Throwback Thursday

Airlines

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Aspen Airways

June 25, 2015 Ashley Magoon

Aspen Airways was founded in 1952 as a regional affiliate of United Express. Originally based in Aspen, Colorado, the airline eventually moved their headquarters to Stapleton International Airport. Aspen Airways was actually named after the

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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Ted Airlines

June 18, 2015 Ian McMurtry

Ted was formed by United around the same time that Delta was creating their own low cost carrier, Song. The two carriers were similar due to the fact that they were focusing on fighting low

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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: US Airways’ Short Lived MetroJet

June 4, 2015 Ashley Magoon

Founded by its refreshed carrier, US Airways, MetroJet survived for just three brief years before shutting down. On June 1, 1998, MetroJet took flight using the Boeing 737-200. The airline was referred to by the

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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Dutch Antilles Express

May 27, 2015 Ian McMurtry

Dutch Antilles Express, also known as DAE, dates back to 2003 when the airline consisted of various smaller carriers inside one parent company. The parent company, named Exel Aviation, started operation in 2003 with BonairExel

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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Midwest Airlines

May 21, 2015 Daniel Morley

Similar to Michael Scott and the rest of the cast from the hit television show The Office, Midwest Airlines started from a paper company. In 1948 the Kimberly-Clark Corporation opened a corporate flight department to

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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Eastwind Airlines

May 14, 2015 Ashley Magoon

Founded in 1995, Eastwind Airlines was short-lived and maintained a small fleet of only five airplanes. Known by their call sign, “Stinger,” the bee-themed airline experienced several major events that shaped the course of their

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) In Aviation History: Airwest/Hughes Airwest

May 7, 2015 Ian McMurtry

In 1968, with the Airline Deregulation Act in its tenth year, small local carriers across the United States were feeling the pressure of larger carriers that were rapidly invading their markets. In an effort to

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TBT in Aviation History: Reeve Aleutian Airways

April 23, 2015 Ashley Magoon

From its official start in 1947 to its tragic downfall in 2000, and for years beyond, Reeve Aleutian Airways has always had a unique legacy. Known for buying its aircraft from other airlines, rather than

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: British West Indies Airways

April 16, 2015 Ian McMurtry

Prior to Caribbean Airlines’s dominance of the Caribbean market in recent years, another Trinidad and Tobago carrier used to own the title of being one of the biggest island fliers. Its name was British West

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: AirUK

April 9, 2015 Daniel Morley

AirUK began with a merger of four British regional airlines. British Island Airways, Air Anglia, Air Wales, and Air Westward merged together beginning in March of 1979 to form AirUK. The airline was officially incorporated

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Aloha Airlines

April 2, 2015 Ashley Magoon

Aloha Airlines survived for nearly 62 years, and had a long history of success and downfalls before collapsing in 2008. Founded in 1946 as Trans-Pacific Air, its inaugural flight occurred on July 26 using a

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Throwback Thursday

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Aspen Airways

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Ted Airlines

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: US Airways’ Short Lived MetroJet

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Dutch Antilles Express

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Midwest Airlines

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Eastwind Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) In Aviation History: Airwest/Hughes Airwest

TBT in Aviation History: Reeve Aleutian Airways

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: British West Indies Airways

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: AirUK

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Aloha Airlines

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