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This is your last week to see "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines." Located post-security in Terminal 3, the exhibition showcases highlights from SFO Museum's collection. Over ninety years of commercial aviation history can be told through the stories of the four companies that merged into a single airline which became a preeminent U.S. carrier. What is your favorite memory of United? See "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines", on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. http://bit.ly/TheMainLine
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