SFAS is excited to announce that it has donated a collection of nearly 100 uniform pieces to the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum. The items were purchased from the TWA Museum and include complete and iconic uniform ensembles such as the Braniff International’s Pucci-designed uniforms from the mid-1960s…
Celebrating a Champion in the Sky Sara Nelson is a name that resonates powerfully within the aviation industry. With a career marked by tireless advocacy and trailblazing initiatives, she has become a beacon for flight attendants worldwide. Her recent accolade—the San Francisco Aeronautical Society Achievement in Aviation Award—further solidifies her status as a key figure…
A large crowd gathered at the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum to honor this year’s Achievement in Aviation Award recipient, Sara Nelson. Known for her passionate advocacy and unwavering commitment to workers’ rights, Nelson has become a pivotal figure in steering the aviation industry toward a more equitable future. Her career, which began as a…
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society (SFAS) proudly announces that it has acquired and donated to SFO Museum a collection of vintage airline posters from the 1950s, a period revered for its artistic innovation in commercial aviation art. This donation promises to captivate aviation enthusiasts, history buffs, and art collectors alike. At its heart, this blog…
A new SFO Museum exhibit presents the legacy of first-generation SSTs through aircraft models, photographs and airline flight attendant uniforms just to name a few. Let’s begin with Concorde. The world’s first passenger plane to fly at supersonic speed, made history after its prototype debut in 1969 and again in 1976 when its first passengers…
It is with heavy hearts that we accept the news that our mentor, friend, and namesake of the Museum and Library, Louis A Turpen, has transitioned to the next life. We are so grateful that he spent decades sharing his passion and vision for aviation and enriching all our own lives. John Martin reflects “I…
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society is excited to announce that one of its Board Members, Angela Gittens, was awarded the Airport Council International North America (ACI-NA) prestigious William E. Downes Jr. Memorial Award on Monday November 08, 2021. The award is named after the first commissioner of aviation for the City of Chicago from 1959…
By: Megan Callan, Assistant Director, Museum Affairs and Gabriel Phung, Aviation Museum & Library Manager | SFO Museum SFO Museum is excited to report on changes underway at the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum (AML), which, after a prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, remains closed. However,…
Aviation is extraordinary! Whether it is general aviation, commercial aviation, military aviation, it is all tremendously challenging and rewarding. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been surrounded by aviation since birth. My mother was a flight attendant for American Airlines, her father was a military pilot that flew in WWII, the Korean war and…