and Air France were the only carriers besides TWA to operate it on the transatlantic route. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.

OnThisDay in 1958, the first scheduled #PanAmerican #Boeing 707 transatlantic commercial jet service was launched from Idlewild Airport, New York. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 26, 2018.

Operated by numerous airlines on domestic and transatlantic routes, the airliner played a major role in advancing long-range commercial aviation during the immediate postwar era. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.

Operated on domestic routes, as well as transatlantic routes between Europe and North America, the 049 #Constellation played a major role in advancing long-range commercial aviation during the immediate postwar era. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on December 08, 2017.

Operations ceased toward the end of the war but resumed shortly after in 1945. Transatlantic service to New York was inaugurated in 1947 using the Douglas DC-4, and by the early 1950s, the airline operated the more advanced Douglas DC-6B on the route. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.

Pan American World Airways introduced the 747-100 series in January 1970 on the transatlantic New York to London route. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.

RT @airandspace: 90 Years Ago Today: City of Medford presented this silver trophy to Amelia Earhart in recognition of her trans-Atlantic fl… This tweet was posted on July 10, 2018.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1927, Charles Lindbergh posed for this photo with the Spirit of St. Louis 11 days before his solo transatlantic f… This tweet was posted on May 09, 2019.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1927: Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight: https://t.co/N3tBZb9CY3 https://t.… This tweet was posted on May 21, 2018.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1927: Charles Lindbergh posed for this photo with the Spirit of St. Louis 11 days before his solo transatlantic f… This tweet was posted on May 09, 2018.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1932, exactly five years after another groundbreaking transatlantic flight, Amelia Earhart made history of her ow… This tweet was posted on May 21, 2020.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1932: Amelia Earhart became the second pilot and first woman to complete a nonstop solo transatlantic flight: htt… This tweet was posted on May 21, 2018.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1932: Amelia Earhart took flight to become the first woman to make a solo transatlantic flight: https://t.co/MHWG… This tweet was posted on May 21, 2018.

RT @panamhistory: June 28, 1939 #PanAm B-314 Dixie Clipper took off on the first transatlantic passenger flight, from Port Washington to So… This tweet was posted on June 28, 2017.

TWA launched Lockheed L-1049G transatlantic service to Europe in November 1955. The aircraft had the range to fly across the Atlantic nonstop. #TWA’s “Super Gs” featured comfortable, luxurious interiors that included a lounge, sleeping berths, & colorful murals. #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.

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