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In the 1980s, Continental offered its first- and business-class passengers premium meals on white china with the Contrails Red logo. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on June 21, 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 June 21, 2023.

photograph: United Air Lines, Douglas DC-3; 1930s Gift of the Family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr. 2019.080.072 #52Objects #TriviaTuesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 2023.

In the 1940s, the double decker Convair Model 37 planned but was never put into production. Nevertheless, Pan American Airways, who ordered 15 airframes, produced these postcards to advertise the Model 37 as a “Preview of Tomorrow’s Flying Clipper.” #52Objects #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 05, 2023.

What did @flySFO look like #onthisday in 1940? The 1937 Terminal and Hangars 1-4 are visible, as are the runways. Beginning in 1935 as part of FDR’s New Deal, runway “C” was extended from 1,900 to 3,000 feet. (The runways now measure 7,650 and 11,870 feet!) #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 12, 2023.

Happy Birthday SFO! The airport was dedicated on May 7, 1927. Hangar No. 4 built in in early 1928, stood until 1999. This truss section from Hangar No. 4 is now on display in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” located in the SkyTerrace. #52Objects #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 08, 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.

Learn more about the Concorde in “Supersonic Time Machine: Documenting the Concorde,” on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/2CDygHAoyP #SSTTimeMachine #Concorde #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 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.

With one refueling stop in Dakar, the inaugural Air France Concorde flight required just seven hours. A nonstop flight on a subsonic Boeing 747 during this time required more than eleven hours. #SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.

On January 21, 1976, with television cameras broadcasting to millions of viewers, Air France launched its Concorde supersonic transport (SST) service between Paris and Rio de Janeiro. #SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 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.