Airline history from 1963, this page lists 41 airline related events from 1963.
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41 dates in airline history from 1963:
January 1st, 1963
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise was renamed Leningrad United Air Unit. View airlines from Russia.
January 1st, 1963
BUAF (British United Air Ferries) came into being, as a result of the merger of Channel Air Bridge (founded 1959) and Silver City Airways (founded 1946). View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 03, 1963
First flight of the Ilyushin Il-62. View airlines from USSR.
January 17, 1963
Short SC.7 Skyvan first flight. View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 31, 1963
Eastern Air Services, the commercial wing of the Napier Aero Club, inaugurated a new passenger and freight service between Napier and Wairoa. View airlines from New Zealand.
February 09, 1963
B.727-100 made its first flight. View airlines from USA.
February 13th, 1963
PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) became a public corporation (>US Airways ^AA (American Airlines)) . View airlines from USA.
February 20, 1963
Austrian Airlines received the first of five Sud-Aviation SE.210-VIR Caravelles, their first jet aircraft.. View airlines from Austria.
March 2nd, 1963
Eros Airlines UK was founded at London (LGW), with services starting on 31Mar1963. View airlines from United Kingdom.
March 18, 1963
LAP was officially founded by the government through the Decree Nr.337 (>LATAM Paraguay). View airlines from Paraguay.
March 29, 1963
Alisarda was set up by Prince Karim al-Hussayn Aga (>Meridiana). View airlines from Italy.
March 31st, 1963
Eros Airlines UK, founded at London (LGW) on 02Mar1963, started services. View airlines from United Kingdom.
April 01, 1963
Air Ferry, founded in 1961, start general charter and inclusive tour operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
May 7th, 1963
Carter Air Services was incorporated. View airlines from Canada.
May 26, 1963
BUA (British United Airways) began a twice-daily rail-air-rail service between the city centres of London and Paris. View airlines from United Kingdom.
June 07, 1963
MEA (Middle East Airlines) merged with Air Liban to form Middle East Airlines - Air Liban. View airlines from Lebanon.
June 13, 1963
Richmond Aviation, operated scheduled third-level services serving points in Virginia, was certificated. View airlines from USA.
July 17, 1963
Sioux Lookout, Ontario based Bearskin Airlines was established. View airlines from Canada.
July 29, 1963
Tupolev Tu-134 first flight. View airlines from USSR.
August 01, 1963
Jersey Airlines was renamed to British United (C.I.) Airways (>>KLM Cityhopper). View airlines from United Kingdom.
August 06, 1963
Altair was certificated and started scheduled commuter services on the same day. View airlines from USA.
August 6th, 1963
Altus Flying Service, founded in the summer of 1963, started operations (>Altus Airlines). View airlines from USA.
August 09, 1963
Cunard-Eagle Airways was officially renamed to British Eagle International Airlines. View airlines from United Kingdom.
August 20, 1963
First flight of the BAC One-Eleven. View airlines from United Kingdom.
August 20, 1963
LAP (Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas) started operations. View airlines from United Kingdom.
August 27, 1963
Jamaica Air Service was founded. (renamed to Air Jamaica in 1968 & merged into in Trinidad's Caribbean Airlines on 30Apr2010). View airlines from Jamaica.
September 06, 1963
CCF Aviation was incorporated. View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 16, 1963
Malaysian Airlines was formed on this day & became Malaysian-Singapore Airlines. View airlines from Malaysia.
September 23, 1963
Aerolineas INI (Ini Airlines) last flight was made without authorisation. View airlines from Argentina.
September 27, 1963
Autair changed was renamed to Autair International Airways (>Court Lines). View airlines from United Kingdom.
September 30th,1963
T.A.T. (Tippers Air Transport) was registered as an airline operator, with John Anthony Tipper appointed as the company's first director. View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 01, 1963
UTA was formed as a result of a merger between Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI). View airlines from France.
October 01, 1963
Autair International commenced scheduled services after rename from Autair (>Court Lines). View airlines from United Kingdom.
October 19, 1963
Rossair Charter was established as an air charter company based in Adelaide. View airlines from Australia.
November 29, 1963
Cooperativa Argentina de Aeronavegantes, formed by ex Aerolineas flying boat crew to operate cargo services up the rivers, commenced operations. View airlines from Argentina.
December 09, 1963
Royal Jordanian Airlines was founded as Alia. View airlines from Jordan.
December 13, 1963
ATI (Aero Transporti Italiani) was established (>>Alitalia). View airlines from Italy.
December 15, 1963
Alia (>Royal Jordanian Airlines) restarted operations. View airlines from Jordan.
December 24, 1963
Idlewild Airport was rededicated as John F. Kennedy International Airport. View airlines from USA.
December 24, 1963
B.727 was certified by the FAA. View airlines from USA.
December 31, 1963
Starways, formed in 1948, was taken over by British Eagle. View airlines from United Kingdom.