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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
The Starlux Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
The go! is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
On this day in 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta Air Lines and United Air Lines. This image was posted on September 18, 2023.
The Foshing Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
Happy birthday, United! Did you know that both United Airlines and Continental Airlines both trace their founding to one man? Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, founded Varney Air Lines, which began airmail service #onthisday in 1926. This tweet was posted on April 06, 2023.
Our newest exhibition “Remain Seated: Airliner Passenger Chairs,” is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. Chronicling airline passenger seating from its modest origins in the 1920s, the exhibit takes us through almost a century of the passenger seat. #AirlinerChairs This tweet was posted on April 10, 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.
Japan Air Lines (JAL) was formed and initiated domestic operations in 1951. The airline launched transpacific international service between Tokyo and San Francisco with Douglas DC-6B airliners in 1954. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2023.
More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on April 19, 2023.
In December 2021, the last A380 was delivered to Emirates Airlines, which operates over 100 A380s, making the airline the largest A380 operator. Have you ever flown on an A380? #Airbus #A380 #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2023.
On the same day, British Airways launched its much-anticipated Concorde service from London’s Heathrow Airport to the Kingdom of Bahrain. This Concorde flight lasted just over four hours. The same route required more than six hours in a subsonic airliner. #SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.
📸: poster: Airbus A380; 2007 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2007.093.007.001-.002 https://t.co/4dR8k66CG9 model airplane: Emirates Airline, Airbus A380-800; 2014 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2014.167.042 a b https://t.co/ytAOpT8XmC This tweet was posted on April 27, 2023.
📣 📣 📣 📣 Our online database just hit 50,000 objects! Did you know SFO Museum is home to over 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation and airline industry? #AvGeek #OnlineDatabase This tweet was posted on May 02, 2023.
May the Force Be With You! This amenity kit issued by United Airlines for their transcontinental Polaris First class service promoted the 2019 film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou #MayThe4th This tweet was posted on May 04, 2023.
📸: amenity kit: United Airlines, Polaris class, Star Wars; 2019 Anonymous gift 2021.020.0887 a h This tweet was posted on May 04, 2023.
Safety information was provided to passengers from the earliest days of commercial aviation. Yet, not until 1965 did the FAA mandate airlines to provide each passenger with a safety information card. For ease of understanding, the cards are now mostly illustrations. #52objects This tweet was posted on May 15, 2023.
In 1986, Republic was accumulating losses due to airline buyouts and new fleet purchases, the airline, then was absorbed by Northwest Airlines, which in turn was merged into Delta Air Lines in 2010. #DefunctThursday #RepublicAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
In the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of Boeing 747-400 widebody airliners. With a range of more than 7,000 miles, the aircraft was ideal for flying just over 400 business travelers and tourists swiftly and in comfort between Oceania and North America. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
On 747 flights, Qantas offered three levels of service. In first class, the airline offered wide, comfortable, fully-reclining seats and premium meal service cuisine on fine bone china tableware produced by Wedgwood of England. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
Republic Airlines was formed as a result of a merger between North Central Airlines and Southern Airways in 1979 and was based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The same year, Hughes Airwest was targeted it for a takeover by Republic. #DefunctThursday #RepublicAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
📸 1/2 : 1. timetable: Republic Airlines; 1979 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2002.135.015.001 2. timetable: Republic Airlines; 1980 Gift of Stanford M. Horn 1997.19.19 3. poster: Republic Airlines; c. 1980 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.474 This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
📸 2/2 : 4. postcard: Republic Airlines, Douglas DC-9-50; c. 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.2547 5. route map: Republic Airlines; 1986 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.522 This tweet was posted on November 03, 2022.
#Onthisday in 2017, United Airlines’ last scheduled Boeing 747 flight departed from SFO. Recreating the journey of the first United 747 flight from SFO to Honolulu in 1970, the airline threw a farewell party. #avgeek #UA747Farewell This tweet was posted on November 07, 2022.
In the late 1950s, jet airliners began to enter service for airlines around the world. These new jet aircraft revolutionized transpacific air travel with their high speed and enhanced range. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
Pan American World Airways and Qantas Airways favored the Boeing 707 jetliner for long-range international routes. These airliners did not need to stop as frequently and layovers in New Caledonia and Canton Island were no longer required. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 09, 2022.
Financial troubles began to plague the company leading to bankruptcy in 1970, yet the airline was able to still operate until 1976. SFO Helicopter Airlines resumed scheduled passenger service around 1983, but operations only lasted until 1985.#DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. Offering local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland airports and downtown areas, service began with two leased Sikorsky S-62s. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
An overaggressive acquisition strategy of smaller airlines led Swissair to declare bankruptcy in 2002. Crossair subsequently took over the name Swiss International Air Lines and became Switzerland's flag carrier. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Operations ceased toward the end of the war but resumed shortly after in 1945. Transatlantic service to New York was inaugurated in 1947 using the Douglas DC-4, and by the early 1950s, the airline operated the more advanced Douglas DC-6B on the route. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Operations ceased toward the end of the war but resumed shortly after in 1945. Transatlantic service to New York was inaugurated in 1947 using the Douglas DC-4, and by the early 1950s, the airline operated the more advanced Douglas DC-6B on the route. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
In 1959, Trans World Airlines introduced jet flights to Europe, and soon after, launched its “Royal Ambassador” international first-class service. It was promoted by TWA as “the finest passenger service ever offered to airline travelers.” #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
Presented within “More than a Meal” are Jason Peterson’s striking photographs made while flying on commercial airliners. Over the past decade, Peterson has captured cloud- and cityscapes from a familiar yet endlessly enjoyable vantage point: the window seat. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
“More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
“I’m like a little kid in a candy store while handling the three-dimensional airline objects.” In our newest blog post, registrar Kenn Yazzie, recounts his journey from New Mexico to SFO Museum. Read more on our website: https://t.co/22kkysJwk7 #NativeAmericanHertiageMonth This tweet was posted on November 30, 2022.