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This ticket for Lieselotte Mitchell was issued on January 18, 1963. This image was posted on April 20, 2016.

Douglas DC-3s are legendary in the aviation industry for their durability. This image was posted on April 20, 2016.

Before the advent of the Douglas DC-3 in the late 1930s, airlines struggled to cover operating costs from passenger services alone, and relied heavily on airmail and freight to make up the difference. This image was posted on April 19, 2016.

In 1933, the world-renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, radio operator, and navigator, Anne Morrow Lindbergh conducted a northern transatlantic exploratory survey flight for a commercial air route between North America and Europe for Pan American Airways. This image was posted on April 18, 2016.

Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) featured San Francisco in this circa 1968 postcard, the back of which reads, “Flying with PSA – The Nation’s Leading Intra-State Airline – Over the Golden Gate Bridge”. This image was posted on April 15, 2016.

We are very pleased to announce that the Aviation Museum and Library will be open daily starting tomorrow as we are adding Saturday hours. This image was posted on April 15, 2016.

Have you ever wondered what a ticket looked like from the early age of commercial aviation? This image was posted on April 08, 2016.

During the 1940s, United Air Lines constructed a large West Coast Maintenance Base at San Francisco Airport, along with this beautiful office building. This image was posted on April 07, 2016.

Check out these stunning ladies dressed in United stewardess uniforms from the 1930s to the 1950s. This image was posted on April 06, 2016.

Happy 90th Birthday United Airlines! This image was posted on April 06, 2016.

Spring is finally here, and we would love to be on a warm California beach. This image was posted on April 01, 2016.

Before we could just pull out our handy smart phones to tell us the time in another part of the world, international airlines often gave out manual paper and plastic time converters. This image was posted on April 01, 2016.

This photograph shows San Francisco Airport’s second terminal building, which replaced the original 1927 Mills Field structure when it opened in 1937. This image was posted on March 31, 2016.

Commercial aviation grew rapidly in the 1930s, and male stewards and female stewardesses were a significant part of many airline’s passenger services. This image was posted on March 30, 2016.

United Airlines will start nonstop service from SFO to Tel Aviv this week. This image was posted on March 29, 2016.

The United Air Lines Ticket office opened in the 1930s on the northwest corner of Union Square in downtown San Francisco. This image was posted on March 25, 2016.

These TWA (Trans World Airlines) air hostesses were the graduating class of the summer of 1960. This image was posted on March 23, 2016.

Malayan Airways started service in 1947, and later became Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in the 1960s. This image was posted on March 22, 2016.

In 1970, PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) introduced eye-catching pink and apricot flight attendant uniforms and showcased them on their ticket jackets. This image was posted on March 22, 2016.

The field of aeronautical engineering led to some of the most profound technological advancements of the 20th century. This image was posted on March 19, 2016.

On multi-stop journeys, airlines would pass out seat occupied cards to passengers in case they wished to temporarily disembark the aircraft at an airport along the way. This image was posted on March 17, 2016.

United Air Lines stewardesses stand in formation to receive their wings from Don G. Maggerell, Vice-President, Passenger Service, in front of a Douglas DC-3 airliner. This image was posted on March 16, 2016.

This month, Virgin America will start daily flights from SFO to Denver, Colorado. This image was posted on March 15, 2016.

One of the earliest luggage labels we have in our collection is one that was issued by Boeing Air Transport featuring a Boeing 80 airliner from circa 1928. This image was posted on March 12, 2016.

Each details of airline uniforms are carefully considered, sometimes even down to earrings. This image was posted on March 10, 2016.

The first Boeing 747SP (Special Performance), the Clipper Young America, was delivered to Pan American World Airways #onthisday in 1976. This image was posted on March 05, 2016.

This 1950s Pan American World Airways poster features a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser flying above Amsterdam, Netherlands. This image was posted on March 01, 2016.

According to this 1940s advertisement, Airlite Syracuse China, took 30 months of experimentation by American Airlines engineers and Syracuse China potters to create. This image was posted on February 26, 2016.

By the late 1940s, a seat capable of reclining into a bed, the “Sleeperette,” was introduced and trademarked by Pan American World Airways. This image was posted on February 26, 2016.

Southwest Airways began commercial commuter passenger operations in 1946. This image was posted on February 25, 2016.

Pacific Air Lines began as a business endeavor to train pilots during World War II. This image was posted on February 23, 2016.

Women play an integral part in the aviation industry as mechanics. This image was posted on February 17, 2016.

Lufthansa has been one of the longest continually serving airlines at SFO. This image was posted on February 16, 2016.

Our online database features a selection from our huge collection of airline bags. This image was posted on February 13, 2016.

Our collection features more than 600 swizzle sticks, used for stirring beverages on flights. This image was posted on February 11, 2016.