Airline history from 1919, this page lists 43 airline related events from 1919.
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43 dates in airline history from 1919:
January 01, 1919
Civil aviation resumes in Germany after WW1. View airlines from Germany.
February 01, 1919
CMA (Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes) was founded (>Air France). View airlines from France.
February 05, 1919
Deutsche Luft-Reederei, established on 17Dec1917, started Berlin to Weimar using converted L.V.G. biplanes on mail runs. View airlines from Germany.
February 07, 1919
Svenska Lufttrafik was formed. View airlines from Sweden.
February 08, 1919
SGTA (Société Générale des Transports Aériens) was established (>>Air France). View airlines from France.
February 12, 1919
Lignes Aeriennes Farman opened the route between Paris and Brussels, flown by an F.60 Goliath. View airlines from France.
March 01, 1919
An airmail service began between Folkestone and Cologne. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 03, 1919
The first US international airmail was carried between Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia by William Boeing in a Boeing CL-4 S. View airlines from USA.
March 08, 1919
Lignes Aérienns Latécoère (>Air France) established the first link between Europe and Africa as it extends the route from Toulouse and Barcelona to Casablanca. View airlines from France.
March 20, 1919
Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens was formed (merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union) (>Air France). View airlines from France.
March 22, 1919
The first regular international commercial route opens between Paris and Brussels, flown by an F.60 Goliath from Farman Airlines (Lignes Aeriennes Farman). View airlines from France.
March 31, 1919
SNETA (Syndicat National d’ Etude du Transport Aérienne) was founded (>Sabena). View airlines from Belgium.
April 12, 1919
Aerial Transport Ltd, first aerial transport company in Australia was registered. View airlines from Australia.
April 13, 1919
Vickers Vimy Commercial first flight from Joyce Green airfield in Kent. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 17, 1919
Creation of the airline CAF (Compagnie Aerienne Francais)(Nimes-Nice). View airlines from France.
April 18, 1919
CMA (Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes) commenced a mail and freight service between Paris and Lille, using ex-military Breguet 14s (>Air France). View airlines from France.
April 23rd, 1919
The North Sea Aerial Navigation Company began a passenger run between Leeds & Hounslow in ex-military Blackburn RT.1s (>North Sea Aerial & General Transport Company). View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 11, 1919
A.V. Roe in Manchester opens Britain’s first scheduled air service. View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 07, 1919
Daimler Hire established Daimler Air Hire as a private air hire company. View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 25, 1919
The world’s most modern airliner, the Junkers F-13, made its first flight at Dessau, Germany. It was made entirely of metal. View airlines from Germany.
July 01, 1919
London's first airport, Hounslow Heath opened for business; a de Havilland DH9 of Aircraft Transport & Travel made first flight. View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 19, 1919
STASO (Société des Transports Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest) was formed in Bayonne. View airlines from France.
July 21, 1919
Anthony Fokker founded the Dutch Aircraft Company at Schipol, near Amsterdam. View airlines from Netherlands.
July 26th, 1919
Aero Limited, a Miami based flying boat company began operations (>>Aeromarine Airways). View airlines from USA.
August 20, 1919
The world’s first scheduled airship service launched in Berlin, operated with a Zeppelin LZ 120 Bodensee. View airlines from Germany.
August 25, 1919
AT&T (Aircraft Transport and Travel) used DH.16s to pioneer a regular service from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome to Le Bourget, the first regular international service in the world. View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 02, 1919
Handley Page Transport Ltd started flights from London Cricklewood to Paris Le Bourget with converted HP WWI bombers. View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 05, 1919
For 1st time, airplanes used to aid whale hunting along coast of Vancouver, BC. i.e. planes spot whales and radio to ships. View airlines from Canada.
September 12, 1919
Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands awarded KLM its “Royal” designation. View airlines from Netherlands.
September 16, 1919
CCNA (Compania Colombiana de Navigacion Aerea), first civil aviation company in Colombia was created. View airlines from Colombia.
September 19, 1919
CMA (Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes) commenced a regular service between Paris and London, using ex-military Breguet 14 s. View airlines from France.
September 26, 1919
CCNA (Compania Colombiana de Navigacion Aerea), first civil aviation company in Colombia, was legally registered. View airlines from Colombia.
September 30, 1919
The British Aerial Transport Company began domestic flights between Hendon (London) and Birmingham. View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 07, 1919
KLM was formed. It is the longest surviving airline with the same name. View airlines from Netherlands.
October 11th, 1919
Handley Page Transport began offering the first in-flight meals, on its London-Brussels service. They are sold at 3 shillings (15p). View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 13, 1919
First company executive aircraft entered service: S. Instone & Company (shipping line) operate a de Havilland DH4A from Hounslow. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 10th, 1919
AT&T carries the first international air mail , London to Paris. The first flight was by DH4A and an Air Mail pennant was attached to its rudder. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 20, 1919
The first municipal airport in the United States opens in Tucson, Arizona and was still in use today. View airlines from USA.
December 05, 1919
SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo-Allemán De Transporto Aéreo)(Colombian-German Air Transport Corporation) was founded (>Avianca). View airlines from Colombia.
December 05, 1919
Deutsche Luft-Reederei, established on 17Dec1917, started Berlin to Weimar using converted L.V.G. biplanes on mail runs. View airlines from Germany.
December 06, 1919
The first experimental airmail flight in China took place between Peking and Tientsin (now Beijing and Tianjin) with a Handley Page O/7. View airlines from China.
December 15, 1919
Aktiengesellschaft was founded in Zurich (=>Ad Astra Aero >Crossair). View airlines from Switzerland.
December 27, 1919
The Boeing Airplane Co. B-1 mail plane, the first Boeing-designed commercial aircraft, made its first flight.. View airlines from USA.