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Image: Installation view of "Flight Patterns: Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s"

Installation view of "Flight Patterns: Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s". Image by SFO Museum. It was taken on May 26, 2021.

Installation view of "Flight Patterns: Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s". Image by SFO Museum. It was taken on Jun 4, 2021.

Installation view of "Flight Patterns: Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s". Image by SFO Museum. It was taken on May 26, 2021.

Operating from 1946 to 1968, China's Civil Air Transport’s (CAT) initial mission was to carry relief supplies on westbound flights from coastal ports to the war-devastated interior, and commercial cargo and passengers on return fights to the coast. This image was posted on April 28, 2022. #cat #defunctthursday #civilairtransport #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe. This image was posted on April 27, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #sudaviation #caravelle #airplane

China Clipper (Propeller)

This exhibition was on display between November 2021 and November 2024 in the AML 04 AML South Interior gallery, located in International Terminal

Air New Zealand was founded as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) #onthisday in 1940. This image was posted on April 26, 2022. #newzealand #airnewzealand #avgeek #aviationhistory #teal

American Airways was later formed from a merger of Robertson and Colonial Air Transport. In 1934, it changed its name to American Airlines. What are your favorite memories about American Airlines? #AmericanAir This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.

Happy Birthday, American Airlines! American traces its origins to Robertson Aircraft and its first airmail contract flight. #AmericanAir This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.

The airline celebrates its birthday as April 16, 1926, the date when Charles Lindbergh piloted the first airmail flight for Robertson, carrying mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. #AmericanAir This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.

📸 2/3: postcard: American Airlines Douglas DC-3, Flagship Boston; 1930s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.0197 https://t.co/GrfyqzadcI luggage label: American Airways; 1930s Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds 2014.156.289 https://t.co/morKL1oBS0 This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.

📸 3/3: luggage label: American Airlines; 1935 Gift of Daniel Kusrow 2018.061.006 https://t.co/vUavqoIY0O This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.

📸 2/2: photograph: TWA (Trans World Airlines), hostesses; c. 1955 Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International 2002.113.388 This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.

Where would your dream vacation be? Allow us to inspire you: browse through over two hundred airline posters on our collection website! https://t.co/p3qlCnTw0H #collections #airlineposters #design #posters #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 12, 2022.

📸 1/2: Trans World Airlines hostess uniform 1955 Oleg Cassini Briny Marlin Coat & Suit Company Hat by Mae Hanauer Blouse-slip by Wearpruf by Blou-Slip Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International, Inc. 2002.113.036-.041, 2016.065.001 This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.

📸: poster: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Italy; c. 1957 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.135.066 https://t.co/9JtpE7kFtM This tweet was posted on April 12, 2022.

Founded #onthisday in 1926, United Airlines was formed by a merger of four companies. National Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, Boeing Air Transport, and Varney Air Lines were organized in 1931 under United Air Lines, Inc. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.

📸 2/3: photograph: Boeing Air Transport (BAT), Ford Tri-Motor; c. 1934 Gift of the Family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr. 2019.080.054 photograph: Varney Air Lines, Leon D. Cuddleback; c. 1926 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.184 This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.

📸1/3: photograph: Curtiss Carrier Pigeon; 1920s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.217 photograph: Pacific Air Transport, Fokker F-10A (Super Tri-Motor); c. 1930 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.132 This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.

After the Allied victory in August 1945, the airline secured a system of eight primary routes throughout China all the while struggling against a backdrop of increasing civil war. #DefunctThursday #CNAC This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.

As Japan waged war on China in 1937, CNAC evacuated Shanghai, its original headquarters and home base in August and relocated to Chongqing. In trying to avoid Japanese detection, the airline pioneered the routes over the Himalayas. #DefunctThursday #CNAC This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.

China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was Asia’s first sustained commercial airline. Scheduled service began on October 21, 1929, along a 525-mile route from Shanghai to Hankou with two passengers and one pound of mail. #DefunctThursday #CNAC This tweet was posted on April 07, 2022.

With rising competition between airlines, flight attendants’ service and uniforms and became an integral part of airlines’ advertising strategies. It seemed there were no boundaries as airlines combined the luxury of air travel with bold looks. #FlightPatterns #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.