April 9, 2015 3:25 am ET
Throwbacks
March 12, 2015 1:19 pm ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Trans World Airlines
[caption id="attachment_1097" align="alignleft" width="300"] A TWA Lockheed Constellation | Photo provided by WikiMedia[/caption] TWA, one of the oldest airlines, ceased operations on Dec. 1, 2001, after nearly 76 years. Founded on July 13, 1925 as Western Air Express, it merged…
March 5, 2015 6:54 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Western Pacific Airlines
Western Pacific Airlines, also known as WestPac for short, was a small Colorado airlines known for using their planes as billboards. The airline started in Colorado Springs in 1995 with eight Boeing 737-300 planes under the name Commercial Air. Soon…
February 26, 2015 8:52 pm ET -
Flashback Friday: A History of Continental Airlines (Part 2)
EXTRA: Read part one of our look back at Continental The 90s brought major changes to Continental. Frank Lorenzo resigned as president, in 1990, after 18 years in charge. He also sold his controlling share to Scandinavian Air System (SAS).…
February 26, 2015 12:00 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: A Look Back at…
Continental, originally Varney Speed Services, started out like many airlines from the 1930s, carrying mail for the United States Postal service. With a focus on the Southwestern United States and new mail routes, Robert Six bought the Southwest division of…
February 19, 2015 1:48 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: USA 3000
USA 3000, originally known as Brendan Airways, was a small airline formed in 2001 as a way of flying cheap flights from the northeast to the Caribbean. USA3000 officially launched on December 28, 2001 with their first flight from Philadelphia,…