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The Boeing 707 and 747, introduced by #PanAm in 1958 and 1970 respectively, each revolutionized the aviation industry. Check out the difference in sizes of these iconic planes. #avgeek #aviation
This tweet was posted on March 01, 2018.
Promoted as the "Super Seven," #PanAm introduced the airliner in May 1956, on the Atlantic route from Miami to Paris, and in September 1957, on the time-saving, transpolar "great circle route," across the Arctic Ocean to Northern Europe. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on February 12, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1960, Pan American World Airways received their first Douglas DC-8, the "Clipper Mandarin", registry number N803PA. Did you ever fly on one of #PanAm's DC-8s?
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2018.
Talk about in-flight entertainment! On some #PanAm flights in the 1950s, in flight fashion shows were offered to traveling passengers. What a look! #FashionFriday
This tweet was posted on February 02, 2018.
RT @panamhistory: 1933: #PanAm inaugurated “express” shipping. “Pan American Airways concluded negotiations with 30 governments for a high-…
This tweet was posted on January 29, 2018.
Learn more about #PanAm's flying boats in "China Clipper", on display pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk
This tweet was posted on January 27, 2018.
#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.
The eight-passenger #Fokker F-7a/3m inaugurated #PanAm’s first scheduled passenger flight from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, on January 16, 1928. #avgeek #onthisday
This tweet was posted on January 16, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1946, the first #Lockheed 049 #Constellation was delivered to #PanAm. Nine days later, Pan Am opened North Atlantic Constellation service to Europe. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2018.
During World War II, #PanAm moved their operations from Treasure Island to #SFO. Do you remember this Pan American base? #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on December 28, 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.