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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 January 31, 2024.

model airplane: Pan American Airways, Fokker F.VllA-3m General Machado; 1980 Gift of Jim Lund 2014.173.001 https://t.co/fffQKoLkD6 #PAA #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 16, 2024.

The first Pan American Airways scheduled passenger flight took off on this day in 1928 from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba. The eight-passenger, three-engine, Fokker F-VIIa/3m made the 90-mile trip in just under 90 minutes. The one-way fare was $50 or about $887 today #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 16, 2024.

Bixby joined Pan American in 1933 and worked for the airline for the rest of his career, retiring in 1955. #BixbyCollection #PanAm #HaroldBixby #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 08, 2024.

#Onthisday in 1933, construction on the Golden Gate Bridge started. An iconic San Francisco landmark and a major tourist attraction, the Golden Gate Bridge attracts over 15 million visitors every year. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 05, 2024.

The bridge has been featured on numerous promotional prints for various airlines. These postcards from the 1950s and 1960s showcase how popular the bridge was in airline marketing. #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 05, 2024.

Our photography essay “Unlocking an Archival Treasure: The Harold Bixby Collection, The Photographs” featuring 21 highlights from Harold Bixby’s life with Pan American, is on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/MvwMYD0SyN #BixbyCollection #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 29, 2023.

The Harold Bixby Collection, acquired by SFO Museum in 2019, contains over five hundred photographic prints and negatives collected by Harold Bixby throughout his career at #PanAm. #BixbyCollection #PAA #AvGeek #HaroldBixby This tweet was posted on December 29, 2023.

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. #BixbyCollection #PanAm #PAA #AvGeek #HaroldBixby This tweet was posted on December 29, 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 #AircraftInteriors #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 15, 2023.

Introduced in 1936, the same year as the Douglas DC-3, this United Air Lines sage green wool stewardess uniform was worn with a yellow linen blouse and included a pillbox hat complemented with a green and yellow flat bow. #AirlinerChairs #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 15, 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.