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In the United Air Lines’s Boeing 747 first-class stewards and stewardesses offered special wine, fruit, and cheese services in the upper-deck lounge and wore unique uniforms featuring brightly colored plaid sports coats and skirts #WidebodyAV #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2020.
RT @Frenchpainter: The final #A380 convoy drive through the streets of Levignac near Toulouse heads to the final assembly line. 😥 #AvGeek h…
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2020.
Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was established in 1941. By 1948, PAL was flying DC-6s from Manila to @flySFO via Guam, Wake Island, and Honolulu. Have you ever flown on Philippine Air Lines? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 26, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The aircraft was produced for 41 years, first by Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas, and finally Boeing in numerous variants and derivatives. Have you ever flown on a DC-9? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2020.
See “Above the Bay: The Aerial Photography of Stanley Page” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/eZlmOaOxuM #StanleyHenryPage #SHPage #avgeek #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2020.
Stanley Henry Page was an early twentieth-century San Francisco Bay Area engineer who was inspired by the new technologies of flight and photography. #StanleyHenryPage #SHPage #avgeek #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2020.
Page had a small flying boat designed around one of his own aero engines and flew extensively around the Bay Area, photographing points of interest. Do you recognize either of these locations? #StanleyHenryPage #SHPage #avgeek #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2020.
Happy #ValentinesDay! SFO Museum hopes you’re spending it with your sweetheart. Need ideas for how to express your affection for your #Valentine? Take some inspiration from these cute aviation-themed Valentine’s cards from circa 1915. #avgeek #Valentines
This tweet was posted on February 14, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1991, Continental Airlines introduced their new blue, gold, and grey aircraft #livery with a globe logo. It replaced the gold and red livery with “jetstresm” logo designed by #SaulBass and introduced in 1968. Do you remember this livery? #avgeek #graphicdesign
This tweet was posted on February 12, 2020.
The Big 2-0! #HappyBirthday to JetBlue which commenced operations #onthisday in 2000. Operating an Airbus A320, JetBlue's inaugural flight took off from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Have you ever flown on #JetBlue? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 11, 2020.
The first flight of the Boeing 247 took place #onthisday in 1933. Considered the first modern airliner, the Boeing 247 had a maximum speed of 200 mph, faster than the U.S. Army Air Corps’ fighter aircraft of the time. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1977, Kenya Airways, the flag carrier of Kenya, commenced operations. The first scheduled flight was service from Nairobi to London via Frankfurt flown on a #Boeing 707. Have you ever flown on #Kenya Airways? #TravelTuesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 04, 2020.