Ford Air Transport Service (Ford Air Freight Line)

Ford Air Transport Service was the first private air freight service, between Detroit & Chicago on 14Apr1925. Merged with STOUT AIR SERVICE in 1929 and eventually into UNITED AIRCRAFT & TRANSPORT COMPANY

[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.]