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#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled #Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by #PanAm. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed John F. Kennedy International Airport at 1:52AM. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1957, the first flight of the #Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. The flight was flown by company chief test pilot Tex Johnston. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2017.
When introduced in 1949 by #PanAmerican World Airways, the #Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft. #avgeek #panam #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on December 14, 2017.
#Onthisday in 1959, the first domestic #jet service took off from #Miami to #NewYork in a #Boeing 707 jet leased by #National Airlines from #PanAm. Did you ever fly on a 707?
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2017.
#Braniff's #Boeing 747 was known as "Big Orange" and "the Great Pumpkin." The airline successfully branded the plane as the exclusive "747 Braniff Place." #AdvertisingBraniff
This tweet was posted on December 02, 2017.
In the early 1970s, #Braniff International CEO Harding Lawrence was purchased a single #Boeing 747, painted it an eye-catching solid #orange livery, and flew it between #Dallas and #Honolulu. #AdvertisingBraniff
This tweet was posted on December 02, 2017.
The #Boeing 747 was 35 feet longer, 10 feet wider inside the cabin than the DC-8 and could carry almost 200 more passengers. #TheMainline
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
#United first rolled out the #Boeing 747 “jumbo jet” in 1970 for the popular west coast-to-#Hawaii route. #themainline #UA747Farewell
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
Today marks the end of an era for #United Airlines: it will cease to fly the #Boeing 747 on commercial routes. #TheMainline #UA747Farewell
This tweet was posted on November 07, 2017.
RT @BoeingAirplanes: 38 years of teamwork but who's counting? Take a look @FedEx's new #Boeing 777F, which will start testing as our ecoDem…
This tweet was posted on November 01, 2017.
RT @BoeingFrance: Souvenir marquant ➡ lancement de notre jumbo jet #Boeing 747 en 1968 #avgeeks
This tweet was posted on November 01, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1958 the first scheduled #PanAmerican #Boeing 707 jet service took off from Idlewild, NY. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707?
This tweet was posted on October 26, 2017.