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After leaving Alameda on Nov 22, and landing in Manila (shown here!) on Nov 29, the #ChinaClipper started its long journey back to the United States on Dec 2. The entire round-trip included over 123 hours of flying time, covered over 16,000 miles, and set 19 world records. This tweet was posted on November 29, 2021.
📸 1/2: negative: San Francisco Airport, United Air Lines, Douglas DC-3 Mainliner; 1938 Collection of SFO Museum 2011.032.0176 photograph: San Francisco Airport, WPA Project 1727 runway paving; 1936 Transfer 1997.52.055.005 This tweet was posted on November 23, 2021.
📸: poster: United Air Lines, San Francisco; 1951 Purchase 1994.09.02 This tweet was posted on November 12, 2021.
RT @flySFO: ☀️ Welcome back to the United States, the Bay Area, and San Francisco! With the new US international air travel policy, we're e… This tweet was posted on November 08, 2021.
Boeing adopted the two-engine, widebody concept with its 777 airliner, which was introduced on June 7, 1995. The 777 was a joint collaborative project between Boeing & 8 major airlines, including United, ANA (All Nippon Airways), British Airways, & Japan Airlines. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
📸 1/3: postcard: United Airlines, Boeing 777; c. 1995 Gift of Craig Lynes 2003.105.195 poster: United Airlines, Boeing 777; late 1990s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.644 This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
Happy Birthday Jean Louis! The famed Hollywood costumer was born on this day in Paris, France, in 1907. Louis' third flight attendant uniform for United was available in 3 primary colors of blue, green, and red. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on October 05, 2021.
Louis' 1973 United uniform striped-sleeve, mock-turtleneck, sweater bodysuits also came in all three primary colors. “Flight Patterns” is on display post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/O69YNba2Jq #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on October 05, 2021.
📸: United Air Lines flight attendants review route map with a family aboard a Boeing 747 widebody airliner c. 1973 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.300 R2021.0601.082 This tweet was posted on October 05, 2021.
📸 1/2: model airplane: United Airlines, Boeing 757-500; 1990s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.750 a b postcard: LTE International Airways, Boeing 757-200; 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.0961 This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
RT @flySFO: Name this city 😉🌉 @united This tweet was posted on October 04, 2021.
The Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight on September 26, 1981, and was introduced into service with United Airlines a year later on September 8, 1982. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
Yosemite was established as the third national park #onthisday in 1890 by the federal government. Yosemite Falls is shown on this United Air Lines calendar from the late 1940s. Have you ever been to #Yosemite? #FindYourPark This tweet was posted on October 01, 2021.
📸: print: United Air Lines, illustration from calendar; late 1940s Gift of Elizabeth R. Pomeroy in memory of Harold H. Pomeroy 2006.013.037 This tweet was posted on October 01, 2021.
📸3/3: photograph: United Airlines, Boeing 767 on Boeing factory floor; c. 1982 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2005.015.038 This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
Sommer Simmons’ motorcycle is nicknamed “Effie” in honor of Effie and Avis Hotchkiss, who, in 1915, became the first women to ride across the United States on a motorcycle. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles #womenwhoride This tweet was posted on August 24, 2021.
Daughter & mother, Effie and Avis Hotchkiss were the first women to ride across the United States on a #motorcycle. In 1915, with Avis in the sidecar of a Harley-Davidson 11-F, they departed Brooklyn for San Francisco on a 2 month, 9,000-mile journey. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on August 13, 2021.
During her career, Madam C. J. Walker traveled tirelessly around the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean, delivering lectures, conducting demonstrations, and recruiting and training thousands of agents to sell and administer her products. #madamcjwalkerphoto This tweet was posted on August 05, 2021.
#Onthisday in 1882, Geoffrey de Havilland was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. He would go on to establish the de Havilland Aircraft Company in late 1920. #deHavilland #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 27, 2021.
📸 3/3: All: United DC-8; 1962 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2005.015.028 DC-8 lounge; c. 1959 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0932 DC-8 cockpit; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.103 brochure: DC-8-61; c. 1967 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2012.096.188 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
.@United's 1968 uniform, designed by Hollywood costumer Jean Louis was offered in 4 color combinations: Hawaiian Sunset or Maliblue with a Miami Sands stripe, or in the optional ivory-colored Miami Sands with an orange Hawaiian Sunset or dark blue Maliblue stripe. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on July 16, 2021.
The Lockheed L-188 Electra was the only large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. The design originated in the mid-1950s with a request from American Airlines for a fast, mid-range, high-capacity airliner. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
In September 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta and United, nearly a year after the introduction of the Boeing 707. Although initially not as successful as the 707, the DC-8 had a more viable lifespan within the commercial aviation industry. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 1/3: All: DC-8 brochure: United; 1959 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.211 Pan Am; c. 1959 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0785 brochure: United; c. 1959 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.249 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 2/3: brochure: KLM, DC-8; 1959 Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection 2011.126.356 United, DC-8-61 at SFO; 1967 Transfer 2011.032.1478 United, DC-8s at SFO 1960s Gift of Keith Samuels, in memory of Margot Doolin Samuels 2013.099.012 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
Frequent United fliers may have noticed that the oversized model aircraft twenty-five feet above the Terminal 3 hub have been removed. Learn about the deinstallation process in our latest blog post: https://t.co/baBRXkFKFE This tweet was posted on June 17, 2021.
Juneteenth, a holiday celebrated - and now officially recognized as a federal holiday - on June 19th, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. #Juneteenth This tweet was posted on June 19, 2021.
📸: All: @flySFO Most: Transfers construction; 1952 2011.032.0292 aerial view; May 19, 1954 1997.52.045.011 United Air Lines, Douglas DC-7; late 1950s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.254 aerial view; May 1954 2011.032.0393 interior; 1962 2011.032.0770 This tweet was posted on May 25, 2021.
Today, Harvey Milk’s legacy is felt in the gains for LGBTQ rights made during the four decades since his tragic death, including the 2015 United States Supreme Court ruling recognizing same-sex marriage as a legal right. #PRIDE This tweet was posted on June 01, 2021.
📸 1/3: American, DC-7; 1953 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.1186 American, DC-7B, SFO; 1958 Gift of William T. Larkins 2004.051.003 United, DC-7; c. 1956 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2000.150.006 Airmail flight cover; June 1, 1954 Gift of Capt. Jon Simmonds 2014.156.214 a b This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
United Air Lines featured many of their destinations in a series of advertisements placed in Time magazine in late 1944 and 1945. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on May 11, 2021.
📸: advertisements: United Air Lines, Time Magazine | San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, 25-years; 1944-1945 Purchases 2017.112.026, .028, .030-033 This tweet was posted on May 11, 2021.
📸 3/3: Pan Am, Pacific route map; 1949 Gift of the Pan Am Association 2000.058.0460.013 Pan Am, Boeing 377 over Diamond Head; c. 1949 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0694 United, Boeing 377; christening of the Waipahu; Jan. 14, 1950 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0922 This tweet was posted on May 12, 2021.
The Van Buren sisters arrived in San Francisco after two harrowing months, and then continued south through Los Angeles to Mexico for good measure before returning home—becoming the first women to ride across the United States solo on motorcycles. This tweet was posted on April 26, 2021.
Well, would you Wookiee at that! Two years ago, United gave away Star Wars branded amenity kits to their Polaris-class passengers. 📸: amenity kits: United Airlines; 2019 Gift of Vincent Ma 2021.020.0885-0888 #MayTheFourth #StarWars #PaxEx This tweet was posted on May 04, 2021.
Introduced by United Air Lines and American Airlines in 1946, the DC-6 was the first new American-designed airliner to operate during the postwar years. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.