In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway of Manhattan Beach, California, to create a series of watercolor paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history... #unitedairlines #united #aircraft #avgeek #watercolors #illustration #aircraft

In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway of Manhattan Beach, California, to create a series of watercolor paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history... #unitedairlines #united #aircraft #avgeek #watercolors #illustration #aircraft

On April 6, 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, launched his air mail service... #varney #unitedairlines #united #boeing #boeingair

This photo from 1959 shows a group of stewardesses in front of United Air Lines' training center in Cheyenne, Wyoming... #avgeek #unitedairlines #unitedair #united #Cheyenne #stewardess #FA #crewlife #uniform

Introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1970, the Boeing 747-100 was the first of a new breed of jetliner, the “wide-body,” which ultimately revolutionized the airline industry... #avgeek #747 #Boeing #jumbojet #unitedairlines #lounge #jetage

The first flight of the Boeing 247 took place #onthisday in 1933... #avgeek #Boeing #boeing247 #united #unitedairlines #1930s

Cable cars are one of San Francisco's best known landmarks and have been featured on a wide variety of promotional items, especially those related to travel... #SFhistory #unitedairlines #airline #ticketjacket #cablecar

This is your last week to see "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines.".. #FlyingTheMainLine #TheMainLine #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation

By the late 1930s, with the introduction of the Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 Mainliners, United Air Lines provided standardized beverage service... #FlyingTheMainLine #TheMainLine #DST #douglasaircraft #dc3 #unitedairlines #airlines #airline #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #crewlife #coffeetime

United Air Lines introduced hot meal service on Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 flights in the late 1930s... #FlyingTheMainLine #TheMainLine #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #tablesetting #dinnerware #onthetable

United Air Lines introduced hot meal service on Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 flights in the late 1930s... #FlyingTheMainLine #TheMainLine #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #tablesetting #dinnerware #onthetable

The 727 was Boeing's only tri-jet aircraft and, at the time of its production from the 1960s to the 1980s was Boeing's best-selling jet with over 1,800 sold... #FlyingTheMainLine #TheMainLine #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #boeing #boeing727 #trijet