Happy Birthday #United Airlines! Did you know that United is the longest serving airline at San Francisco International Airport (@flysfo)? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2020.
Happy Birthday @united! DYK that United is the longest serving airline at @flySFO? Pictured: Boeing Air Transport, Boeing 40 at SFO in 1927.
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2017.
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.
Happy Mother’s Day! This circa 1956 picture depicts Helen & Rochelle Webb, 2nd & 3rd generation @United employees.
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2016.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! "Here's wishin' the luck of the Irish to you!" http://t.co/67y8lTj2UD (via @United in 1965)
This tweet was posted on March 17, 2014.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Wonder what was on the menu of a United Air Lines flight on this day in 1963? Served aloft aboard the Mainliner aircraft was a flaked tuna vinaigrette, a pot roast of beef burgundy, and a sweetheart cake. #avgeek #united #menu #ValentinesDay
This tweet was posted on February 14, 2022.
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.
Have you ever been to a drive-in movie theatre? Drive-in theatres became a favorite entertainment destination during the golden age of the automobile. By 1954, the number of drive-in theatres operating in the United States had grown to more than 3,000. #1950sConsumer
This tweet was posted on April 10, 2019.
Have you ever eaten stuffed eggs with sardines? They were served on this United Air Lines flight circa 1950.
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2016.
How many of these United Airlines uniforms have you seen? http://t.co/2xu78t1sPK #TBT
This tweet was posted on October 08, 2015.
In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. She trained and earned her license at the Moisant Aviation School in New York. In 1912, she became the first woman to cross the English Channel in an airplane.
#EarlyWomenAviators
This tweet was posted on July 06, 2022.
In 1912, Julia Clark became the third woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. Michigan-born Clark (1880–1912) became interested in aviation in 1911, when she attended the Chicago International Aviation Meet. #EarlyWomenAviators
This tweet was posted on August 03, 2022.
In 1928, Joyner patented her own permanent wave machine. She was also a founding member of the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 and founded the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association (UBSOTA) for Black beauticians in 1946. #HairStyle #BlackHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on February 22, 2021.
In 1947, United set up a full-time operation maintenance base at SFO. Upon completion, over 2,000 employees began work at the 116-acre base.
This tweet was posted on August 17, 2017.
In 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8. The DC-8-63 series, an updated, stretched, long-range variant of the DC-8 promoted as the "Super 63", was introduced nearly a decade later. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on February 22, 2019.
In 1963, the United States launched a government-funded Supersonic Transport (SST) program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project. After much testing, Boeing SST’s design won the U.S. airframe contract. #SSTFirstGeneration
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.
In 1972, United Airlines celebrated 25 years of service to Hawai’i and rebranded its Hawaiian service as “Royal Hawaiian.” United’s flight attendants wore brightly colored, full-length Hawaiian-style dresses, or mu’umu’u. Do you remember these eye-catching uniforms? #52Objects
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2023.
In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. A pilot based in the SF Bay Area, she was an original charter member of the International Society of Women Pilots (ISWP). #WomeninAviation #WomensEqualityDay
This tweet was posted on August 26, 2018.
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.
In the 1990s, United Airlines began operating the 747-400 and issued flight handbook manuals covering takeoffs, cruise, landing, and limitations of the aircraft. #ByTheBook
This tweet was posted on September 03, 2019.