Airline history from 1947, this page lists 74 airline related events from 1947.
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74 dates in airline history from 1947:
January 11, 1947
CANA (Compania Auxiliar De Navegacion Aerea), founded in Dec1946 by Ultano Kindelan, started operations. View airlines from Spain.
January 27, 1947
Ambica Air Lines, the aviation department of the Ambica Steam Navigation Company, was transformed into an air transport company. View airlines from India.
January 30, 1947
Inauguration of TWA transatlantic all-cargo service.. View airlines from USA.
January 30, 1947
Braathens SAFE commenced commercial operations (>SAS). View airlines from Norway.
February 01, 1947
BEA (British European Airways) took over the pre-war domestic independent airlines. View airlines from United Kingdom.
February 12, 1947
The first international flight of Hava Yollari Devlet Isletmesi Idaresi (State Airlines Administration) was flown (>Turkish Airlines). View airlines from Turkey.
February 24th, 1947
Trans Oceanic Airways was founded (+>Ansett). View airlines from Australia.
March 1st, 1947
Siamese Airways Company (SAC) began operations by flying the old pre-war routes within the country (>>Thai Airways International). View airlines from Thailand.
March 3rd, 1947
SAC (Siamese Airways Company) began operations (..^Thai Airways International). View airlines from Thailand.
March 10, 1947
Ambica Air Lines restarted operations. View airlines from India.
March 14, 1947
Saudia started operations as Saudi Arabian Airlines. View airlines from Saudi Arabia.
March 14, 1947
First flight of the Lockheed L-749 Constellation. View airlines from USA.
March 15, 1947
Air Algérie was founded as SACA (Societie Algerienne de Constructions Aeronautiques). View airlines from Algeria.
March 16, 1947
Saudi Arabian Airlines began regular international services (>Saudia). View airlines from Saudi Arabia.
March 16, 1947
Convair CV-240 first flight. View airlines from USA.
March 24, 1947
Reeve Aleutian Airways was incorporated. Ceased operations on 05Dec2000. View airlines from USA.
March 28, 1947
A dual ceremony, the first two Douglas DC-6 commercial airliners are delivered to American Airlines and United Air Lines. View airlines from USA.
March 29, 1947
Island Sky Ferries (i) commenced operations as Orcas Island Air Service. View airlines from USA.
March 31st, 1947
Union Airways, having started operations on 15/Jan/1936. merged into NAC (National Airways Corporation) (>Air New Zealand). View airlines from New Zealand.
April 01, 1947
New Zealand National Airways Corporation began licensed operations. View airlines from New Zealand.
April 01, 1947
Aeroput (ceased operations during WWII) was renamed JAT Jugoslovenski Aerotransport. View airlines from Yugoslavia.
April 04, 1947
CAB certificates Piedmont Airlines as a local service carrier. View airlines from USA.
April 15, 1947
Trans Canada Airlines (>Air Canada) inaugurates transatlantic service between Dorval and Prestwick with the North Star. View airlines from Canada.
April 15, 1947
Sudan Airways, formed in 1946, began domestic operations. View airlines from Sudan.
April 15, 1947
Airways-India, formed in Sep1945, restarted scheduled operations, with Calcutta to Bangalore (>Air India). View airlines from India.
April 15, 1947
Air Serbia, founded as Aeroput, restarted operations as JAT. View airlines from Yugoslavia.
April 17, 1947
Okanagan Air Services Ltd. was incorporated. View airlines from Canada.
May 01, 1947
Pacific Overseas Airlines (Siam) (POAS) was founded (>Thai Airways International). View airlines from Thailand.
May 01, 1947
Malayan Airways restarted operations (>MAS). View airlines from Malaya.
May 03, 1947
Philippine Airlines started a DC-4 service to Rome and Madrid, thus earning the distinction of being the first airline in Southeast Asia to fly to Europe. View airlines from Philippines.
May 05, 1947
Alitalia (Aereolinee Italiane Internazionali), incorporated in Sep 1946, operated its first domestic flight on the Turin – Rome – Catania route. View airlines from Italy.
May 06, 1947
Don Everall Aviation was founded. Was based out of Birmingham Airport. Merged into Air Safaris. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 08, 1947
Northern Consolidated Airlines (NCA) was formed, with Ray Petersen as president. View airlines from USA.
May 10, 1947
Seaboard World Airways restarted operations as Seaboard & Western Airlines. View airlines from USA.
May 20th, 1947
Trans Oceanic Airways, founded on 24Feb1947, operated its first flight (+>Ansett). View airlines from Australia.
May 25th, 1947
POAS (Pacific Overseas Airlines (Siam)) was set up by Thai Government and the US airline of the same name. View airlines from Thailand.
May 28th, 1947
BSAA trialled non-stop flights from London to Bermuda using aerial refuelling over the Azores (>British Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 04, 1947
Sabena restarted a new route across the Atlantic to New York initially using Douglas DC-4s. View airlines from Belgium.
June 04, 1947
Orient Airways commenced operations with four Douglas DC-3s (>PIA). View airlines from Pakistan.
June 15, 1947
SATA Air Acores restarted operations as Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos Lda. View airlines from Portugal.
June 17, 1947
Pan Am began a New York to San Francisco service flying west-to-east around almost the entire globe. View airlines from USA.
June 23, 1947
Vestlandske Luftfartselskap began as a charter operation (>>SAS). View airlines from Norway.
June 23, 1947
EastWest Airlines was formed as East-West Airlines. View airlines from Australia.
June 29, 1947
Pan Am's Lockheed Constellation "Clipper America" completes the 1st around the world passenger flight. 10 countries. View airlines from USA.
June 29, 1947
BVS-Bulgarske Vazdusne Sobsternic (>Balkan Bulgarian Airlines) was set up. View airlines from Bulgaria.
June 30, 1947
Bighorn Airways operations restarted. View airlines from USA.
June 30, 1947
Bharat Airways began scheduled services(>Air India). View airlines from India.
July 01, 1947
Alitalia restarted international flights. View airlines from Italy.
July 08, 1947
First flight of the Boeing 377 (prototype Model 377-10-19). View airlines from USA.
July 10, 1947
First flight of the Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador. View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 12, 1947
L.A.M.S., founded on 17Jul1946 by Dr. Graham Humby, had all its aircraft grounded. View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 15, 1947
Northwest Airlines flew the first commercial passenger flight from the U.S. to Japan. View airlines from USA.
July 17th, 1947
COBETA (Compagnie Belge de Transports Aeriens), was founded on 16Apr1946, started operations. View airlines from Belgium.
August 01, 1947
KNILM was dissolved and transferred to KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf (>Garuda Indonesia). View airlines from Dutch East Indies.
August 01, 1947
KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf was founded as a KLM subsidiary to succeed KNILM (>Garuda). View airlines from Dutch East Indies.
August 10, 1947
BEA (British European Airways) began the world's first regular cargo-only airline service (>BA). View airlines from United Kingdom.
August 15, 1947
Copa Airlines was founded as the national airline by local investors & Pan Am on 21 Jun 1944 as Compania Panamena de Aviacion. Started operations on this date. View airlines from Panama.
August 16, 1947
First flight of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. View airlines from Canada.
August 20th, 1947
Aircarriers was wound up by by a Sydney Court Order. View airlines from Australia.
August 31, 1947
Antonov An-2 first flight. View airlines from USSR.
September 09, 1947
Air Vietnam was formed as COSARA by Maurice Loubière. View airlines from Indo China.
September 24th, 1947
Cyprus Airways was established by BEA and the British Colonial Government of Cyprus. View airlines from Cyprus.
September 25, 1947
LAMS was amalgamated with the holding company of the South African charter airline Alpha Airways. View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 30, 1947
Itaú was founded as a subsidiary of the cement producer Itaú (>>Varig >>Gol). View airlines from Brazil.
October 01, 1947
Los Angeles Airways began the first scheduled carriage of airmail using a Sikorsky S-51 helicopter. View airlines from USA.
October 11, 1947
Trans-Texas Airways began operations as a local service carrier (>UAL). View airlines from USA.
October 21st, 1947
Air Transport, formed on 27Sep1946, took over Trans-Air. View airlines from Belgium.
October 31, 1947
Avro Tudor 4 entered service with BSAA (British South American Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 02, 1947
First flight Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose", prototype 8 engines heavy transport aircraft, largest flying boat ever built. View airlines from USA.
November 05, 1947
First flight of the Scottish Aviation Pioneer, 5 seat high wing STOL aircraft. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 05, 1947
Braniff International began daily round trip schedules using DC-6 aircraft between Dallas and Chicago. View airlines from USA.
November 22, 1947
Philippine Air Express' only C-47 (DC3) crashed killing the owner, Jose Tinsey and the airline ceased. View airlines from Philippines.
December 10, 1947
Inaugural scheduled flight of Air Ceylon as Ceylon Airways. View airlines from Ceylon.
December 22nd, 1947
Ruy Vacani founded the airline TCA (Transportes Carga Aérea) in Anápolis, State of Goiás (>>VASP). View airlines from Brazil.