NAT (National Air Transport)

NAT was founded on 21May1925 & began air service between Chicago & Dallas on 12May1926. Delivered the 1st air cargo in the US on 01Sep1927. Flew CAM 3 (Chicago-Dallas) in 1926 & CAM 17 (New York-Chicago in 1927. BAT, NAT, PAT and Varney merged into UALTC on 28Dec1934
– [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.]