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At the intersection of art and aviation: In the mid-1970s, the advertising firm of Dillon, Gordon, Hawkey & Shortt was hired to refresh Braniff International's brand image. This image was posted on January 19, 2018. #aviation #braniff #advertising #alexandercalder #flyingcolors #braniffinternational #calder #livery #avgeek

Awesome pic of our 1939 Pan Am globe! RT @Hedonia: United @ SFO Aviation Library and Museum http://t.co/dIbU3vhv This tweet was posted on December 05, 2011.

Awesomeness abounds in this 1950s United Mainliner Stratocruiser ad but really, it's all about the lounge! http://t.co/3cYI8khf This tweet was posted on April 23, 2012.

BEA (British European Airways), was formed by the Civil Aviation Act of 1946 in Great Britain. This image was posted on February 24, 2022. #defunctthursday #bea #boac #avgeek #britishairways

BEA inaugurated Comet 4B jetliner service to numerous destinations in Europe in April 1960. In 1974, BEA merged back with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways, the current flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. #DefunctThursday #BEA #BOAC #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 24, 2022.

Back before computers, airlines took reservations manually. This image was posted on February 03, 2016.

Based in Croydon Airport in South London, Imperial Airways was established as a merger between four different British companies in 1924. This image was posted on March 31, 2019. #imperialairways #britishairways #london #croydon #croydonairport #boac #bea #unitedkingdom #uk #british #avgeek

Before computers, airlines took reservations manually. This image was posted on February 10, 2018. #womeninaviation #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeek

Before the advent of the Douglas DC-3 in the late 1930s, airlines struggled to cover operating costs from passenger services alone, and relied heavily on airmail and freight to make up the difference. This image was posted on April 19, 2016.

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This nonaviation exhibition was on display between December 1995 and July 1996 in the D-03 Central Concourse gallery, located in International Terminal

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. was the commander of both of the first African American Air Force regiments, the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group. He led both units into active combat during World War II. REAd more about his story here: https://t.co/nVzlXQG8rT This tweet was posted on June 19, 2023.

Best name ever for a plane? We think so! http://t.co/cCCfkw3k9i #United #DC7 #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 12, 2015.

Between 2010 and 2015, #AntoineBruy traveled throughout Europe and the United States in search of city folk who have embraced an off-grid lifestyle. This tweet was posted on March 04, 2018.

Between 2010 and 2015, Antoine Bruy traveled throughout Europe and the United States in search of city folk who have embraced an off-grid lifestyle. This image was posted on March 04, 2018. #wwoof #antoinebruy #offgrid #photography

Boarding a #United Mainliner in 1938: http://t.co/7V9GY1bU6k #avgeek #aviation This tweet was posted on October 23, 2014.

Boeing adopted the two-engine, widebody concept with its 777 airliner, which was introduced on June 7, 1995, with United Airlines. This image was posted on November 03, 2021. #wingwednesday #boeing #777 #boeing777 #avgeek #airplane

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.

Boeing’s district manager Steve Stimpson conceived of this all-season uniform for the world’s first airline stewardess, registered nurse Ellen Church, who was hired in San Francisco. This image was posted on February 15, 2017.

Born in 1933, in Henan, China, Fong Chung-ray found his interest in abstract art when reading American journals and books after moving to Taiwan in 1949. This image was posted on May 09, 2023. #fongchungray #apahm #aapiheritagemonth #aapihm #publicart #painting

Born in Alabama, Katherine Stinson (1891–1977) could not initially find an instructor willing to train her, but ultimately persuaded Max Lillie (1881–1913) of the Wright School to give her lessons. This image was posted on July 20, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot

Born in England in 1964, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew spent her teenage years living in India before moving to the United States, where she currently resides. This image was posted on December 03, 2017. #memoriesofindia #india #indianamerican #annupalakunnathumatthew #nostalgia #memories #publicart #photography #fineart #fineartphotography #photographer #photographyisart #photographylife #photographylover #photos #instaphoto #instagood #instart #foto #instaphotos #instaph #instashot #instaphotography

Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, Katherine Stinson (1891-1977) was the fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot’s certification. This image was posted on March 28, 2023. #enduranceengines #womenshistorymonth

Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, Katherine Stinson was the fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot’s certification. She first flew in 1911 and was licensed in 1912 at age 21. Stinson quickly became a star attraction at air meets. #EnduranceEngines #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 28, 2023.

Born into a family of cabinetmakers from Germany, Anthony Kimbel (1822–95) came to the United States in the 1840s. Around 1862, Kimbel began working with French-born Joseph Cabus (1824–98). The duo began making Modern Gothic furnishings in the 1870s. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on July 29, 2019.

Both fashionable and functional in reversible black and white, the smock worn with the #United #JeanLouis 1970 uniform is made of a double-faced polyester weave and has an attached matching belt. #avgeek #crewlife This tweet was posted on August 10, 2018.

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British United Air Ferries

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The British United Air Ferries is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The British United Airways is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

British United Airways (BUA)

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By 1934, all four subsidiaries had been fully absorbed into a single company operating as United Air Lines, which became the major carrier on the San Francisco–Chicago–New York route known as the “Main Line.” #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines This tweet was posted on April 06, 2022.

By the 1920s and ’30s, steel-guitar playing had become popular in the United States. The instrument is typically played horizontally rather than upright. #StoryofArhoolie This tweet was posted on January 16, 2019.

By the 1950s, United began a campaign to engage with its youngest passengers. This image was posted on September 14, 2017. #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #flyingthemainline #themainline #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #jetliner #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

By the end of the decade, flight attendant uniforms became cool and chic rather than regimented and conservative. This exhibition features some of the wilder uniforms made between 1967–74 for Braniff, Northwest Orient, Pan American, TWA, and United. #FlightPatterns #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 04, 2022.