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Fashionable and functional, this polyester tailored suit in the softer shade of #PanAm blue has a classic blazer with subtle cuff trim and was worn with a matching vest and ribbon bow tie. With two styles of optional headwear, the uniform was worn until 1991.
#Adolfo #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 15, 2023.
The late Cuban-born designer Adolfo Sardiña, who was born #onthisday in 1933, established his New York salon in 1963. His uniform program for Pan American’s 6,800 flight attendants in 1980 has Adolfo’s “romantic look” of simple, elegant design. #Adolfo #PanAm #AvGeek #uniform
This tweet was posted on February 15, 2023.
Cheers to a happy Valentine’s Day! This beverage menu from United Air Lines from the 1960s features a Special Very Dry Martini-on-the-Rocks (Gin or Vodka). Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day?
#UnitedAirLines #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 14, 2023.
Before people carried around cell phones in their pockets that automatically updated to the current time zone, airlines gave out convenient time converters to passengers on international flights. Have you been to any locations on this card?
#52Objects #Timezones #TWA #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 13, 2023.
See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt
#SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde
This tweet was posted on February 09, 2023.
New Blog Alert! Our History Program has reached its 100th interview! Read about the program and some of our favorite excerpts in our blog post: https://t.co/Oz026ryokS #blog #avgeek #oralhistory
This tweet was posted on February 08, 2023.
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? Construction of the second hangar was underway during this foggy February day.
#AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1929, the first Fairchild 71 was delivered to Pan American Airways. This rare photo of NC9726 was taken shortly after the aircraft was delivered to Pan American; it was then transferred to the PAA subsidiary airline Mexicana de Aviacion. #AvGeek #PanAm #Fairchild71
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2023.
The last commercial Boeing 747 is scheduled to be delivered today to Atlas Air from the Boeing Everett Factory. Introduced 53 years ago, the Boeing 747 created a whole new category of airliner, the wide-body jet. Have you ever flown on a 747? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2023.
Incorporated as Inter-Island Airways #onthisday in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines dates to before Hawai’i’s statehood. In 1973, the airline introduced Pualani (Flower of the Sky), who continues to represent the airlines’ brand identity. Have you ever flown on #HawaiianAirlines? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 30, 2023.
From the 1930s to the 1960s, Panagra served many countries in South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. Have you travelled to South America?
#Panagra #PanAm #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on January 25, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.) was formed. As a joint venture between W. R. Grace & Co., a shipping and mining company founded in Peru, and Pan American Airways, each held half of the new airline’s stock. #Panagra #PanAm #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on January 25, 2023.