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The Flybe is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

Did you know SFO Museum has the freestanding schedule board from San Francisco Airport’s 1937 passenger terminal? This image was posted on September 19, 2022. #avgeek #sfohistory

People Express Airlines commenced operations on April 30, 1981. This image was posted on September 08, 2022. #defunctthursday #peoplexpress #avgeek

The Transpac is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Oman Air is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Transwede Airways is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

Although Pan American World Airways experienced unprecedented success in the 1960s and 70s, by the end of the 1980s the company was struggling. This image was posted on August 25, 2022. #panam #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Cameroon Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The McCulloch International Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Trinidad and Tobago Airways is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. This image was posted on August 05, 2022. #dc10 #americanair #avgeek #jumbojet #jetage #airplane #planespotting

The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday. This image was posted on August 04, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

During the mid-1920s, San Francisco leaders envisioned their city as the western terminus of a new transcontinental air mail system. This image was posted on July 25, 2022. #avgeek #millsfield #sfohistory #airport

The American Air Taxi is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

Smocks and aprons are a crucial yet often overlooked part of a flight attendant’s uniform and can vary wildly in design from one airline or era to another. This image was posted on July 18, 2022. #crewlife #collections #flightattendant #museumlife

Pacific Air Lines began as a business endeavor to train pilots during World War II. This image was posted on July 14, 2022. #defunctthursday #pacificairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was put into service #onthisday in 1940 by both Pan American and Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA). This image was posted on July 08, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #panam #twa #airplane

Ozark Air Lines was founded in 1943 in Springfield, Missouri, and although service began in 1945, it was quickly halted as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) had not issued them a license to operate. This image was posted on July 07, 2022. #defunctthursday #ozark #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Air Caraïbes is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

What’s your favorite card game? This image was posted on July 01, 2022. #playingcards #avgeek #aviationhistory #collections #museumlife

Founded by Colonel Louis Brittin in 1926, Northwest Airways, was established to fulfill Contract Air Mail Route #9 between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. This image was posted on June 30, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #northwestairlines #northwestorient

In the wake of World War II, Australian airline companies embarked on the task establishing an air route across the Pacific Ocean to the United States. This image was posted on June 29, 2022. #australianairliners #avgeek #aviationhistory

The GOL Linhas Aereas is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Azul Brazilian Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the first President of Pan American World Airways, who was born #onthisday in 1899 in New Jersey. This image was posted on June 27, 2022. #juantrippe #paa #panamerican #avgeek #aviationhistory

Following the historic first flight from North America to Australia by Charles Kingsford Smith and crew in 1928, the transpacific “Southern Cross” route— named after the aircraft they flew, the Fokker F.VIIb/3m Southern Cross—received worldwide fame. This image was posted on June 24, 2022. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory #philately

Northeast Airlines was based in Boston, Massachusetts. This image was posted on June 23, 2022. #defunctthursday #northeastairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

From a crop-dusting operation to a global airline, Delta was founded in 1925 as Huff Daland Dusters, one of the first aerial crop-dusting companies, and incorporated as Delta Air Service in 1928, the company’s first passenger flight occurred #onthisday in 1929. This image was posted on June 17, 2022. #delta #avgeek #aviationhistory

Founded by George T. Baker in 1934, National Airlines started as an air mail carrier, as did many airlines at that time. This image was posted on June 09, 2022. #defunctthursday #nationalairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

The South West Aviation is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Blue Air is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Shanghai Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Transair, Ltd. (UK) is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Aquila Airways is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The BKS Air Transport is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.