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The first Western Air Express flight departed #onthisday in 1926 with an airmail flight from LA to SLC in a Douglas M-2 mailplane. A merger in 1930 between TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) and Western Air Express formed TWA, Transcontinental & Western Air. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 17, 2019.
American Airlines was founded #onthisday in 1926! The airline celebrates its birthday as April 16, 1926, the date when Charles Lindbergh piloted the first Robertson Aircraft airmail route flight, carrying mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1988, the last branded PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) flight departed San Diego and landed in Las Vegas as an USAir flight. What is your favorite PSA memory? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 08, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator, launched his air mail service. In 1930, his company, Varney Air Lines, was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, which is now @united. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1949 Pan American introduced the Boeing 377 on their densely traveled SFO to Honolulu route. Have you ever flown on a #Stratocruiser? #AVGeek #PanAm
This tweet was posted on April 01, 2019.
Betty Trippe, the wife of Pan American founder Juan Trippe, was integral to the success of Pan American World Airways. Betty accompanied Juan on many trips around the world as Pan American established new routes and forged new connections. #womenshistorymonth #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 28, 2019.
See "American Airliner Cockpits, 1925–1975" on display, in the Aviation Museum and Library. #cockpit #cockpits #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 27, 2019.
Ever wonder what the #cockpit of the Boeing 377 looked like? Our newest exhibition "American Airliner Cockpits, 1925–1975" has not one but two views inside this aircraft, and many others. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 27, 2019.
The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida, was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation when it opened #onthisday in 1934. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 25, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural #jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed. Operated by #TWA (Trans World Airlines), this first #Boeing 707 flight officially launched #SFO into the #jetage. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 20, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural #jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed. Operated by #TWA (Trans World Airways), this first #Boeing 707 flight officially launched #SFO into the #jetage. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 20, 2019.
Dorothy Hope Parkinson Kewin (1922-1976) was the first Pan American World Airways stewardess officially assigned to Pacific route service, and she worked her way up to become the Flight Service Supervisor of Pan Am's Pacific-Alaska Division. #WomensHistoryMonth #AvGeek #PanAm
This tweet was posted on March 13, 2019.