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In early 2004, the Virgin Group announced plans to create a US-based, low-cost airline initially named "Virgin USA.” Although the public showed strong support for the creation of a new economy airline, the company experienced many complications during the approval process. This tweet was posted on July 23, 2024.
Not all posters produced by airlines advertised their service destinations. In 1973, Braniff commissioned world-renowned artist Alexander Calder to paint an entire Douglas DC-8. Braniff produced numerous advertisements to promote their new livery including this poster. #52posters This tweet was posted on July 24, 2024.
With SFO selected as its base, the airline, now called Virgin America, was finally cleared to fly in May 2007. In July, Virgin America began setting fares and selling tickets, and in August, flights were inaugurated between New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. #VXForever This tweet was posted on July 23, 2024.
📸: 1. Virgin America Red Carpet launch campaign 2007 photograph Gift of Alaska Airlines 2018.083.202 https://t.co/evEaQIlOZ2 2. Virgin America Red Carpet launch campaign 2007 photograph Gift of Alaska Airlines 2018.083.201 https://t.co/p0DwmtjxGC #VXForever This tweet was posted on July 23, 2024.
See "Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection" on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. The Aviation Museum and Library is located pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ayiz8gruzk #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 07, 2024.
Developed by the Lockheed Corporation, the L-188 Electra was the only large turboprop airliner produced in the U.S. With medium range, a cruise speed of nearly 400 mph, and a capacity of up to 100 passengers, the Electra was ideal for Western Airline’s needs. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on August 23, 2024.
See "Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection" on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. The Aviation Museum and Library is located pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ayiz8gruzk #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 21, 2024.
📸: Western Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra over the Golden Gate Bridge postcard c. 1959 Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.0581 R2024.0401.019 slide: Western Airlines, Lockheed L-188 Electra; 1961 Gift of Albert R. Mueller, Jr. 2021.081.0840 This tweet was posted on August 23, 2024.
Born in Australia in 1929, Harry Rogers was a poster artist and graphic designer for Qantas from the late 1950s through the ‘80s. He designed the Qantas logo-font in the mid-1960s and created numerous travel posters for the airline from the 1950s to the ’70s. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on September 03, 2024.
See "Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection" on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. The Aviation Museum and Library is located pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ayiz8gruzk #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on September 03, 2024.
This cutaway model of the Western Airlines Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop was created by Gary Field (b. 1956) and was closely based on travel agency models of the Electra that were produced by the model maker Osgaard of Denmark in the late 1950s. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on September 04, 2024.
📸: Western Airlines Lockheed L-188A Electra cutaway model aircraft 1990s Gary Field scale 1:20 metal, paint, wood, plastic, decals, rubber Collection of SFO Museum Gift of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society 2018.127.005 a e L2024.0401.003 a e This tweet was posted on September 04, 2024.
📸: American Airlines poster, California 1970s SFO Museum Collection Gift of Richard Borger 2001.149.003 https://t.co/gnRUFfTGoj This tweet was posted on September 09, 2024.
Harry Rogers, a poster artist & graphic designer for Qantas from the late 1950s to the ‘80s, created numerous travel posters for the airline from the 1950s to the ’70s. In 1956, Rogers created a series of travel posters for the airline incorporating visual elements of animation. This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
See "Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection" on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. The Aviation Museum and Library is located pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ayiz8gruzk #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
Virgin America built a solid reputation for delivering an improved passenger experience at a competitive price. Many of its passengers, if offered the choice, would fly no other airline, even if the ticket price on a particular route might be less on another carrier. #VXForever This tweet was posted on September 23, 2024.
AOA was awarded routes to England, Iceland, Ireland, and other destinations in Europe and produced posters like this one in 1948 to promote those routes. On September 25, 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired AOA from American Airlines. #52Posters This tweet was posted on September 25, 2024.
This is of one the first posters acquired for the museum's permanent collection. American Overseas Airlines (AOA) was started as American Export Airlines in 1937. In 1945, the airline was purchased by American Airlines and renamed American Overseas Airlines. #52Posters This tweet was posted on September 25, 2024.
📸: 1. Virgin America A320 cabin 2015 photograph Collection of SFO Museum Gift of Michael Miller 2018.092.051 R2023.1401.066 2. Virgin America Now Boarding brochure c. 2008 paper, ink Collection of SFO Museum Gift of Alaska Airlines 2018.083.089 R2023.1401.064.01 This tweet was posted on September 23, 2024.
📸: poster: American Overseas Airlines (AOA); 1948 Collection of SFO Museum 1992.01.02 https://t.co/bPv1NQhpds This tweet was posted on September 25, 2024.
David Klein was most recognized for his TWA (Trans World Airlines) posters from the 1950s and ‘60s. In the mid-1950s, Klein designed numerous travel posters for the airline. Many are considered some of the best examples of airline art produced during the Jet Age. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on October 02, 2024.
First flown in 1957, the Boeing 707 was the first successful jet airliner to provide regular, sustained commercial passenger service. With its speed, reliability, large capacity, and reduced operating costs, the 707 revolutionized the airline industry. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on October 04, 2024.
See "Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection" on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. The Aviation Museum and Library is located pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ayiz8gruzk #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 02, 2024.
📸: 3. TWA (Trans World Airlines) Italy travel poster c. 1957 David Klein paper, ink Collection of SFO Museum Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.135.066 R2024.0601.017 https://t.co/Kjdlw9RWil #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 09, 2024.
📸: TWA (Trans World Airlines) San Francisco travel poster  c. 1959 David Klein paper, ink Collection of SFO Museum 1995.55.04 R2024.0601.019 https://t.co/RoI9MGdEGd This tweet was posted on October 02, 2024.
After WWII, Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) added new international routes to Europe & changed its name to Trans World Airlines. David Klein created a series of eye-catching posters featuring TWA’s newly introduced state-of-the-art Lockheed L-1649 Starliner. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on October 09, 2024.
Continental Airlines’ president Robert Six (1907–86) wanted Continental’s 707 airliner to be something unique. He conceived of the idea of painting the large vertical stabilizers gold and naming the airliners “Golden Jets.” #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on October 04, 2024.
See "Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection" on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. The Aviation Museum and Library is located pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ayiz8gruzk #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 09, 2024.
📸: 1. Continental Airlines Boeing 707 brochure [detail] early 1960s paper, ink Collection of SFO Museum Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.1192 R2024.0401.022 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2024.
📸: 1. TWA (Trans World Airlines) Paris travel poster c. 1957 David Klein paper, ink Collect ion of SFO Museum 1995.03.01 R2024.0601.020 https://t.co/fKKqsS07cK #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 09, 2024.
📸: 2. Continental Airlines Boeing 707 flight information packet folder cover (detail) c. 1960 paper, ink Collection of SFO Museum Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.095.427 a R2024.0401.021 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2024.
📸: 2. TWA (Trans World Airlines) Spain travel poster c. 1957 David Klein paper, ink Collection of SFO Museum Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds 2016.080.007 R2024.0601.018 https://t.co/Yostrb7hHr #AirwaysArtists #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 09, 2024.
Airlines also contracted with aircraft model makers to create minutely detailed airliner models, including cutaway versions that revealed cabin interiors. Models of airliners afforded customers a unique 3D view of the aircraft in which they could potentially fly. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on April 17, 2024.
During the last half of the 20th century, commercial aviation progressed at an unprecedented pace. Airlines expanded their services and updated their fleets with more advanced aircraft to attract customers and successfully contend in an very competitive market. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on April 17, 2024.
RT @KentGerman: If you loved Virgin America as I did, there's a great exhibit at the @SFOMuseum chronicling the airline's history, brand id… This tweet was posted on May 14, 2024.
@VladSF @21five_public @flySFO "Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection" and "VX Forever: The Legacy of Virgin America" are on display in the Aviation Museum & Library, located pre-security in the Intl Terminal and open daily from 10am to 4:30pm. https://t.co/4oOtVpg3sa This tweet was posted on May 23, 2024.