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Introduced April 1,1949 by Pan American, the Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft. Its unique fuselage was equipped with two decks; the upper contained a roomy main cabin, while the lower featured a popular cocktail lounge. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2020.
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, 2020.
In 1969, Aero Commuter acquired Golden West Airlines, took its name, & serviced over 20 California cities. By the mid-1970s, it was carrying the 2nd largest volume of commuter passengers in the U.S. The airline operated until 1983. Did you ever fly on Golden West Airlines?#avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 28, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1959, the #Convair 880 took off on its maiden flight. The aircraft was claimed to be the fastest commercial jetliner in service at the time with a maximum cruising speed of 615mph. Have you ever flown on a Convair 880? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 27, 2020.
The #Blériot XI monoplane took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1909. On July 25, 1909, Louis Blériot flew the aircraft over the English Channel from Calais, France, to Dover, England completing the first successful crossing of the Channel in an airplane. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 23, 2020.
Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886. The Martin company produced numerous types of aircraft, including the Martin M-130, which #PanAmerican used to inaugurate the first scheduled #transpacific airmail service in 1935. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 17, 2020.
Pan American Airways’ inaugurated first scheduled passenger flight on January 16, 1928, with a Fokker F-VIIa/3m. Flying from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, the plane made the 90-mile trip in just under 90 minutes. The round-trip fare was $100 or $1,486.75 now. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 16, 2020.
See “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN #freedombird #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 14, 2020.
After R&R leave was over, soldiers on the return flights often needed the same emotional support that they received on their initial flights to Vietnam. This was often more difficult because the soldiers now knew what awaited them. #freedombird #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 14, 2020.
The inaugural flight of the #Concorde for the #Braniff International Airways and British Airways joint #SST service to London from Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington, D.C. was inaugurated #onthisday in 1979. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 13, 2020.
#Onthisday, the first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took flight in 1990. The MD-11 was based on the design of the DC-10, introduced in 1971, and featured a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan, and a glass cockpit. Have you ever flown on a #MD11? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 10, 2020.
During World War II, Lockheed Constellations were designated as C-69 military transports. In 1944, Howard Hughes flew a C-69 from Burbank, California to Washington, D.C. in a record time of 6 hrs and 57 min. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed Constellation? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 09, 2020.