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During the 1930s, Pan American Airways rapidly grew and developed a vast commercial network. To attract the few who could afford to fly at this time, the airline asked Paul George Lawler to create posters to promote its numerous international destinations. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on May 28, 2024.
In 2013, Virgin Produced, a Virgin Group production company, created a new type of musical airline safety video for Virgin America that amused and entertained its passengers in a uniquely Virgin way. https://t.co/FKka61ufup #VXForever This tweet was posted on May 29, 2024.
Lawler included airliners flying over the locations, juxtaposing the technological triumph of the airplane with historical panoramas. In his depiction of Rio de Janeiro, Lawler placed a Sikorsky S-42 flying over Christ the Redeemer with Sugarloaf Mountain. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on May 28, 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 This tweet was posted on May 28, 2024.
The next year, the video won the Shorty Award for Best Use of Video in a Social Media Campaign. It set a new standard in safety videos for the airline industry, with numerous other carriers following Virgin America’s example and producing humorous and entertaining safety videos. This tweet was posted on May 29, 2024.
This three-seat coach section was manufactured by Boeing for installation in the 727 airliner in the 1960s. It was upholstered in the 1970s by PSA in an intricate floral pattern fabric inspired by the countercultural, flower-power designs of the era. #AvGeek #Braniff This tweet was posted on June 05, 2024.
📸: Braniff International Boeing 727 interior; early 1970s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.2506 https://t.co/sDk8Jyha3H coach seat section: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), Boeing 727 cabin interior; 1970s Gift of Chris and Leacy Laborde 2021.057.010 https://t.co/EHkUuAn5Zr This tweet was posted on June 05, 2024.
Field crafted several airliner models as mementos for his father, a former pilot for Continental. Field also initially worked for the airlines in maintenance until the demand for his craft enabled him to pursue model making as a full-time occupation. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on June 24, 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 July 12, 2024.
This model of the Continental Air Lines Douglas DC-7B "City of Los Angeles" was crafted by Gary Field (b. 1956) using fabrication methods similar to those of premier airliner model makers of the 1950s. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on June 24, 2024.
During the postwar era, Pan American World Airways expanded its services throughout the globe and replaced its flying boat fleet with the latest land-based airliners. Mexico City had been a Pan American destination since the early 1930s. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on July 12, 2024.
Introduced in 1951, the TWA (Trans World Airlines) Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was a larger, long-range upgrade of the Constellation. The L-1049G Super Constellation was introduced four years later. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on July 16, 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 July 15, 2024.
Super Constellation was designed for even longer-range flights and included wingtip tanks for extra fuel, radar equipment, and more powerful engines. Promoted by TWA as the “Super G,” the airline touted its technology, speed, exceptional comfort, and smooth flying characteristics This tweet was posted on July 16, 2024.
The “Super G,” could accommodate between sixty-two and ninety-five passengers depending on the class configuration. During the mid-1950s, the Super G served as TWA’s premier long-distance transoceanic airliner on routes to Europe and beyond. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on July 16, 2024.
📸: TWA (Trans World Airlines) Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation model aircraft  1990s Gary Field scale 1:32 metal, paint Collection of SFO Museum Gift of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society 2018.127.007 a c L2024.0401.002 a d https://t.co/IsW5ZYuWGt This tweet was posted on July 16, 2024.
#OnThisDay in 1972, the first Airbus A300 took off on its maiden flight. The A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries. The two-engine configuration amounted to reduced operating costs for airlines and was a major reason for its success. #52Posters This tweet was posted on October 28, 2024.
📸: poster: National Airlines, Amsterdam; c. 1978 Gift of the Pan Am Association 2000.058.0300 https://t.co/7Fw3s47472 This tweet was posted on October 18, 2024.
📸: Philippine Airlines poster c. 1950 SFO Museum Collection 2000.102.004 https://t.co/r36vMIsgZr This tweet was posted on November 20, 2024.
📸: poster: Singapore Airlines, Airbus A300; c. 1981 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.273 https://t.co/Ajep6cNCGK #52Posters #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2024.
Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was established in 1941 by various businessmen. By 1948, PAL was flying Douglas DC-6s from Manila to SFO via Guam, Wake Island, and Honolulu. Have you ever flown on Philippine Airlines? #52Posters This tweet was posted on November 20, 2024.
RT @airandspace: When Charles and Anne Lindbergh were surveying commercial routes for Pan American Airlines, they flew to 4 continents and… This tweet was posted on December 19, 2023.
See “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/sm6ZR2E2Sr #AirlinerChairs #AircraftInteriors #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 15, 2023.
The bridge has been featured on numerous promotional prints for various airlines. These postcards from the 1950s and 1960s showcase how popular the bridge was in airline marketing. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 05, 2024.
📸 1/2: postcard: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Boeing 707, Golden Gate Bridge; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1534 postcard: Western Airlines, Lockheed L-188 Electra, San Francisco; 1950s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1733 This tweet was posted on January 05, 2024.
Bixby joined Pan American in 1933 and worked for the airline for the rest of his career, retiring in 1955. #BixbyCollection #PanAm #HaroldBixby #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 08, 2024.
📸 2/2: postcard: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA); c. 1968 Gift of David Winckoski 2011.195.046 postcard: West Coast Airlines, Fairchild F-27, San Francisco; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1722 This tweet was posted on January 05, 2024.
See “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/sm6ZR2E2Sr #AirlinerChairs #AircraftInteriors #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 31, 2024.
At its peak, Virgin America flew to 31 destinations. Throughout the period of its operations, the airline earned a multitude of industry and consumer awards including the Condé Nast Readers' Choice Award and Travel Leisure Top Domestic Airline for ten consecutive years. This tweet was posted on February 12, 2024.
With @flySFO serving as its airport home base, the carrier operated a fleet of narrow-body, medium-to-long-range Airbus airliners on routes across the U.S. with a focus on major coastal cities, as well as Dallas, Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, and destinations in Hawai’i and Mexico. This tweet was posted on February 12, 2024.
poster: Japan Air Lines, Japan; 1980s Gift of Japan Airlines 2015.030.045 https://t.co/P2WRQRudYu #52Posters This tweet was posted on February 08, 2024.
In the 1930s, the CAB (Civil Aeronautics Board) awarded Pan American World Airways (PAA) exclusive rights to serve international destinations. After a long & hard-fought battle with the CAB & PAA, TWA (Trans World Airlines) was awarded certification to cross the Atlantic in 1945. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2024.
Our newest exhibition "A Cut Above: Airplane Models from the SFO Museum Collection" is now on display in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall. On display, are 18 outstanding examples of airliner models from SFO Museum’s aviation collection. This tweet was posted on March 04, 2024.
The Boeing 307 “Stratoliner” was the first commercial airliner to have a pressurized cabin. This 1940s postcard shows a weather chart advertising the “Stratoliner” which was able to fly at an altitude of over 30,000 feet, above bad weather and turbulence. #52Objects #AvGeek This tweet was posted on July 10, 2023.
The Douglas DC-3 revolutionized commercial aviation during the late 1930s by enabling airlines to profit from passenger services. Prior to its introduction, airlines depended on mail contracts and freight services to remain profitable. #AirlinerChairs #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 28, 2023.
poster: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-1649 Constellation, Paris; c. 1957 Collection of SFO Museum 1995.03.01 https://t.co/Ct8oPxcyP7 This tweet was posted on March 05, 2024.