Airline history from 1953, this page lists 31 airline related events from 1953.
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31 dates in airline history from 1953:
January 01, 1953
All American Airways was renamed to Allegheny Airlines (>American Airlines). View airlines from USA.
January 06, 1953
LuftAG (Aktiengesellschaft für Luftverkehrsbedarf) was formed. View airlines from West Germany.
January 16, 1953
Bristol Superfreighter first flight. View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 27, 1953
Regular services of Aerolineas Argentinas between Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), with stops in Cordoba and Salta, was inaugurated. View airlines from Argentina.
March 30th, 1953
Barrier Reef Airways operated Sydney - Rose Bay. Acquired by Ansett in 1952 but operated under this name until this date. View airlines from Australia.
April 15th, 1953
Trans Oceanic Airways was declared insolvent and ceased operations with the majority of it's assets taken over by Ansett. View airlines from Australia.
April 17th, 1953
Heliswiss International was founded as Heliswiss Schweizerische Helikopter. View airlines from Switzerland.
April 18, 1953
The first turboprop airliner, the Vickers V-71 Viscount, entered scheduled passenger service with British European Airways (>BA). View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 01, 1953
Dan-Air started in the United Kingdom with a Douglas DC-3 based at Southend Airport (>BA). View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 01, 1953
Chicago and Southern Airlines merged into Delta. View airlines from USA.
May 04, 1953
Naka Nihon Air Service Co. was formed (>>ANA). View airlines from Japan.
May 21st, 1953
Dan-Air was incorporated (>>British Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 23, 1953
SACA merged with Compagnie Air Transport to form CGTA (Air Algérie Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens-Air Algérie. Following independence from France in 1962 the company become Air Algérie. View airlines from Algeria.
June 1st, 1953
Dan-Air first commercial operation was operated — an ad hoc charter flight from Southend via Manchester to Shannon(>British Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 06, 1953
Wardair, formed in 1952, began operations (>Air Canada). View airlines from Canada.
June 15, 1953
SACA (Societie Algerienne de Constructions Aeronautiques) was renamed to CGTA (Compagnie Generale de Transports Aeriens) (> Air Algerie). View airlines from Algeria.
June 28, 1953
Air Atlas and Air Maroc merged to form CCTA (Compagnie Cherifienne de Transports Aeriens) (>RAM). View airlines from Morocco.
June 30, 1953
Air Tahiti began operations as RAI (Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire). View airlines from French Polynesia.
July 7th, 1953
Rene-Fernand Meyer started Air Cameroun as a successor to Regie Air Cameroun. View airlines from Cameroon.
July 08, 1953
Sabena began the first international helicopter service, linking Belgium, the Netherlands and France. View airlines from Belgium.
July 09, 1953
New York Airways became the first scheduled helicopter airline to carry passengers in the United States. View airlines from USA.
July 15th, 1953
Air Cameroon's operations commenced on Yaounde - Ft Lamy route using leased DC-3. View airlines from Cameroon.
July 18, 1953
Derby Aviation first passenger flight was made, using a de Havilland Dragon Rapide. Only flying training until this point (>British Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.
July 30, 1953
Kita Nihon Airlines (North Japan Airlines) was established (>JAL). View airlines from Japan.
August 01, 1953
The Air Corporations Act, 1953 was set up. This allowed the formation of Air India & Indian Airlines. View airlines from India.
August 01, 1953
Indian Airlines was created by the merger of eight private companies. View airlines from India.
August 07, 1953
Eastern Air Lines entered the jet age with the Lockheed Electra prop-jet. View airlines from USA.
November 04, 1953
The Douglas DC-7 began service with American Airlines, allowing the company to offer coast-to-coast, nonstop service.. View airlines from USA.
November 29, 1953
American Airlines inaugurates the first regular commercial service between New York and Los Angeles with a Douglas DC-7. View airlines from USA.
November 30, 1953
Toa Airways was established (...>JAL). View airlines from Japan.
December 15, 1953
ANA (All Nippon Airways) restarted operations as Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transport Co.. View airlines from Japan.