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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.
#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the late founder and President of Pan American, who was born #onthisday in 1899. #PanAm’s unrivaled string of aviation firsts included first commercial service across the oceans, first successful jet service, and the first widebody service. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 27, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1969, the first widebody jet landed @flySFO. Pan American World Airways brought its new Boeing 747 “jumbo jet” to SFO to advertise the new class of airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1970, the first Boeing 747 widebody #jumbojet operated by #TWA (Trans World Airlines) departed from San Francisco for New York City. #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). United’s McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a Douglas DC-10? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 14, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 service started at @flysfo. United’s DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first of this type of aircraft service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Flown by United, this aircraft was the first three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliner to arrive at SFO. Can you guess what this aircraft is? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 14, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1969 the first wide-body jet landed at San Francisco International Airport.
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2015.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled #Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by #PanAm. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed John F. Kennedy International Airport at 1:52AM. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2018.
#United’s McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. #avgeek #sfohistory
This tweet was posted on August 14, 2017.
Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 16, 2018.
Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. Did you ever fly on a #Lockheed #L1011 TriStar? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 18, 2019.
Airlines touted the L-1011’s twin aisle, wide-body passenger comforts, ease of operation, and reduced environmental impact. The galley was placed in the luggage compartment, and meals were brought up via elevators. #wingwednesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 25, 2021.
Based on the earlier A300, the Airbus A310 had a shortened fuselage with a redesigned wing and undercarriage. It also had a lower purchase price than other wide-body airliners and was designed to be more economical to operate. #WingWednesday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
Boeing adopted the two-engine, widebody concept with its 777 airliner, which was introduced on June 7, 1995. The 777 was a joint collaborative project between Boeing & 8 major airlines, including United, ANA (All Nippon Airways), British Airways, & Japan Airlines. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
By 1978, the airline had expanded its service to San Francisco, recorded a decade of annual profits and attained a reputation for quality and reliable service. In 1981, the airline introduced the wide-body Douglas DC-10-15 on its high-density routes. #DefunctThursday #Mexicana
This tweet was posted on May 19, 2022.
Despite its accolades, only 250 were ordered, well short of the projected 500. It was Lockheed’s first and only entry into the widebody airliner market. #wingwednesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 25, 2021.
Dubbed the “Friend Ship” when first introduced by United, the wide-body 747 provided an entirely new level of passenger comfort and service. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2022.
Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” and created for the new wide-body jet service, this 1971 Pan American #uniform marked a new direction in the airline's approach to fashion. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 05, 2018.
During the 1980s, @Qantas purchased 6 Boeing 767-200ERs (ER for extra range) and 41 767-300ERs, which proved ideal for the carrier’s expansion into the Asian market. The spacious, comfortable, widebody airliners proved reliable and economical to operate for Qantas. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
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 the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of Boeing 747-400 widebody airliners. With a range of more than 7,000 miles, the aircraft was ideal for flying just over 400 business travelers and tourists swiftly and in comfort between Oceania and North America. #FlyingSouthernCross
This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
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 by Pan American World Airways in 1970, the Boeing 747-100 was the first of a new breed of jetliner, the “wide-body,” which ultimately revolutionized the airline industry. The new wide-body was twice the size of the Boeing 707 shown here. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2020.
JAL introduced the Boeing 747 widebody in 1970. During this decade, JAL offered its passengers premium meal services on ceramic dishware created by Noritake of Japan featuring either a single crane or a flock of cranes in blue. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on April 19, 2023.
McDonnell Douglas portrayed their DC-10 as the widebody for the middle-class family in a promotional poster. American's inaugural DC-10 service operated from Los Angeles to Chicago. Have you ever flown on a DC-10?
#DC10 #AmericanAir #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 05, 2022.
Our new exhibit “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” presents promotional objects and images from the first 3 widebody jetliners introduced in the early 1970s, the #Boeing 747, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the #Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. #WidebodyAV #vgeek
This tweet was posted on September 20, 2019.
Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and upgraded to the 747-300 and 747SP widebody jetliners in the 1980s. By 1987, the airline maintained 21 747s and 6 767s in its fleet and placed a large order for the next generation 747-400, introduced in 1989. #FlyingSouthernCross
This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
RT @usatodaytravel: Ask the Captain: Why piloting a widebody plane is a point of pride https://t.co/z6IVtTUQbp
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2016.
Seating capacities on the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 varied from 285 in a three-class arrangement to 410 in an all-economy configuration. The medium- to long-range widebody aircraft had a range 7,000 to 10,000 miles and had a cruising speed of 588 mph. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on October 20, 2021.
The #767 was the first two-engine widebody airliner to be produced by #Boeing. A smaller widebody airliner than the 747, the 767 had a capacity between 200 and 300 passengers and the range for most transoceanic routes. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on November 30, 2018.
The #Continental uniforms were issued until 1973 and were in use for the introduction of the airline’s next #widebody airliner, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. #WidebodyAV
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
The 767 was the first two-engine widebody airliner to be produced by Boeing. It was designed to be a smaller widebody airliner than the 747, with a capacity for 200-300 passengers and the range for most transoceanic routes. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industrie, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. Both the A300 and A310 established Airbus as a major European airliner manufacturer. #WingWednesday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2021.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. Air France introduced the aircraft in 1974 and Lufthansa followed two years later. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on September 01, 2021.
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970. The A300 established Airbus as a major European airliner manufacturer. Have you flown on an Airbus A300? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 28, 2019.