Colonial Air Transport
Founded | 1926 (1926) |
---|---|
Ceased operations | 1929 (1929) |
Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
Key people | Juan Trippe |
Colonial Air Transport was an early airline that flew between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
History
It was established as Bee Line on 16 March 1923 and operated out Naugatuck, Connecticut;[2] in 1926 was reorganised in New York City by Juan Trippe.
Colonial acquired rights to fly the early U.S. airmail commercial route CAM-1, with the first flight held on July 26, 1926.[3]
In 1927, the headquarters were moved to Boston.
On April 15 1929, they started passenger service between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
In May 1929, it was acquired by Avco.
Fleet
The Colonial Air Transport fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of 1926:[4]
Aircraft | Total | Routes | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Fokker Universal | 2 | New York – Boston | |
Fokker F.VII | 2 | New York – Boston | |
Curtiss Lark | 1 | New York – Boston |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Air Line To Boston To Start Tomorrow. 3 Planes Will Be Used in First Regular Passenger Service. To Make 2 Trips Daily. Christening Trips Today. Flights Will Take 105 Minutes. Bus Terminal Here to Be at Hotel Pennsylvania". The New York Times. April 14, 1929. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
The first regular passenger air service will go into operation on a daily schedule tomorrow morning, when the Colonial Air Transport starts its service from Newark Airport to the East Boston field. Planes will leave ...
- ^ "Bee Line". Airline History. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Henry M. Holden (February 2010). Teterboro Airport. Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-7217-8.
- ^ Larson, George C. (August 1976). "The Birth of Flying Magazine". Flying. 99 (2): 9.
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