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#Onthisday in 1918 DDL (Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S), or Danish Air Lines, was founded. The airline merged with other Scandinavian airlines to form SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) in 1951. SAS is now the flag carrier for Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 29, 2019.
The official inauguration of Pan American Airways’ daily airmail service from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba began #onthisday in 1927. What are your favorite #PanAm memories? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 28, 2019.
#Onthisday in 2003, the last scheduled eastbound transatlantic #Concorde flight took off from New York bound for London. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1950, the Martin 4-0-4 took off on its maiden flight. Eastern Air Lines ordered sixty of the 4-0-4 and introduced the aircraft in 1951, with scheduled service commencing in early 1952. Did you ever fly on a Martin 4-0-4? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 2015, the last branded US Airways flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport and landed at San Francisco International Airport. Did you ever fly on US Airways? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 17, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1956, the #Lockheed #Constellation L-1649 #Starliner embarked on its maiden flight. The final variant in Lockheed’s Constellation series, the L-1649 embodied the zenith in large-capacity, piston-engine airliner development. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1649?
This tweet was posted on October 10, 2019.
Happy 100th Birthday KLM! #Onthisday in 1919, #KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek #KLM100
This tweet was posted on October 07, 2019.
The first #PanAm delivery of a Douglas DC-3 was #onthisday in 1937. With its aerodynamically superior design the DC-3 revolutionized the airline industry in the late 1930s and was the first airliner to make a profit from passenger service Did you ever fly on a DC-3?
This tweet was posted on October 01, 2019.
The modern Austrian Airlines celebrates its birth on September 30, 1957, when Air #Austria and Austrian Airways merged. The newly formed Austrian Airlines started service the next year, on March 31, 1958. Have you ever flown on #Austrian Airlines? #onthisday
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1973, the first non-stop #Concorde flight over the North Atlantic was completed in a record-breaking duration of 3 hrs 33 min. The trip from Washington to Paris was completed by Concorde 02 (F-WTSA), which can be visited at Musee Delta, Orly Airport, Paris, France
This tweet was posted on September 26, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1903, Olive Ann Beech (née Mellor) was born in Kansas. In 1950, she became the first woman to head a major aircraft corporation. Read more about her story: https://t.co/94Ptjb3fRj #WomenInAviation #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 25, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1959, @united & @Delta introduced the Douglas DC-8. Delta’s first DC-8 flight departed from New York Idlewild (later JFK) to Atlanta at 09:20AM. United’s first DC-8 flight departed from @flySFO to NYC 2 hrs & 10 min later. Have you ever flown on a DC-8? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 18, 2019.