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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 November 17, 2023.
On November 29, 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways airmail service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters. An elaborate welcoming ceremony welcomed the crew, with an estimated 250,000 people in attendance. #52Objects #ChinaClipper #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 29, 2023.
See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.
“Going the Distance: Endurance Aircraft Engines and Propellers of the 1910s and 20s” is on display, pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/DGnv8iaxON #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on December 05, 2023.
Neuschwanstein Castle or Schloss Neuschwanstein, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Germany and frequently photographed and featured in airline destination posters for the country. This image was posted on April 26, 2024. #52posters #avgeek
Our newest exhibition “Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection” is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. This image was posted on April 08, 2024. #airwaysartists #avgeek #airlineposters
SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), the flag carrier for Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, was founded in 1951 after a merger of airlines from each country, Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S (DDL), Det Norske Luftfartselskap A/S (DNL), and Svensk Interkontinetal Lufttrafik AB (SILA). This image was posted on April 03, 2024. #52posters #avgeek
One of the oldest posters we have in our collection is this 1909 Reims Air Meet poster “La Conquete De L’ Air” (The Conquest of the Air) from Le Petit Journal commemorating the air contest at Reims, France, held from August 22 to August 29, 1909. This image was posted on March 29, 2024. #avgeek #52posters #blériot #glenncurtiss
Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. This image was posted on March 26, 2024. #sfohistory #sfhistory #womeninaviation #avgeek #womenshistorymonth
Ellen Church, remembered as the world’s first airline stewardess, was hired by Boeing Air Transport’s district manager, Steve Stimpson, in their San Francisco office in 1930. This image was posted on March 20, 2024. #ellenchurch #womenshistorymonth #avgeek
In the 1930s, the CAB (Civil Aeronautics Board) awarded Pan American World Airways (PAA) exclusive rights to serve international destinations. This image was posted on March 05, 2024. #52posters #avgeek #twa #traveltuesday
This year, in tandem with our forthcoming airline poster artist exhibition, we will be highlighting posters from our collection every week. This image was posted on February 16, 2024. #avgeek #52posters #united
Introduced in 1955, the Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation, also known as the “Super G,” was a longer-range upgrade variant of the Super Constellation. This image was posted on January 31, 2024. #airlinerchairs #aircraftinteriors #avgeek
The recent cold snap has us shivering, even in California. This image was posted on January 30, 2024. #avgeek #52posters #highlightsfromthecollection #aircalifornia
Virgin America was founded in 2004 by the Virgin Group to offer a more pleasurable domestic airline flying experience to the traveling public. This image was posted on January 24, 2024. #vxforever #avgeek #virginamerica
In 1927, Harold Bixby joined a consortium of St. Louis businessmen to help finance Charles Lindbergh’s (1902-74) historic non-stop transatlantic flight later that year. This image was posted on January 08, 2024. #bixbycollection #panam #haroldbixby #avgeek
Harold McMillan Bixby, a midwestern businessman with a strong interest in the emerging technology of aviation, worked for Pan American Airways in the 1930s to the 1950s. This image was posted on December 29, 2023. #bixbycollection #panam #paa #avgeek #haroldbixby
Inspired by San Francisco Airport’s 1937 terminal building, the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum is an architectural adaptation of the 1937 terminal’s interior and incorporates many similar architectural features. This image was posted on December 26, 2023. #52objects #sfohistory #sfomuseum #avgeek
Join us for a public panel discussion and exhibition tour of “Unlocking an Archival Treasure: The Harold Bixby Collection” tomorrow, December 9, 2023, from 1:30 to 3:00, in the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library in the International Terminal. This image was posted on December 08, 2023. #bixbycollection #panam #haroldbixby #avgeek
The development of the Wright J-5 Whirlwind began in the early 1920s with the Lawrance Aero-Engine Corporation, a company founded in 1917 by Charles L. Lawrance (1882–1950). This image was posted on December 05, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory
The last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. This image was posted on December 04, 2023. #52objects #panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek
On November 29, 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways airmail service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters. This image was posted on November 29, 2023. #52objects #chinaclipper #avgeek
This DC-3 seat typically used in day-use configurations was covered in fabric, amply cushioned, and represented the introduction of foam rubber on airliner seats. This image was posted on November 17, 2023. #airlinerchairs #aircraftinteriors #avgeek
Join us at the Aviation Museum and Library on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM! This image was posted on October 17, 2023. #avgeek #sfo
By October 1928, all four hangars located at Mills Field were finished. This image was posted on October 10, 2023. #52objects #millsfield #sfohistory #avgeek
Established 100 years ago in 1923, Czech Airlines is one of the five oldest airlines in the world. This image was posted on October 06, 2023. #avgeek #czechairlines
Our newest exhibition “Unlocking an Archival Treasure: The Harold Bixby Collection” is a two-part exhibition containing selections from The Harold Bixby Collection of over six hundred letters and documents and roughly five hundred photographic prints and negatives collected throughout his career. This image was posted on October 03, 2023. #bixbycollection #panam #cnac #avgeek
In late August 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony. This image was posted on August 28, 2023. #52objects #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek
#Onthisday in 1938, Pan American Airways signed a multi-year lease with the City of San Francisco for a base at Treasure Island. This image was posted on August 22, 2023.
After Varney Air Lines was purchased by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation in 1930, Varney started a new business, Varney Speed Lines, in 1934. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines #ContinentalAirlines #VarneyAirlines #SFHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2023.
United Air Lines flight attendant Sandra L. Herrmann collected autographs from notable people she met while working, including Willie McCovey, Willie Mays, and other members of the 1963 @SFGiants team. #AvGeek #SFGiants This tweet was posted on April 07, 2023.
Varney Speed Lines would go on to become Continental Air Lines three years later. The two companies Varney started would merge into one when United and Continental combined in 2010. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines #ContinentalAirlines #VarneyAirlines #SFHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1973, Federal Express delivered the first packages from its operational facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Started by Frederick Smith in Arkansas, Federal Express, now shortened to FedEx, celebrates its 50th anniversary of launching operations this year! #FedEx #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 17, 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 #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 10, 2023.
Encounters with the Laysan albatross were well documented by Pan Am’s staff and passengers. The awkwardness of the bird on land and their behavioral antics entertained residents and visiting passengers, earning them the nickname “gooney bird.” #EarthMonth #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.
From the 1930s to the 1950s, Midway was utilized as an overnight refueling stop and an important base for Pan Am’s transpacific flying boat routes on the leg between Hawai’i and Wake Island. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.