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In the winter of 1930-31, Daniel Rochford, #PanAm’s PR and advertising manager, helped document the airline’s operations from Cristóbal in the Panama Canal Zone to Guatemala, photographing PAA’s service in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 01, 2020.
People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981. A low-cost airline inspired by Freddie Laker and Laker Air, People Express only lasted a few years and merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Did you ever fly on #PeoplExpress? #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 30, 2020.
Emilio #Pucci introduced #Braniff’s Supersonic Derby outfit in 1966. The harlequin-print nylon jersey, tights, and bowler hat have Central American instruments and pre-Columbian art motifs. Do you remember this uniform? #crewlife #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 29, 2020.
Playing cards, because of their size and weight, were ideally suited for use on airliners. Carriers distributed uniquely designed decks with the airline’s logo, and the latest service promotions. Do you have a favorite card game? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 28, 2020.
Two things we love: commercial aviation and hearing from YOU! What’s your first memory of flying? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), air hostess with mother and baby in sleeping berth, c. 1936. Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International. 2002.113.331
This tweet was posted on April 24, 2020.
Today is #WorldBookDay. Our exhibition #OnSilentWings showcases books on gliding from our library of over 8,000 books, magazines and periodicals on aviation. See it online: https://t.co/ref512gQDn What have you been reading at home? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 23, 2020.
We’re hoping that our collection can help to spread a little sunshine! Check out these travel posters from National Airlines, whose logo was a two-toned sun. Did you ever fly on #NationalAirlines? #avgeek #MuseumSunshine #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 21, 2020.
Cargo, loaded through the nose of the Boeing 747, allowed for easy loading of oversized items. This configuration was possible because the flight deck was located on the upper level of the 747 and situated just behind the door hinges. #MuseumFromHome #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 20, 2020.
Ever wonder what aircraft maintenance looked like in the late 1930s? Here, mechanics are working on the engines of a Douglas DC-3 #Mainliner during the aircraft’s routine visit to @United’s Cheyenne, Wyoming, maintenance base. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 13, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1969, the first British-made #Concorde took off on its maiden flight departing from Filton, UK. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain and France, the aircraft could travel at 1,350 miles per hour. #MuseumFromHome #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 09, 2020.
The #Boeing 747 offered the airline a comfortable, roomy, and luxurious cabin interior. In an advertisement, #BOAC proclaimed “you will hardly believe you're in an aircraft.” #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.
See “Widebody: The Launch of the #Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” online at: https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.