Airline history from 1920, this page lists 33 airline related events from 1920.
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33 dates in airline history from 1920:
January 01, 1920
CFRNA (French-Romanian Company for Air Transport) first operative transcontinental airline in the history of aviation was founded (>TAROM). View airlines from France.
January 01, 1920
A/S Aero was founded by Tancred Ibsen. View airlines from Norway.
January 24th, 1920
Norwegian lieutenant Thor Trangvald and his friend Fred. Kierulf formed the Thor Trangvald Flyveselskap. They made one demonstration flight but never started up their airline company. View airlines from Norway.
February 01, 1920
The Instone Airline Limited restarted Hounslow to Paris services. View airlines from United Kingdom.
February 01, 1920
The first commercial Hawaii inter-island flight took place. View airlines from USA.
February 03, 1920
Macau Aerial Transport Company received authorisation to build a temporary hangar for seaplanes in vacant land belonging to the state. View airlines from Macau.
February 06, 1920
Avro 547 first flight. View airlines from United Kingdom.
February 15, 1920
CCNA (Compania Colombiana de Navigacion Aerea), first civil aviation company in Colombia, commenced operations. View airlines from Colombia.
February 22, 1920
First transcontinental mail service arrives in New York from San Francisco. The trip took 33 hours and 20 minutes. View airlines from USA.
February 24, 1920
ATO (America Trans-Oceanic Company), formed in 1916, had its first revenue flight to Bimini from the company’s base at the Front Boulevard on Miami Bay. View airlines from USA.
February 24, 1920
Aktiengesellschaft merged with 2 other airlines to form Ad Astra Aero AG (>Crossair). View airlines from Switzerland.
March 16, 1920
The first Norwegian airline, DNL (Det Norske Luftfartrederi), founded on 18Mar1918, was registered. View airlines from Norway.
March 27, 1920
The last commercial flights took place at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome, and AT&T moved its operations to Croydon Airport. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 28, 1920
London’s airport was moved from Hounslow Heath to the much larger and better equipped airfield of Croydon Aerodrome. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 08, 1920
de Havilland DH.18 first flight. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 23, 1920
Companía Franco Argentina de Transportes Aéreos was formed by a French Aviation Mission headed by the commander Precardin and Almandos Almonacid. View airlines from Argentina.
April 23, 1920
Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aerienne was created as a joint project between Romania & France (>CIDNA > Air France). View airlines from France.
May 17, 1920
KLM and Aircraft Transport and Travel begin a joint air service between London and Amsterdam with Airco de Havilland DH16. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 23, 1920
River Plate Aviation Co. began operations (=>Companía Rio Platense de Aviación). View airlines from Argentina.
June 1st, 1920
The French-Spanish company Cantabrian Seaplane Company inaugurated its air service between Bayonne and Bilbao. View airlines from Spain.
July 01, 1920
Belgium establishes the first internal air-service of any European colony with the Lara (Ligne Aérienne Roi Albert) in Belgian Congo. View airlines from Belgium.
July 07, 1920
Philippine Air Service was established. View airlines from Philippines.
July 22, 1920
Donald W. Douglas and David R. Davis form the Davis Douglas Co. near Santa Monica, Calif.. View airlines from USA.
August 07, 1920
Svenska Lufttrafik restarted services. View airlines from Sweden.
August 07, 1920
DDL (Det Danske Luftfartselskab ) restarted its first scheduled route (>>SAS 1946). View airlines from Denmark.
August 16th, 1920
The first Norwegian airline, DNL (Det Norske Luftfartrederi), started operations. View airlines from Norway.
August 19th, 1920
Western Queensland Auto Aerial Service was incorporated as an early tried and rejected name for Qantas. View airlines from Australia.
September 15th,1920
DNL (Det Norske Luftfartrederi) ceased operations. View airlines from Norway.
October 19, 1920
SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Allemán De Transporto Aéreo)(Colombian-German Air Transport Corporation) began operations (>Avianca). View airlines from Colombia.
November 01, 1920
Aeromarine West Indies Airways commenced operations. View airlines from USA.
November 16, 1920
Papers formally establishing Qantas were signed in the Gresham Hotel, Brisbane. View airlines from Australia.
December 13, 1920
The first Norwegian airline, DNL (Det Norske Luftfartrederi) was liquidated. View airlines from Norway.
December 17, 1920
AT&T (Aircraft Transport & Travel), was overcome with debt in Nov1920 & placed in liquidation. Operated its last service.. View airlines from United Kingdom.