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The first regularly scheduled North Atlantic southern route passenger service from the U.S. to Europe started #onthisday in 1939. Pan American Airways offered two #transatlantic routes in 1939, flown on #Boeing B-314 flying boats. #avgeek #panam
This tweet was posted on June 28, 2018.
#HBD to Juan Trippe, who was born #onthisday in 1899. The founder of Pan American Airways, Trippe and PAA revolutionized international air travel, inaugurating the first regular commercial trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic air service. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 27, 2018.
Summer is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you like to go this summer? #traveltuesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 26, 2018.
This photo on #United's #Boeing #747 service in the 1970s features three different patterns of Hollywood costumer Jean Louis' 1973 uniform, diamonds, stripes, and polka dots. Which one is your favorite? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 21, 2018.
See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale #ModelAirplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #avgeek #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
#UTA introduced the aircraft in 1973, and by the mid-1970s, the carrier was operating it on many of its #longhaul #transatlantic routes to North and South America. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
The DC-10 was #McDonnellDouglas’ answer to #Boeing’s #widebody 747 #jumbojet. The aircraft had a slightly smaller capacity of up to 400 passengers, yet offered similar wide-body spaciousness and comfort to the #747. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.
The world’s first twin-engine wide body aircraft, the #Airbus #A300, was introduced #onthisday in 1974. Did you ever fly on an Airbus A300? #avgeek #otd
This tweet was posted on June 14, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1931, Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco was renamed San Francisco Airport.#avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 09, 2018.
Beginning in the late 1940s, airlines started issuing junior pilot and flight attendant wings. Do you have any junior pilot or flight attendant wings? #avgeek #paxex
This tweet was posted on June 08, 2018.
In the 1940s, carriers enlisted child participation in the flight by making them part of a junior flight crew, while also encouraging them to imagine a possible future career in commercial aviation. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 08, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. #avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 07, 2018.