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April 6, 1926 (as Varney Air Lines) May 1934 (as Varney Speed Lines) Ceased operations. March 28, 1931 (renamed United Airlines) July 8, 1937 (renamed Continental Airlines) Parent company. United Airlines. Varney Air Lines was an American airline company that started service on April 6, 1926, as an airmail carrier.
- Walter Varney
Continental Airlines was founded in 1934 by Varney and his...
- Walter Varney
6 avr. 2018 · Today in Transportation History – 1926: A Small Precursor to a Big Airline Makes Its First Flight. Varney Air Lines officially began service with a history-making U.S. airmail flight that originated in the city of Pasco, Washington.
Varney Speed Lines (named after one of its initial owners, Walter T. Varney, who was also a founder of United Airlines) was formed in 1934, operating airmail and passenger services in the American Southwest over a route originating from El Paso and extending through Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas, New Mexico, to Pueblo, Colorado.
Histoire. Continental Airlines débuta en 1934 comme Varney Speed Lines, d'après le nom de son propriétaire, Walter T. Varney, à partir de l'aéroport d' El Paso. Son nom actuel fut adopté en 1937 avec le nouveau propriétaire Robert Six qui présida la compagnie pendant 40 ans et déplaça sa base à Denver (d'où le nom).
Around 1934 Varney Speed Lines was owned by Walter T. Varney and Louis Mueller. It operated between Pueblo, Colorado to El Paso, Texas with stops in Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Louis Mueller gained control over the carrier and in 1936, sold 40 percent of the company to Robert Six. In July 1937, Robert Six changed the name of Varney Speed Lines to Continental Airlines and ...
16 juil. 2019 · Varney Speed Lines was fomed on 15Jul1934 and merged into UALTC with BAT, NAT, PAT [ – UAL (United Air Lines) was formed in 1929 as a holding company for UNITED AIRCRAFT & TRANSPORT. This was a merger of Boeing Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport , National Air Transport & Varney Air Lines.
