In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). One of the most important early Sikorsky aircraft, the S-42, was developed to meet the requirements of Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Designed by Igor Sikorsky, with input from Charles A. Lindbergh, it could carry a crew of four and thirty-two passengers up to 1,200 miles. In 1935, the S-42 named “Pan American Clipper” was modified for extended range to survey the Pacific route and was later used for regular service on the Manila–Hong Kong leg. An S-42B flew South Pacific survey missions.
Learn more about early transpacific aviation in "China Clipper" on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. http://bit.ly/chinaclipper
Image: Pan American Airways, Sikorsky S-42, 1935. Transferred from the Pan American World Airways Archive. 1993.11.39
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We’re giving away tickets to Europe. Enter for Your Chance to Win!
Is a trip to Europe on your list? Fly from SFO, with nonstop service to great cities across the continent. Want to go? We’re giving away three pairs of roundtrip tickets to European destinations, courtesy of our participating airline partners. Enter for your chance to win at https://www.flysfo.com/nonstopeurope.
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Honors Flight Bay Area
SFO employees including police officers and firefighters salute our U.S. Veterans aboard Honor Flight #22 departing for Washington D.C. The WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War Veterans visit monuments and memorials built in their honor. Honor Flight Bay Area and USO organize these flights.
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SFO Gate Renumbering
To ease our guest’s journey through the airport, SFO is implementing a new gate numbering system focused on the guest which emphasizes a logical sequence of gate numbers. The new number designations are alpha-numeric. Numbers start over at each concourse, are lowest near checkpoints, and increase to the end of concourse. To learn more visit: https://www.flysfo.com/gate-renumbering
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SFO Intern Graduation
Over 350 interns worked at SFO International Airport this year on an exciting 10-week journey on many different departments at the airport. Different levels of education from high school, college, and a graduate employment program, this is an exciting opportunity for interns to get real-life work experience in the 7th busiest airport in the U.S. ____________________ Directed By: Matt Ordoña (Marketing and Communication Intern) and Isaiah Clethen (International Aviation Development Intern) Edited By: Matt Ordoña youtube.com/mogogiants instagram: @momomatt14; @daydreambymatt
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#OnThisDay in 2015, the last branded US Airways flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport and landed at San Francisco International Airport as American Airlines Flight 1939 (for the year the airline was established as All American Aviation). US Airways merged with American Airlines in 2013. Did you ever fly on US Airways? Image: US Airways, Airbus A319, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 2000. Gift of the William Hough Collection. 2017.095.006 . . . #avgeek #USAirways #AmericanAir
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Jacques-Gérard Milbert’s (1776–1840) published lithographs provided the inspiration for the five scenes in Views of North America. Employed as an engineer with the Erie Canal Commission, Milbert also traveled throughout the northeastern United States from 1815 to 1823. Upon returning to France, Milbert published “Picturesque Itinerary of the Hudson River and the Peripheral Parts of North America” in 1828 and 1829, a 569-page book with fifty-four lithographs. Designer Jean-Julien Deltil (1791–1863) most likely never visited North America. Instead, he drew freely from five of Milbert’s published lithographs to design his fanciful scenic wallpaper, enlivening the scenes to make for pleasant and engaging viewing on the walls of one’s home. See more stunning scenic wallpaper in “Zuber: The Art of French Scenic Wallpaper” on display, pre-security in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/ZuberScenicWallpaper . . . #ZuberScenicWallpaper #wallpaper #zuber #scenicwallpaper #interiordesign #museum #design @zuberofficial
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In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). One of the most important early Sikorsky aircraft, the S-42, was developed to meet the requirements of Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Designed by Igor Sikorsky, with input from Charles A. Lindbergh, it could carry a crew of four and thirty-two passengers up to 1,200 miles. In 1935, the S-42 named “Pan American Clipper” was modified for extended range to survey the Pacific route and was later used for regular service on the Manila–Hong Kong leg. An S-42B flew South Pacific survey missions. Learn more about early transpacific aviation in "China Clipper" on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. http://bit.ly/chinaclipper Image: Pan American Airways, Sikorsky S-42, 1935. Transferred from the Pan American World Airways Archive. 1993.11.39 . . . #chinaclipper #sikorsky #igorsikorsky #panamerican #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam
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In her series “Surface Tension”, Tabitha Soren (b.1967) examines our complex relationship with technology and draws focus on our increasingly tactile connection to visual information. Using a large-format film camera, Soren photographs tablet screens to reveal the marks left behind—the fingerprints, smudges, and oily residue of our engagement with the images below the surface. Soren collects from a range of source material include web searches, text messages, social media content, and personal pictures. Brought together, Soren’s images serve as a poignant meditation on the role of digital devices in society and offer a reminder of the traces, both physical and digital, that we leave behind when using them. See “Surface Tension” by #TabithaSoren (@tabithasoren) on display, pre-security, on the departures level of Terminal 3. http://bit.ly/2lNfKLK . . . #photography #technology #publicart #TabithaSoren #photographer
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In addition to showing the interior of a Douglas DC-3, this United Air Lines promotional print from the 1940s states: “This picture shows the inside of the cabin of a Mainliner. Passengers travel in comfortable reclining armchairs. Notice the pillows and blankets which passengers may use for their comfort. This picture shows passengers in peace time. In war time, planes carry few civilians but more soldiers, sailors, flyers and others working to win the war.” Image: United Air Lines, Douglas DC-3 interior, c. 1941. Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family.2012.172.086 . . . #avgeek #mainliner #united #DC3
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Today is National Coming Out Day! We honor and celebrate everyone with the courage to speak their truth! The LGBTQI community has come a long way since the days of Harvey Milk, and we cheer you on for working tirelessly to promote and protect human rights. Have you seen our exhibition, “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope” on display, post security, in the new Harvey Milk Terminal 1? http://bit.ly/HarveyMilkExhibition . . . #NationalComingOutDay #HarveyMilk #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #LGBTQI #NationalComingOut #NCOD 📸"Two Lovers” c. 1974 Photograph by Marc Cohen (b. 1946) Courtesy of the photographer R2019.0209.001 This image was captured and titled by Marc Cohen, whose close friendship with Harvey Milk and his romantic partner Scott Smith began during their work together in experimental Off-Broadway Theater in the mid-1960s. Cohen took this snapshot while staying with Smith and Milk in their apartment above Castro Camera during a visit to San Francisco and fondly remembers it as “simply a lovely moment of time between two lovers, who happened to be my dear friends.”