(Det Norske Luftfartselskap, Fred Olsen)

Norske Kystflyveruter was officially founded by the shipping companies Arendalske Dampskibsselskap,
Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap, Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskap and Vesterålske Dampskibsselskap. The Norwegian Government had earlier expressed the wish that all applicants for concessions would merge into one national airline company, the big shipping companies decided to merge and form Det Norske Luftfartselskap, Fred Olsen

[ – In Oct1934, The ship owner Fred. Olsen & Co formed Det Norske Luftfartselskap, Fred. Olsen. Rudolf Olsen needed to get support from the shipping companies in West-Norway and asked “Det Bergenske Dampskibselskap” (called “Bergenske”) to invest in DNL. It did, and the company became Det Norske Luftfartselskap, Fred. Olsen & Bergenske in Jan1935. Under German control, Det Norske Luftfartselskap, Fred Olsen & Bergenske A/S was allowed to reopen the air service Trondheim–Tromsø with still Norwegian registered aircraft and mixed Norwegian-German crews. In 1945 he lost his concession as the State wanted to start up a new airline. The State bought the company name and Det Norske Luftfartselskap, Fred. Olsen & Bergenske changed its name to Fred. Olsen Flyselskap (Fred. Olsen Air Transport) ]

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