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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Lakeshore Express
After the success of SeaPort Airlines in the Pacific Northwest by offering low-cost airfare with an alternative security entrance, investors in the Chicago area plotted to repeat success, but this time in the Rust Belt. Lakeshore Express started operations in…
August 10, 2017 8:33 pm ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Deutsche BA
British Airways foray into other European airlines began in 1992, when it purchased a 49% stake in Delta Air, a German regional airline based in Friedrichshafen. British Airways renamed the airline Deutsche BA (dba) and proceeded to change the focus…
August 3, 2017 10:26 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Origin Pacific Airways
Established in 1996, Origin Pacific Airways officially commenced operations from its hub in Nelson, New Zealand in April 1997. The airline was founded on experience by Robert Inglis and Nicki Smith, who had formerly founded Air Nelson in 1979 before…
July 26, 2017 7:58 pm ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Carnival Air Lines and…
With the cruise industry performing well, particularly for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines in the late 1970s and early 1980s, founder and CEO Ted Arison decided to experiment with the airline market. The company purchased charter airline Pacific Interstate Airlines with…
July 20, 2017 10:17 pm ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: US Airways
The origins of US Airways can be traced back to Pennsylvania in the year 1939 as All American Aviation. This company eventually changed its name to Allegheny AIrlines and experienced a series of mergers with Lake Central Airlines and Mowhawk…