Airline history from 1960, this page lists 38 airline related events from 1960.
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38 dates in airline history from 1960:
January 01, 1960
Fiji Airways was reconstituted, equally owned by BOAC, QANTAS, and Tasman Empire Airways. View airlines from Fiji.
January 03, 1960
Aviaarktika, the flying branch of the Department of Polar Aviation of Glavsevmorput, was absorbed into Aeroflot. View airlines from USSR.
January 18, 1960
The original Airlines of South Australia (ASA) first flew (replacing Guinea Airways). View airlines from Australia.
January 19, 1960
First flight Convair CV-580 conversion from Convair CV-340 aircraft with two Allison 51 D13D/H 4-bladed propeller turboprops. View airlines from USA.
February 21, 1960
Finnair took delivery of its first Caravelle A and became the first airline in the world to operate a jet passenger aircraft with a flight deck crew of two. View airlines from Finland.
February 22, 1960
Official opening of Christchurch International Airport. View airlines from New Zealand.
March 07, 1960
PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) wet-leased a B.707 from Pan American airlines, thereby becoming the first Asian airline to induct a jet-aircraft in its fleet. View airlines from Pakistan.
March 16, 1960
KLM opens its first intercontinental jet service, by DC-8 from Amsterdam to New York. View airlines from Netherlands.
March 17, 1960
Amphibious Air Charters, also known as Amphair, started operations with the first of four ex-RAAF Supermarine Walrus amphibians used for charter flying. View airlines from Netherlands.
March 29, 1960
Tupolev Tu-124 first flight. View airlines from USSR.
April 01, 1960
Holiday Airlines was established at Pomona, California. View airlines from USA.
April 1st, 1960
Gibbes Sepik Airways and Madang Air Services formally ceased to exist, when they were fully absorbed into Mandated Airlines (>Ansett PNG). View airlines from Papua New Guinea.
April 15, 1960
Holiday Airlines, established at Pomona, California, on 01Apr1960 commenced operations. View airlines from USA.
April 22nd, 1960
Two accidents sealed the fate of Lloyd Aereo Colombiano, causing permanently suspended operations. View airlines from Colombia.
May 01, 1960
Thai Airways Internationals' first revenue flight. View airlines from Thailand.
June 01, 1960
Trans-Canada Air Lines began transatlantic services, flying between Montreal and London. View airlines from Canada.
June 20th, 1960
Aerolineas Abaroa was founded (Merged into BoA (Boliviana de Aviacion) (i)). View airlines from Bolivia.
June 24, 1960
First flight of the Hawker Siddeley HS 748. View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 01, 1960
BUA (British United Airways) was formed. View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 5th, 1960
The B.720 went into service with United Airlines. View airlines from USA.
July 07, 1960
Toho Air Service established. View airlines from Japan.
July 09, 1960
Sabena began airlifting Belgian nationals out of Congo. Over the next three weeks, 25,711 will fly home. View airlines from Belgium.
July 18th, 1960
Transamerica Airlines, formed as Los Angeles Air Service in 1947, renamed to Trans International Airlines. View airlines from USA.
August 26, 1960
Civil Flying Services was registered as a company. View airlines from Australia.
September 15, 1960
TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways) retires its last flying boat from service (>ANZ). View airlines from New Zealand.
September 17, 1960
East African Airways commenced jet services between London and Nairobi. View airlines from Kenya.
September 21 1960
Trans Atlantica Argentina commenced operations. View airlines from Argentina.
October 07, 1960
Financial problems caused Continental Air Services to cease operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 10, 1960
Holiday Ways (Holiday Airlines) was shut down. View airlines from USA.
October 27, 1960
Air Mali (1960–1985) was established. View airlines from Mali.
October 30, 1960
Arctic Pacific Airlines s' operating certificate was revoked by the FAA after one of its two C-46s crashed on take-off at Toledo. View airlines from USA.
November 07, 1960
Orion Airways, established on 26Jan1956 & started operations on 09Aug1957 with a Vickers Viking, ceased operations and was liquidated. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 07, 1960
Air Greenland was founded by SAS and the mining company Kryolitelskabet as Greenlandair. View airlines from Greenland.
December 2nd, 1960
British Westpoint Airlines was registered by Frank and Jack Mann as F & J Mann Airways. View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 14, 1960
Air Ivoire was established. View airlines from Ivory Coast.
December 14, 1960
Aer Lingus entered the jet age when three B.720 are delivered for use on the New York route and the newest destination Boston. View airlines from Ireland.
December 14, 1960
SPANZ (South Pacific Airline of New Zealand) commenced operations. View airlines from New Zealand.
December 31, 1960
Air Guinee Express was established by the Guinea government as Air Guinee. View airlines from Guinea.