Standard Air Lines (i)

Standard Air Lines was an airline founded by Jack Frye, Paul E. Richter and Walter A. Hamilton in 1927. The three had founded Aero Corporation of California in 1926 in Los Angeles and Standard was made a subsidiary of Aero in 1927. On 28Nov1927, Standard Air Lines began operations as Arizona’s first inter and intrastate scheduled air carrier. First US operator of Fokker VIIA in 1928.Mail routes were purchased by American Airways in 1930. Purchased by Western Air Express in 1930 and finally dissolved in 1934 . [DELTA AIR LINES was founded in 1919 as DUFF HALLAND as the world’s first crop dusting company. Started passenger services in 1929 as DELTA AIR DERVICE . Acquired FLYING FOX SERVICES in 1929. Name was changed to DELTA AIR CORPORATION in 1934 and renamed again in 1934 to present name. Merged with CHICAGO & SOUTHERN AIR LINES in 1953, NORTHEAST AIRLINES in 1972 and WESTERN AIRLINES in 1986].

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