Interview conducted on October 22 and November 15, 1999. Transcript edited by Frank Norick, SFAM, June 2005. The interview describes Captain Wood Alexander Lockhart’s career with United Air Lines beginning in 1965, during which he worked as a Second Officer, First Officer (Copilot), and Captain (Pilot). He discusses his early interest in flying, his training as a teenager, his licensing as a private and commercial pilot, and his decision to work for United. He discusses the requirements for employment, the process, and his training with United. He describes the airplanes he flew, including the Lockheed Lodestar; the Cessna 140; the Douglas DC 3, DC 6, and DC 7; the Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R; the Vickers Viscount; and Boeing 737, 767, 747, and 757. He discusses the routes he flew, including from Chicago to Newark, Detroit, Lansing, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Des Moines, and Pittsburgh; and San Francisco to Hong Kong. Captain Lockhart discusses his experiences with United, the effect of seniority, and United’s decline in fortunes in the late 1960s. He comments on the management styles of William A. Patterson, George Keck, and Richard Ferris, and describes the issues behind the pilots’ strike against United in 1985. He describes United’s programs to improve the culture among flight officers. He discusses the changes in the industry through his career, both the equipment and the general experiences of airline travel. He discusses his experiences with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union’s role in promoting aircraft and airport safety, and his service on various safety committees. He describes his experiences earning his Ph.D. / doctorate in Art and Architectural History from Northwestern University in 1972 and writing his dissertation on airport design and safety. He discusses at length the relationship between airline safety and carrying capacity, the importance of safe runway design, and the effect of existing airport designs on the development of new airplanes. He relates his thoughts on the runway configuration at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). He describes his long years of service on different national and international committees on airline safety, including this chairmanship of ALPA’s Airport Standards Committee, the International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), IFALPA’s Aerodrome and Ground Environment Committee, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aerodrome Design Study Group. He discusses the awards and citations he received, including the ALPA (Air Line Pilot’s Association) Certificate of Appreciation (1974), the ALPA Presidential Award for Outstanding Service (1982), the ALPA Air Safety Award (1996).