Airline history from 1931, this page lists 29 airline related events from 1931.
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29 dates in airline history from 1931:
February 03, 1931
Canadian Airways flew the first international service between Winnipeg and Pembina, North Dakota. View airlines from Canada.
February 08, 1931
When Dominion Airways' Desoutter crashed at Wairoa the plane was written off and there being no money to purchase a replacement aircraft, the company ceased operations. View airlines from New Zealand.
February 24, 1931
Short S17 Kent first flight. View airlines from United Kingdom.
February 26, 1931
Imperial Airways began scheduled services between England and Africa using Armstrong Whitworth Argosys. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 02, 1931
Panair do Brasil restarted operations. View airlines from Brazil.
March 18th, 1931
The Philippine Aerial Taxi Company (PATCO) made its first round-trip flight between Manila and Iloilo with a single Beech 18 (>PAL (Philippine Airlines)). View airlines from Philippines.
March 26, 1931
Merger of Zurich-based Ad Astra Aero AG and Balair (Basler Luftverkehr) created Swissair (Schweizerische Luftverkehrs AG). View airlines from Switzerland.
March 28, 1931
UATC formed the corporation United Air Lines, Inc. to manage its airline subsidiaries. View airlines from USA.
March 31, 1931
PATCO (Philippine Aerial Transport Co.) restarted non scheduled operations. View airlines from Philippines.
June 1st, 1931
Eurasia Aviation Corporation, established by Deutsche Luft Hansa on 01Feb1930, operated its first service ( ...>Air China). View airlines from China.
June 11, 1931
The 40 passenger Handley Page HP-42 four-engine biplane entered service with Imperial Airways. View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 12th, 1931
Correio Aéreo Militar began operating as Serviço Postal Aéreo Militar. View airlines from Brazil.
June 13, 1931
Aerial Transport of Siam Company (ATSC) was formally registered. View airlines from Siam.
June 15, 1931
Canadian Airways pilot E. W. Stull in a Fokker F.14 A, flew the first radio beam from Winnipeg to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.. View airlines from Canada.
June 30, 1931
Avianca El Salvador operations restarted as TACA Airlines. View airlines from El Salvador.
June 30, 1931
Aeroflot, Saratov Division started operations (>Saratov Airlines). View airlines from USSR.
July 13, 1931
Aerial Transport of Siam Company (ATSC) was formally registered as a public company. View airlines from Siam.
July 15, 1931
United Air Lines restarted with mail runs. View airlines from USA.
July 16, 1931
SCADTA establishes the first mail service between Bogotá and New York City (>Avianca). View airlines from Colombia.
July 20, 1931
Northeast Airlines was formed as Boston-Maine Airways by the Boston & Maine Railroad & Maine Central Railroad (>Delta). View airlines from USA.
August 01 1931
Boston and Maine Airways began operations on a Boston- Portland–Bangor route. View airlines from USA.
August 5th, 1931
Nyasaland's first aviation company, Christowitz Air Services, was established at Blantyre by Mr. C. J. Christowitz in Jul1931 and started operations. View airlines from Nyasaland.
August 24, 1931
Aerial Transport of Siam Company (ATSC) began operating (>Thai Airways International). View airlines from Siam.
September 23, 1931
The contract between CLASSA and the Spanish government was declared void, allowing LAPE to begin operations (>Iberia). View airlines from Spain.
September 23, 1931
First flight of the first Gibraltar Airways. Company formed by M H Bland (to be restarted as Gibair in 1947). View airlines from Gibraltar.
September 26, 1931
Manchurian Aviation Company, national airline of Manchukuo (Manchuria, China) was founded. View airlines from China.
September 29, 1931
Aeroposta Argentina Airline “rents” its assets to the national government, which renamed its temporary acquisition Aeroposta Nacional. View airlines from Argentina.
October 01, 1931
KLM began a regular service between Amsterdam and Batavia by Fokker F.XII. At 13,744 km (8,540 miles) this was the longest regular air route in the world at the time. View airlines from Netherlands.
December 23, 1931
SAM (Societal Aerea Mediterranea) purchased Transadriatica (..=>Ala Littoria). View airlines from Italy.