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#Onthisday in 1909, Louis Blériot successfully landed his plane in Dover, England, after flying from Calais, France. This became the first crossing of the English Channel in a heavier-than-air mechanical aircraft. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on July 25, 2019.
Happy Birthday, Amelia Earhart! The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first person to fly solo from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Oakland, CA, she was born #onthisday in 1897, in Atchison, Kansas.
This tweet was posted on July 24, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1961, the first regularly screened movie on a scheduled commercial jet flight was shown on a TWA Boeing 707. Other airlines, such as Pan Am, followed suit soon after. What was the last movie you watched on an airplane?
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2019.
Aeroflot commenced regular domestic operations #onthisday in 1923 in the Soviet Union. One of the oldest airlines in the world, the company started as DOBROLET, before changing its name to Aeroflot in 1932. Have you ever traveled on Aeroflot? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.
Delivered on January 31, 1949, the first flight of Pan American Airway's Boeing 377 took off #onthisday in 1947. Advertisements promoted its exceedingly smooth ride, its large, upper deck, and the #Stratocruiser's unique and luxurious lower-deck lounge. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on July 08, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1994, the "rebooted" Frontier Airlines commenced operations. In 1994, the new Frontier introduced a livery that included animals – each with their own name – painted on the tail of every aircraft. #avgeek #frontier #livery #airbus
This tweet was posted on July 05, 2019.
Air China, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China, commenced operations #onthisday in 1988. Air China is one of the few international carriers at SFO that still operates Boeing 747 aircraft. Have you ever flown on Air China? #av
This tweet was posted on July 01, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1947, the #PanAmerican #Lockheed Constellation Model 749 Clipper America completed its first around the world flight, landing at @flySFO. Originating in NY’s La Guardia Airport on June 17, 1947, the 22,170- mile course, logged a total flying time of 102hrs & 50m.
This tweet was posted on June 29, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2004, the longest regularly scheduled commercial nonstop flight departed from Singapore and landed in Newark, New Jersey operated by Singapore Airlines. Have you ever flown on this route? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 28, 2019.
#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the late founder and President of Pan American, who was born #onthisday in 1899. #PanAm’s unrivaled string of aviation firsts included first commercial service across the oceans, first successful jet service, and the first widebody service. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 27, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1984, Virgin Atlantic commenced operations. The first flight, from London to Newark, was operated by a Boeing 747-200. Have you ever flown on Virgin Atlantic?
This tweet was posted on June 22, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1924, Huff Daland Dusters Inc. was founded; it was one of the earliest known commercial aerial crop-dusting operations in America. In 1928, when C.E. Woolman took over the company, he renamed it Delta Air Service, a predecessor to Delta Air Lines. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on May 30, 2019.