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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Philippine Airlines poster
c. 1950
SFO Museum Collection
2000.102.004
https://t.co/r36vMIsgZr
This tweet was posted on November 20, 2024.
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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.
The Porter Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (TAP), the flag carrier of Portugal, was founded on March 14, 1945.
This image was posted on November 25, 2024.
#52posters
Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was established in 1941 by various businessmen, including Andrés Soriano.
This image was posted on November 20, 2024.
#52posters
Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection
This exhibition is on display between November 5th 2024 and July 26th 2026
China Clipper (Propeller)
This exhibition is on display between November 5th 2024 and July 26th 2026
The Pan American Airways (1996-1998) is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The Pan American Airways (1998-2004) is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The British Midland International is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The Cronus Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The Air Botnia is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The Trans-Mar de Cortes is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The Binter Canarias is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The Amaszonas Paraguay is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
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