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"First Flights: Early Women Aviators and their Aircraft” is on display post-security in Terminal 3, and online at: https://t.co/cFAFpvsWKR #EarlyWomenAviators #AvGeek #AviationHistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot This tweet was posted on July 20, 2022.
"Flight Patterns—Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s " is on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/O69YNba2Jq #FlightPatterns #uniform #flightattendant #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.
"Going Abroad?" asks this early 1950s Air France advertisement. #vintageadvertisement #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on July 22, 2017.
#HappyBirthday to Charles #Lindbergh who was born #onthisday in 1902. #avgeek #aviationhistory #HBD This tweet was posted on February 04, 2017.
#HappyBirthday to Philippine Airlines (PAL), which was founded #onthisday in 1941. #Aviationhistory #Avgeek This tweet was posted on February 26, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1803, Ohio was admitted into the Union. Happy Birthday Ohio! Dayton, Ohio is the home of pioneers of heavier-than-air powered flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright. Have you ever been to Ohio? #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on March 01, 2023.
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. #AvGeek #AviationHistory #SFHistory #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 07, 2022.
#OnThisDay in 1933, the first flight of the #Boeing 247 took place. #Avgeek #AviationHistory #WomenInAviation This tweet was posted on February 08, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. The largest commercial airplane at the time, the "China Clipper" inaugurated transpacific service to Asia with Pan American Airways. #avgeek #aviationhistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 30, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1934, the first Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. #avgeek #aviationhistory #m130 This tweet was posted on December 30, 2016.
#OnThisDay in 1935, the first of three Martin M-130 sea planes was delivered to Pan American Airways. #AVGeek #AviationHistory #PanAm This tweet was posted on October 09, 2016.
#OnThisDay in 1945, Ethiopian Airlines was founded. #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on December 21, 2016.
#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. #avgeek #aviationhistory #airlinemap This tweet was posted on July 31, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1957, the first Boeing 707 took flight. #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on December 20, 2016.
#OnThisDay in 1964, the #Boeing 727 was introduced with Eastern Air Lines. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 727? #Avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on February 01, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1982, the first test flight of the #Boeing 757 took off. Have you ever flown on a #Boeing757? #aviationhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 19, 2017.
#OnThisDay the first Convair CV-340 took flight in 1951. #avgeek #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #TDiH This tweet was posted on October 05, 2016.
#OnThisDay, the first female #cabincrew member, Ellen Church, first flew on her #United flight. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on May 15, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1935, Amelia Earhart landed in Oakland after an 18 hour flight from Hawaii. #avgeek #aviationhistory #WomenInAviation https://t.co/UFJ5VdJD4d This tweet was posted on January 13, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1941, #PanAm's Captain John Tilton departed San Francisco for the first airmail service to Fiji. #AviationHistory #tdih #otd This tweet was posted on November 05, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1952, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Douglas DC-6B. #Aviationhistory #Avgeek #DC6 #PanAm This tweet was posted on February 27, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1965, the #Douglas DC-9 was introduced into service with #Delta Air Lines. #DC9 #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on December 08, 2016.
#Onthisday the first #McDonnell #Douglas MD-11 took flight in 1990. Have you ever flown on a MD-11? #MD11 #aviationhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 10, 2017.
#WesternAirlines' advertisement promoted travel to LA aboard the airline’s “Californian” service. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on March 10, 2017.
ANA began service from #Tokyo to San Francisco in December 1998. Have you ever flown on #ANA? #TravelTuesday #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on August 01, 2017.
After the brothers achieved their first heavier-than-air flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, they returned to Dayton to find a suitable location for further experiments. Some of sites utilized by the Wright brothers’ are part of the @DaytonNHP. #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on March 01, 2023.
By 1930, the Pan American Airways System linked twenty-nine Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories with regularly scheduled airmail, passenger, and cargo flights. #DefunctThursday #PanAmerican #PanAm #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on August 04, 2022.
California Central Airlines (CCA) was a short-lived post-war airline based in #Burbank, #California. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on September 11, 2017.
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971. #SFOHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 22, 2017.
Continental Airlines began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934. It originally used symbols and slogans to promote its claim to be the “Fastest Airline In The World.” #DefunctThursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #ContinentalAirlines This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.
Despite expansion into new destinations the airline had crippling financial issues. It was acquired by Delta Air Lines in August 1972. #DefunctThursday #NortheastAirlines #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 23, 2022.
Due to labor disputes, rising fuel costs, excessive debt, and other financial problems, Eastern ceased operations in 1991.#DefunctThursday #Eastern #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on May 05, 2022.
During the 1930s and 40s, #flightattendants across various airlines were required to be trained #nurses. #aviationhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 15, 2017.
Featuring a TAT plane, a Douglas DC-3, and a trijet, this 1970s scarf illustrated TWA's history. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 17, 2017.
Fixed fan issued by Civil Air Transport (CAT) for in-flight passenger use. #MewseumMonday #cats #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on July 20, 2015.
Fun fact: when Huff Daland Dusters became Delta Air Service, its name was in honor of the Mississippi Delta region. #Delta #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on June 17, 2022.