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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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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Compañía Aeronáutica Uruguaya SA

October 12, 2017 Ashley Magoon

Founded in December of 1936, Uruguayan carrier Compania Aeronautica Uruguaya SA, or CAUSA, was formed by banker Luis J. Supervielle and Colonel Tydeo Larre Borges. For the next 31 years, the airline would play a

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Monarch Airlines

October 5, 2017 Daniel Morley

On Oct. 2, 2017, Monarch Airlines, a British charter airline, closed its doors permanently after nearly 50 years of service. The demise is one of the largest in the United Kingdom and left 110,000 people

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: KTHY – Kirbis Türk Hava Yollari

August 31, 2017 Adam Fowler

Located at Ercan International Airport (ECN) on the border between the North and South Island of Cyprus, Turkish KTHY, or “Cyprus Turkish Airlines,” was based on the Turkish side of the island. The airline started

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Lakeshore Express

August 17, 2017 Ian McMurtry

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.

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Deutsche BA

August 10, 2017 Daniel Morley

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

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Origin Pacific Airways

August 3, 2017 Ashley Magoon

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

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: US Airways

July 20, 2017 Daniel Morley

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

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)

July 13, 2017 Ashley Magoon

Founded in 1939, British Airways Overseas Corporation, or BOAC, endured a long, rough history, yet left a strong legacy during the nearly four decades the airline existed. Created as a state-owned airline in the midst

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Throwback Thursday

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

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Compañía Aeronáutica Uruguaya SA

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Monarch Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: KTHY – Kirbis Türk Hava Yollari

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Lakeshore Express

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Deutsche BA

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Origin Pacific Airways

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: US Airways

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)

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