Airline history from 1961, this page lists 41 airline related events from 1961.
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41 dates in airline history from 1961:
January 03, 1961
PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) first Fokker F-27 Friendship twin-turboprop type received. View airlines from Pakistan.
January 03, 1961
Aloha retires its last DC-3. View airlines from USA.
January 15, 1961
Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome opens. View airlines from Italy.
January 18, 1961
Ansett purchased Mandated Airlines and renamed it Ansett-MAL. View airlines from Papua New Guinea.
January 22, 1961
WAAC (West African Airways Corporation) was rebranded as Nigeria Airways. View airlines from Nigeria.
January 24, 1961
First flight of the Convair CV.990 Coronado, “stretched” version of their earlier Convair CV.880. View airlines from USA.
February 01, 1961
The Vickers Vanguard entered service with Trans Canada Airlines. View airlines from Canada.
February 02, 1961
The first commercial use of the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou took place. View airlines from Canada.
February 9th, 1961
Financial support was granted to Transpac's Board of Directors by the regional government and Transpac became Air Calédonie. View airlines from New Caledonia.
February 21st, 1961
TAM Aviação Executiva was founded by Rolim Amaro as TAM (Taxi Aereo Marilia). View airlines from Brazil.
February 24, 1961
Iranian Airways and Persian Air Services merge to form United Iranian Airlines (>IranAir). View airlines from Iran.
March 14, 1961
Inex-Adria Airways was founded as Adria Airways. View airlines from Yugoslavia.
March 28, 1961
Air Afrique was formed. View airlines from Ivory Coast.
April 01, 1961
VIASA commenced operations. View airlines from Venezuela.
April 30th, 1961
Eastern inaugurated the Eastern Air Lines Shuttle services. View airlines from USA.
May 03, 1961
The Boeing Airplane Company changed its name to Boeing Company. View airlines from USA.
June 01, 1961
UAL (United Air Lines) absorbs Capital Airlines to become the largest airline in the West, with a fleet of 267 aircraft. View airlines from USA.
June 01, 1961
SFO (San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines), began services between the airports & downtown heliports in San Francisco & Oakland. View airlines from USA.
June 06, 1961
JAL began independent service on polar routes to Europe (DC-8). View airlines from Japan.
June 6th, 1961
Air Congo was founded (>Lina Congo (1)). View airlines from DR Congo.
June 15, 1961
El Al set a world record for the longest non-stop commercial flight: a B.707 flew from New York to Tel Aviv, covering 5,760 miles (9,270 km) in 9 hours and 33 minutes. View airlines from Israel.
June 21, 1961
First flight of the Aviation Traders Carvair. View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 27, 1961
Cubana restarted operations after Cuba's revolutionary government decided to take over the airline in May1959. View airlines from Cuba.
June 29, 1961
Air Congo, having been founded on 06Jun1961, commenced operations. View airlines from DR Congo.
June 30, 1961
Scanair was set up (>Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia). View airlines from Sweden.
June 30, 1961
Adria Airways restarted operations as Adria Airways before renamed back to Inex Adria Airways. View airlines from Yugoslavia.
August 01, 1961
Air Afrique, formed on 28Mar1961, started operations. View airlines from Ivory Coast.
August 08, 1961
Washington-Baltimore Airways was certificated. View airlines from USA.
August 09, 1961
NZ Tourist Air Travel took over Amphibian Airways. View airlines from New Zealand.
August 24, 1961
WinAir was established as Windward Island Airways. View airlines from Netherlands Antilles.
October 04, 1961
North Star Air Lines, an independent airline, registered in London. Did not start operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 20, 1961
Madair launched services between Tananarive and Paris using a Douglas DC-7C (>Air Madagascar on 14Oct1962). View airlines from Malagasy Republic.
October 24, 1961
NAB (Navegacao Aerea Brasileira) was purchased by Lóide Aéreo Nacional. View airlines from Brazil.
October 25, 1961
Deutsche Flugdienst took over its rival Condor-Luftreederei, subsequently changing its name to Condor Flugdienst. View airlines from West Germany.
November 2nd, 1961
Air Safaris ceased operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
November 05, 1961
Trans Atlantica Argentinas' operations ceased. View airlines from Argentina.
November 06, 1961
Mount Cook Airline, formed as NZ Aero Transport in 1920, was renamed from Mount Cook Air Services & began scheduled services. View airlines from New Zealand.
November 21st, 1961
Alpine Luft-Transport AG (ALAG) was formed. View airlines from Switzerland.
November 29, 1961
Caledonian Airways operated its inaugural flight, from Gatwick (...>>British Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 1st, 1961
Thomson Airways was formed as Euravia (>TUI Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.
December 21, 1961
Caledonian Airways, formed in Apr1961, operated its first fare-paying passengers to New York departed Prestwick(...>>British Airways). View airlines from United Kingdom.