#Onthisday in 1959, @united & @Delta introduced the Douglas DC-8. Delta’s first DC-8 flight departed from New York Idlewild (later JFK) to Atlanta at 09:20AM. United’s first DC-8 flight departed from @flySFO to NYC 2 hrs & 10 min later. Have you ever flown on a DC-8? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 18, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 was flown by Pan American World Airways. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed New York's JFK at 1:52AM and reached London's Heathrow Airport in 6 hrs & 43 min. What are your fondest memories of the Boeing 747?
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2020.
#PanAm offered First & Clipper Class passengers helicopter flights to & from JFK & Manhattan & later Newark Airport.
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2016.
In the 1970s, Iraqi Airways acquired Boeing 707s for service to JFK in NYC. Have you ever flown on Iraqi Airways? #TravelTuesday
This tweet was posted on June 27, 2017.
Pan Am Express was a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways primarily focused on connecting passengers to Pan Am's hub at JFK, but also provided regional services in many other areas of the U.S., as well as the Bahamas and Europe. Did you ever fly on #PanAm Express? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 01, 2019.
TWA's last scheduled Boeing 707 flight took off on its final departure #onthisday in 1983, flying from MIA to JFK. This Boeing 707, registration number, N18710, joined TWA in March of 1967. #avgeek #TWA
This tweet was posted on October 30, 2018.
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Trans World Airlines (TWA) hostesses at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) wearing Dalton winter uniforms 1968
Courtesy of TWA Museum at 10 Richards Road, Kansas City, Missouri
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This tweet was posted on August 06, 2021.