The SPT Airboat Line became the world's first scheduled winged airline service on January 1, 1914. That same day, Antony H. Jannus piloted the airline's Benoist Type XIV on its maiden flight across Florida Bay from St. Petersburg to Tampa.
The Lignes Aériennes Farman (Farman airlines) was created on February 8, 1919. It cost 365 French francs in 1919 to fly with them between Paris and Brussels. Flights took two hours and 50 minutes to cover the 164-mile distance, compared with just 20 minutes today.
The world’s oldest existing airline, KLM of the Netherlands was established on October 6, 1919.
The first daily international air service began in 1919 with flights from London to Paris by Handley Page.
The London-Paris service also introduced in 1919 the first airline meals. They were lunch boxes costing three shillings (approximately two dimes) each.
The first Transcontinental mail service using aircraft was established in North America in 1920.
Qantas, Australia's national airline, was founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited on November 16, 1920.
In 1922, Pitcairn Airlines was the first to provide air sickness bags.
Varney Air Lines started service on April 6, 1926 as an air-mail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney, the airline was based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The airline is the root company of United Airlines.
The intercontinental airline service made its debut in 1927. The flight, by Imperial Airways, was from London to Cairo.
Inter-Island Airways, the forerunner of the airline which is now known as Hawaiian Airlines, was incorporated on January 30, 1929. It is the oldest US carrier that has never had a fatal accident or a hull loss throughout its history.
In 1930 Charles Townsend Ludington, his brother and two other executives formed Ludington Airline, the first every-hour-on-the-hour air service. It was also the first airline that carried passengers only and was not supported by government revenue from air mail service contracts that all other airlines depended on.
Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, began operations under the name Tata Airlines on October 15, 1932. The airline was founded by J. R. D. Tata and Tata himself flew its first single-engine de Havilland Puss Moth, carrying air mail from Karachi to Bombay's Juhu aerodrome and later continuing to Madras (currently Chennai).
Pan American Clipper flights served the first hot meals to passengers in 1935.
The Lignes Aériennes Farman (Farman airlines) was created on February 8, 1919. It cost 365 French francs in 1919 to fly with them between Paris and Brussels. Flights took two hours and 50 minutes to cover the 164-mile distance, compared with just 20 minutes today.
The world’s oldest existing airline, KLM of the Netherlands was established on October 6, 1919.
The first daily international air service began in 1919 with flights from London to Paris by Handley Page.
The London-Paris service also introduced in 1919 the first airline meals. They were lunch boxes costing three shillings (approximately two dimes) each.
The first Transcontinental mail service using aircraft was established in North America in 1920.
Qantas, Australia's national airline, was founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited on November 16, 1920.
In 1922, Pitcairn Airlines was the first to provide air sickness bags.
Varney Air Lines started service on April 6, 1926 as an air-mail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney, the airline was based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The airline is the root company of United Airlines.
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| Swallow J-5 built 1924 with markings of CAM 5 as operated by Varney Airlines. By RuthAS - Wikipedia Commons |
The intercontinental airline service made its debut in 1927. The flight, by Imperial Airways, was from London to Cairo.
Inter-Island Airways, the forerunner of the airline which is now known as Hawaiian Airlines, was incorporated on January 30, 1929. It is the oldest US carrier that has never had a fatal accident or a hull loss throughout its history.
In 1930 Charles Townsend Ludington, his brother and two other executives formed Ludington Airline, the first every-hour-on-the-hour air service. It was also the first airline that carried passengers only and was not supported by government revenue from air mail service contracts that all other airlines depended on.
Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, began operations under the name Tata Airlines on October 15, 1932. The airline was founded by J. R. D. Tata and Tata himself flew its first single-engine de Havilland Puss Moth, carrying air mail from Karachi to Bombay's Juhu aerodrome and later continuing to Madras (currently Chennai).
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| Vintage photograph of an Air India plane |
Pan American Clipper flights served the first hot meals to passengers in 1935.
The Pan-American Boeing 314 Clipper seaplane made its historic first commercial airline flight across the Pacific on April 28, 1937. The flight departed from San Francisco and made stops in Honolulu, Midway Island, Wake Island, Guam, and Manila before arriving in Hong Kong. The journey took a total of six days and was seen as a major achievement in the field of aviation at the time.
The first commercial around-the-world airline flight took place in 1942. Pan American World Airways was the company credited with the historic feat.
Seven years later, on January 6, 1947, Pan American Airlines became the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
On October 17, 1949, Northwest Airlines became the first airline in the United States to serve alcoholic beverages during a flight.The first commercial around-the-world airline flight took place in 1942. Pan American World Airways was the company credited with the historic feat.
Seven years later, on January 6, 1947, Pan American Airlines became the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
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| Northwest Airlines Boeing 727-251 at Miami Airport in February 1971 |
The first scheduled jet airliner passenger service began in May 1952 with a BOAC Comet flying between London and Johannesburg, carrying 36 passengers.
BOAC introduced the first transatlantic jet airline service in 1958 taking more than six hours between London and New York at a cost of £280.
Also in 1948 the first internal passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. as a National Airlines Boeing 707 flew 111 passengers from New York to Miami in about two and a-half hours.
When Southwest Airlines tried to change their motto to “Just Plane Smart” in the early 1990s, they found out a much smaller company was already using it. To settle the issue, the CEOs of each company engaged in an arm wrestling match on March 20, 1992. The smaller company, Steven’s Aviation, ended up winning.
On December 1, 2001 Captain Bill Compton brought Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA's purchase by American Airlines.
The Mexican government has seized 599 aircraft — 586 planes and 13 helicopters — from the Sinaloa Cartel between 2006 and 2015. That's more planes than are owned by Mexico's largest airline.
Janet Airlines is a highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft that shuttles military personnel in and out of the Nevada National Security Site (most notably Area 51 and the Tonopah Test Range). The name stand for 'Just Another Non-Existent Terminal'.
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