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The earliest fixed wing airline in Europe was Aircraft Transport and Travel, formed by George Holt Thomas in 1916; via a series of takeovers and mergers, this company is an ancestor of modern-day British Airways.
On 15 September 1956, the USSR’s airline Aeroflot became the first to offer continuous, regular jet services using the Tupolev Tu-104. Soon after, Boeing 707 and DC-8 also set new standards in comfort, safety, and passenger experience. This was the beginning of the Jet Age, the introduction of large-scale commercial air travel. [146]
During World War II, KLM stopped operating in Europe, but continued in the West Indies as Dutch Caribbean colonies were not occupied by Nazi Germany. [2] [3] Merged with Air France in 2004 to form Air France–KLM. The airline is the "Oldest operating airline". SCADTA. Avianca. December 5, 1919: June 14, 1940. Still in operation Colombia
In 1946, it was the first airline to fly between Europe and South America, a region that has remained at the core of Iberia’s long haul business throughout its history. The airline was ...
The airline entered the jet age in 1960 with de Havilland's DH106 Comet 4B. [8] On 1 April 1964, it became the first to operate the DH121 Trident; on 10 June 1965, a BEA Trident 1C performed the world's first automatic landing during a scheduled commercial air service. [9]
A Sabena Handley Page Type W unloads cargo in Switzerland in 1924.. Sabena began operations on 23 May 1923 as the national carrier of Belgium. [2] The airline was created by the Belgian Government with help of the Devriendt Family after its predecessor SNETA (Syndicat national pour l'étude des transports aériens, National Syndicate for the Study of Aerial Transports) - formed in 1919 to ...
All commercial air transport and aerial work operations are regarded as commercial aviation, as well as some general aviation flights. An aircraft operation involving the transportation of people, goods, or mail for payment or hiring is referred to as commercial air transport. Both scheduled and unscheduled air transport operations are included.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar ... Download as PDF; Printable version ... This is a list of airlines of Europe. European Union Austria. Belgium. Bulgaria ...