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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Western Airlines

January 31, 2019 Daniel Morley

Western Airlines had a long and storied history spanning six decades. Like many early airlines, the carrier was founded with a mail contract and tasked with transporting mail for the government. In the early days

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Alas Uruguay

December 20, 2018 Pablo Diaz

A few months after PLUNA’s demise and liquidation, Uruguayan aviation was lacking a flag carrier and, most importantly, a strategy. There were a couple of private operators that jumped right into the extinct carrier’s routes.

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Virgin America

November 22, 2018 Daniel Morley

Over the years Richard Branson and the Virgin Group have built an empire that spans the globe. Included in his empire has been multiple airlines, including the group’s flagship airline Virgin Atlantic. In the early

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Southern Winds Airlines

October 18, 2018 Pablo Diaz

In the controversial 1990s, Argentina’s economy experienced a boom, a boom that can be only compared with its catastrophic awakening in the 2000s. We can say the same thing about Southern Winds, an Argentinian carrier

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Primera Air

October 4, 2018 Daniel Morley

Earlier this week, Nordic low-cost carrier Primera Air ceased operations after ten years of operations. The closure came as a surprise to many as the airline was going through a period of rapid expansion in

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Mohawk Airlines

September 20, 2018 Daniel Morley

Mohawk Airlines was founded in 1945 as Robinson Aviation. Its founder, C.S. Robinson, was an aerial photographer and conducted the airline’s first flight on April 6. The airline was based in Ithaca, New York and started

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Throwback Thursday (TBT) in Aviation History: Era Aviation

August 30, 2018 Ian McMurtry

Founded in 1948 by entrepreneur Carl Brady, Era Aviation began as a for-hire helicopter company based in Alaska. Brady would make most of his early work government related, with mapping projects making up most of

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Transportes Aéreos Nacional

July 5, 2018 Ashley Magoon

In 1946, Brazilian airline Transportes Aéreos Nacional was created by two former pilots and two shareholders. By 1948, the airline took to the skies for the first time, launching service from its headquarters in Belo

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Channel Express

June 14, 2018 Ashley Magoon

In 1978, Channel Express took to the skies out of Bournemouth Airport in England as Express Air Services. Initially, the carrier focused on service to the Channel Islands off the coast of France and cargo

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Virgin Express

May 24, 2018 Daniel Morley

In the 1990s, Richard Branson and the Virgin Group were looking to expand into continental Europe. By this time, Branson’s Virgin Atlantic was a successful competitor to British Airways and the group was looking to

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Boston-Maine Airways

May 3, 2018 Daniel Morley

Boston-Maine Airways was founded in March of 1999 as a feeder airline for the third incarnation of Pan American Airways. Guilford Transportation Industries, a company specializing in railroads, had purchased the Pan Am brand after

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Tradewinds Airways

April 26, 2018 Ashley Magoon

In 1969, British cargo airline Tradewinds Airways was formed after the collapse of its predecessor Transglobe Airways. The new airline took to the sky with the launch of charter flights from their hub at London’s Gatwick

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Brymon Airways

April 12, 2018 Daniel Morley

The United Kingdom regional air market has seen its share of airlines rise and fall. Beginning in the 1970s, one of these airlines was Brymon Airways. The airline was incorporated in January of 1970 by

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Air Tungaru

March 15, 2018 Ashley Magoon

Launched in 1977, Air Tungaru was the first airline of Kiribati, and also the nation’s flag carrier. Over the course of their history, the carrier served approximately 20 destinations, including all 16 domestic airports in

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Manx2

March 1, 2018 Daniel Morley

The Isle of Man, located in the Irish Sea, is midway between England and Northern Ireland. Traditionally, all travel to and from the island has been via boat as over the years, airlines based on

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Korean National Airlines

February 22, 2018 Ashley Magoon

Founded in 1946 by Captain Shin Yong-Wook, South Korean carrier Korean National Airlines, or KNA, was formed as a commercial passenger and air cargo airline. Instead of its longer full name, the carrier operated under the

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Trans-Colorado Airlines

January 18, 2018 Daniel Morley

Trans-Colorado Airlines was founded in August 1980 in the quiet mountain town of Gunnison, Colo. In its infancy, flights were operated to Denver’s Stapleton Airport using a single Swearingen Metro II turboprop aircraft. The airline

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Air Ecosse

January 11, 2018 Ashley Magoon

In June 1977, Scottish carrier Air Ecosse took to the skies on its inaugural flight from Aberdeen to Wick, Scotland. The subsidiary of parent company Fairflight Charters, the airline operated both scheduled passenger flights and

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Impulse Airlines

December 7, 2017 Daniel Morley

Impulse Airlines was founded in 1992 by Sue and Gerry McGowan. Operations began later that year as a regional carrier based in Newcastle, New South Wales. The airline operated regional routes within New South Wales

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Air Illinois

November 16, 2017 Daniel Morley

During the 1970s and 80s, the regional airline market was filled with airlines named after their respective states. These included large, successful airlines, such as Air California, as well as many smaller airlines, such as

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Throwback Thursday

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Western Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Alas Uruguay

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Virgin America

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Southern Winds Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Primera Air

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Mohawk Airlines

Throwback Thursday (TBT) in Aviation History: Era Aviation

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Transportes Aéreos Nacional

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Channel Express

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Virgin Express

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Boston-Maine Airways

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Tradewinds Airways

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Brymon Airways

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Air Tungaru

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Manx2

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Korean National Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Trans-Colorado Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Air Ecosse

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Impulse Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Air Illinois

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