Airline history from 1928, this page lists 38 airline related events from 1928.
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38 dates in airline history from 1928:
Boeing Air Transport acquired 73% of Pacific Air Transport's stock and runs an airline up and down the West Coast. View airlines from USA.
Seven passengers on board a Fokker-7 inaugurated Pan American Airways (>Pan Am) passenger services; flew from Key West to Havana. View airlines from USA.
Syndicato Condor, founded on 01Dec1927, was recognised by the Brazilian Government. View airlines from Brazil.
New York City decides to build its first municipal airport, Floyd Bennett Field. View airlines from USA.
Prospecting Airways Ltd. was formed for aerial prospecting. View airlines from Canada.
The first Short S.8 Calcutta flying boat built for Imperial Airways make its first flight at Rochester. View airlines from United Kingdom.
Aeroput, founded on 17/Jun/1927, started operations (>Air Serbia). View airlines from Yugoslavia.
Aéropostale (originally called Lignes Aériennes Latécoère) inaugurates a pioneering mail service by a flying boat between Toulouse and Buenos Aires. View airlines from France.
British Guiana Air Transport Company ceased operations. View airlines from British Guiana.
Canadian Colonial Airways was founded to operate Foreign Air Mail Route No. 1 (FAM-1)). View airlines from Canada.
SAM (Societal Aerea Mediterranea) was founded. View airlines from Italy.
Travel Air 6000 first flight (later known as the Curtiss-Wright 6B when Travel Air was purchased by Curtiss-Wright). View airlines from USA.
The Clifford Ball Airline began operating Mail routes between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Ohio, but scheduled passenger service did not begin until this date (>UAL). View airlines from USA.
Pitcairn Aviation began operations along the Atlantic seaboard as a contract mail-hauler (>Eastern Air Lines in 1934). View airlines from USA.
Pacific Airways acquired by Western Canada Airways (..>>Air Canada). View airlines from Canada.
First British Royal family member to fly with Imperial Airways. HRH The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, flew Paris to London. View airlines from United Kingdom.
Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) comes into being (>American Airlines). View airlines from USA.
Tulsa-Oklahoma City Airline began service (>Braniff Air Lines). View airlines from USA.
Merger of Aviation Corp of Americas with Pan American Airways Inc. View airlines from USA.
Western Air Express took over Pacific Marine Airways. View airlines from USA.
KNILM (Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij) was founded as NILM & was was appended with the Koninklijk (Royal) title on 15 Oct 1928 (>Garuda). View airlines from Dutch East Indies.
The Boeing Model 80, a 12-passenger trimotor biplane transport, made its first flight. View airlines from USA.
Luft Hansa and Dobrolet partner to operate a regular postal service on the route Berlin-Moscow-Irkutsk. View airlines from Germany.
Ruy Vacani and the Braga Brothers formed ETA (Empresa de Transporte Aéreo). View airlines from Brazil.
Lindberg Field (San Diego) was designated as the 1st federally approved airport in the US. View airlines from USA.
Panagra was founded on this day & commenced operations on Dec1929. View airlines from USA.
Faucett (Compania de Aviacion Faucett) was formed by Elmer J. Faucett. View airlines from Peru.
The Graf Zeppelin, the most successful rigid airship ever built, made its first flight. View airlines from Germany.
Faucett (Compania de Aviacion Faucett), formed on 15Sep1928 by Elmer J. Faucett, started operations. View airlines from Peru.
Newark first major airport in the New York metropolitan area open. View airlines from USA.
KNILM (Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij), founded as NILM, was appended with the Koninklijk (Royal) title (>Garuda). View airlines from Dutch East Indies.
NKYKK (Nihon Koku Yuso Kabushiki Kaisha)(Japan Air Transport Company) was established by the Government of Japan by the merger of TTKK + NKKK. View airlines from Japan.
TThe Japanese government established the JAT (Japan Air Transport Corporation (NKYKK) as the national flag carrier. View airlines from Japan.
The Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club, New Zealand's second aero club, was incorporated. View airlines from New Zealand.
Western Canada Airways established the Prairie Air Mail Route, an experimental air ail service operated for 20 days. View airlines from Canada.
First airmail flight between Edmonton and Winnipeg. Punch Dickens flew the Fokker Super Universal aircraft for Western Canada Airways (>Air Canada). View airlines from Canada.
Pacific Air Transport, founded in Jan1926, ceased operations (>UAL). View airlines from USA.
Aero TZ ceased operations on 31Dec1928 (=>LOT Polish Airlines). View airlines from Poland.