One of the newest SFO Museum exhibitions at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) tells the story of Rosie the Riveter and the accomplishments of more than 16 million women who joined the workforce during the Second World War.
More than sixteen million women were employed at the peak of wartime production in 1944—with over three million in skilled factory positions to support the massive increase in war-related industries. Many of those jobs were in aviation.
Here’s the story of “Rosie the Riveter” from the exhition notes:
The Second World War had a profound impact on working women in American society. After the United States entered the war on December 7, 1941, millions of men left manufacturing jobs for military service and recruiters scoured the country in search of replacements. Women joined the workforce in record numbers and filled industrial positions previously denied to them. Migrating from diverse regions and cultures, women converged on the nation’s industrial centers and quickly learned skills that traditionally took years to master. Popular culture and propaganda launched the legend of “Rosie the Riveter,” the anonymous, bandanna-clad woman in coveralls who produced all manner of wartime equipment on the home front.
Look for Rosie the Riveter: Womanpower in Wartime post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport through May 11, 2025.
The final section of Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is now open.
This phase of the Terminal 1 re-do offers travelers a new north check-in lobby for Alaska Airlines and Delta Airlines and a new mezzanine-level security checkpoint.
Travelers will find new museum galleries, additional aircraft gates, a third airport yoga room, new concessions, and the final piece of the connecting walkway that now links all SFO terminals post-security.
What to look for in the new Harvey Milk T1 section
This week Alaska Airlines moves its check-in area, flights and baggage services from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 and begins using a new automated bag drog technology in the Terminal 1 lobby.
Passengers may now use the new security checkpoint on the T1 mezzanine level. This new checkpoint is accessible from the Terminal 1 Air Train station and will surely become the ‘secret’ way into the airport, now that all terminals are linked post-security.
A common-use lounge, the Club at SFO, opens on June 25. Alaska Airlines will open a new flagship lounge in Terminal 1 in late July. Till then, Alaska Airlines is keeping its T2 lounge open.
The SFO Museum has opened a lovely “Photo Alley” gallery and there are several new concessions, including Green Apple Books.
Green Apple Books is now open in Harvey Milk Terminal 1! 📚🍏
Shop books, newspapers, magazines, vinyl, CDs, audiobooks, gifts, and more before you fly. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/wGKjH26ATM
— San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ✈️ (@flySFO) June 13, 2024
Today we celebrate the opening of another real bookstore at an airport. Green Apple Books is now open at Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
Green Apple Books is now open in Harvey Milk Terminal 1! 📚🍏
Shop books, newspapers, magazines, vinyl, CDs, audiobooks, gifts, and more before you fly. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/wGKjH26ATM
— San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ✈️ (@flySFO) June 13, 2024
How dirty is your luggage?
When was the last time you sanitized your luggage?
If the answer is ‘never,’ then you might be a candidate for the Clean luggage sanitation machine, which will debut this week at JFK Terminal 7 as part of a pilot project.
The promise: the machine uses UV-C light to eliminate 99.9% of viruses, bacteria and other harmful pathogens from your luggage in seconds.
Tag along and then be sure to take in a few of the great exhibits at SFO Airport next time you’re there. We’ve arranged a long layover at SFO this week just so we can see the Airplane Model exhibit in the International Terminal.
Over the strong objections of San Francisco International Airport (SFO), last week the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners went ahead and unanimously voted to change the name of “Metropolitan Oakland International Airport” to “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.”
The airport’s three-letter code (OAK) and its logo are not changing. But if you go to the airport’s website, you’ll see that the name has already been changed pretty much everywhere else.
Now lawsuits are flying between OAK and SFO
When OAK floated its name name change idea, the city San Francisco and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) weren’t happy.
So unhappy that the city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit claiming that, among other things, OAK airport was infringing on its trademark.
But OAK is firing back with a lawsuit of its own. OAK airport is asking a judge to rule that the airport’s new name does not infringe on the trademark of SFO, which is across the bay.
“This new name will cause confusion and chaos for travelers, which will damage the travel industry for the entire region,” said SFO City Attorney David Chiu.
Oakland disagrees.
“The Port disputes that the new name will create confusion with consumers as passengers booking flights into the region—like travelers to other major metropolitan areas throughout the world—will understand that the San Francisco Bay Area can contain more than one airport,” according to OAK’s lawsuit.
What do you think of San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport’s new name?
