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Walter Thomas Varney (December 26, 1888 – January 25, 1967) was an American aviation pioneer who founded forerunners of two major U.S. airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which combined under United Continental Holdings long after his death.
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6 avr. 2018 · Walter T. Varney, founder of the predecessors of United and Continental Airlines, circa 1921. Walter T. Varney, a pilot in the aviation section of the U.S. Signal Corps during World War I, had won an airmail contract in the fall of the previous year. This contract was one of the first to be awarded to a private airline by the U.S ...
Dès 1926, Varney Air Lines, fondée par Walter Varney, emporte le premier marché aéropostal et devient la première compagnie au monde opérant des vols réguliers sur Swallow J-5 (photo). En 1927 William Boeing, fondateur de la compagnie Boeing Air Transport, rachète plusieurs petites compagnies dont Varney et à la suite de la fusion avec ...
The 'U' Tulip, designed by Saul Bass, was the airline's icon from 1973 to 2010. United traces its roots to Varney Air Lines (VAL), which Walter Varney founded in 1926 in Boise, Idaho. Continental Airlines is the successor to Speed Lines, which Varney had founded by 1932 and whose name changed to Varney Speed Lines in 1934.
In 1920 Walter Varney was one of the featured pilots in an aerial circus that performed at an event in Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. In November of 1920 he preformed at Modesto’s Golden Jubilee and Armistice Day Celebration where he flew his new Hispano Suiza Airplane with a 220 horse power engine. Later Varney used his Hispano Suiza Airplane to set the Pacific Coast altitude ...
Varney Air Lines was an American airline company that started service on April 6, 1926, as an airmail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney, the airline was based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The airline is one of the predecessors of United Airlines.
Walter T. Varney was born on December 26, 1888 in San Francisco, California. After graduating from high school, he attended the Redwood School of Aviation on the Peninsula. With America’s entry into World War I, Varney enlisted and was sent to the University of California’s School of Military Aeronautics. Upon completion of the training in ...
