Like many post-war airlines, Aloha Airlines, based in Hawaii, started charter passenger and cargo service with a single surplus DC-3 in 1946. Originally named Trans-Pacific Airways, the airline specialized in interisland service. #Hawaii#AvGeek#AlohaAirlinesThis tweet was posted on March 31, 2023.
In the late 1950s, the airline officially changed their name to Aloha Airlines. The airline’s livery in the 1970s, bright and colorful, represented the warmth of the tropical Hawaiian Islands. #Hawaii#AvGeek#AlohaAirlinesThis tweet was posted on March 31, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state. Pan American inaugurated Boeing 707 jet service to Honolulu three days after Hawai’i gained statehood. Have you ever been to #Hawaii? #MuseumFromHome#avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 21, 2020.
Tiki statues & other Hawaiian & Polynesian themes appeared on many of #United's inflight and promotional items for the Islands. #TheMainline#HawaiiThis tweet was posted on November 20, 2017.
In the 1950s, a 9-day trip to #Hawaii on @United Air Lines was advertised to have cost $327 or about $3,000 in today's money. #TravelTuesdayThis tweet was posted on December 27, 2016.