Boeing Air Transport

Boeing Air Transport was formed on 15Jan1927 by Bill Boeing & Edward Hubbard to fly CAM 18 (Chicago-San Francisco. Started mail flights on 01Jul1927. Launch operator for Boeing Model 40A and Boeing Model 80
– [UNITED AIR LINES was formed as a holding company for UNITED AIRCRAFT & TRANSPORT. This was a merger of BOEING AIR TRANSPORT , PACIFIC AIR TRANSPORT , NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT and VARNEY AIR LINES. Acquired CAPTAL AIRLINES in 1961. Had it’s lo-cost subsiduary, TED absorbed in 2009. Launch customer for Boeing 247, Douglas D6 in 1947, Convair CV340 in 1952, B720 in 1960, B727-100 in 1964, B737-200 in 1967, B767 in 1982 and B777-200 in 1995. Joint first operator of DC8 in 1959) with Delta A.L.]

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