Transtexas airways captain and copilot return to the houston municipal airport after completing the route of the starliners in a douglas dc3. Start thinking about holiday season gifts to twa friends and family. In 1994, airtran holdings purchased a start up 737 operator named conquest sun and renamed the airline airtran airways. The landing gear doors and tight engine cowlings, likely installed by trans texas during the. Twa, former american airline that maintained extensive routes in the united states and to europe, the caribbean, and the middle east. Airtran airways was an american lowcost airline headquartered originally in orlando, florida then in dallas, texas after its acquisition by southwest airlines, into which it was integrated.
In the 1960s, the company outgrew its smalltown roots and adopted the name texas international. Trans world airlines a book of memories is a history of twa offered in a different and most unique format. Trans texas airlines service 1949 historic houston. The airline started in 1944 as aviation enterprises and later changed to transtexas airways. Meant to fly is a history into the early years of the us. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Transtexas airways historical society has 329 members. Texas history history class airline travel air travel vintage travel posters vintage airline taken film photo storage texas. We are transtexas virtual airways, a professional virtual airline for pilots throughout vatsimsupported flight simulators. Transtexas airways operated flights in and around the lone star state from 1947 to 1969, and is fondly remembered as tree top airlines because of the radial twin propliners in its fleet, such as the convair 240 and convair 600. If you are interested in the history of local service carriers, airlines for the rest of us. Using nonunion labor and excess equipment from the former texas international, texas air next formed a new carrier known as new york airways to compete with eastern airlines in the northeast. Tta virtual was created on november 29, 2017, and began operations on dec. This website commemorates the first major airline that started in the lone star state. Stringer is the history editor of airways magazine and a member of the editorial. Transtexas virtual airways transtexas virtual airways is a major virtual airline operating on geofs, p3d,fsx, and the latest xplane installments. Official texas international airlines historical society. The little rockmemphis route was changed to a nonstop to memphis. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account.
Transtexas airways later texas international airlines came to albuquerque in 1963 rounding out the first four carriers to serve the airport prior to the airline deregulation act of 1978. Transtexas airways airline artifacts from the past. Trans texas airways historical society has 329 members. Currently dated as 1947 1968 with a current status of renamed merged. It has been viewed 7712 times, with 4 in the last month. Upon receiving its air mail and passenger carrying charter from the civil aeronautics. Transtexas airways and texas international airlines. Texas legendary trans texas airways occupied a pivotal role in airline development. Transtexas airways was one of the original local service airlines, like allegheny, ozark, and southern. Airtran airways reservations with alternative airlines. It is built just east of the original terminal, and opened on november 12, 1965. Trans texas airways operated flights in and around the lone star state from 1947 to 1969, and is fondly remembered as tree top airlines because of the radial twin propliners in its fleet, such as the convair 240 and convair 600.
If you are using a screen reader or other auxiliary aid and are having problems using this website, please contact us at 325 9443184 for assistance. Texas legendary transtexas airways occupied a pivotal role in airline development. Civil and militar aviation, lots of nostalgia, vintage, window seat views, aerial views, air to air, cockpits, etc no jet fighters, no. Its headquarters were on the grounds of oakland international airport oak in oakland, california. Texas international airlines, deckblatt des flugplans januar 1970. Do you have any extra history about texas international airlines to.
The story of the guppy and the whale begins in 1944 when texas. Trans texas airways douglas dc3 flying over the san jacinto monument in south texas. It has been viewed 7918 times, with 10 in the last month. Bachelor in anthropology, university houston, 1991. This photograph is part of the collection entitled. This monopoly continued for the next eleven years until strikes temporarily postponed transtexas airways service, allowing rio airways to enter the waco. See more ideas about international airlines, texas and aviation. This book is a history of some of the early airlines, the growth of the airline industry in texas, and capt. Trans world airlines a book of memories home facebook. Transtexas airways historical society public group facebook. Texas international airlines history from americas, usa. Texas international airlines fleet details and history.
Trans texas airways tta and texas international airlines history, fleet, routes, photographs. This firsthand account of transtexas airways and texas international airlines is a must read for anyone who has a passion for aviation history. In the 1960s, the company outgrew its smalltown roots and. Transtexas airways tta was a local service airline as designated by the federal civil aeronautics. For additional information about pan american world airways. Transtexas airways was one of many local service airlines that flew dc3s in the 1950s.
Highs book chronicles a littleknown part of texas aeronautical heritage the growth of local services carriers. In 1970, transtexas airways became texas international airlines. Career flight attendant transtexas airwaystexas international, houston, 19691973. The original airtran airways, a boeing 737 operator with service tofrom orlando, was founded by airtran corporation, the holding company of mesaba airlines of minneapolis, minnesota, operating as a northwest airlink carrier with hubs in minneapolis and detroit. Trans international airlines tia was an airline that offered charter service from and within the united states. His career spanned the evolution of commercial airline passenger service in texas from its beginnings to the modern era, and he flew every aircraft from converted army c47 prop planes to jet engined dc9s. Summary recently viewed bidsoffers watchlist purchase history selling saved searches. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Transtexas airwaystta convair 2400 n94248 msn 105 dal christian volpati collection. Airtran airways operated nearly 700 daily flights, primarily in the eastern and. Transtexas airways history from americas, usa airline history. Renamed to texas international airlines and merged into continental on 31oct1982 continental air lines was formed as varney speed lines in. A look back at when texas international airlines flew out.
The airline started in 1944 as aviation enterprises and later changed to trans texas airways. Transtexas is a new member of twinjet alliance, a virtual airline. Products and services available on this website are available at our office located at 3401 loop 306, san angelo, texas. Official texas international airlines historical society fan page. Best of airways texas international airlines airways magazine. A transtexas airways stewardess provides inflight service aboard a douglas dc3 starliner. Pilot training, rule of thumb, books online, aviation, bestseller books, parma, math. This photo is protected and may not be used in any way without proper permission. Trans texas airways was one of the original local service airlines, like allegheny, ozark, and southern. Texas international airlines news newspapers books scholar jstor february. We hub out of houston intercontinental and dallasfort worth, operating over 80 different routes, from honolulu, to reykjavik, to. Pamper jet dc9 recognizing that its predecessor trans texas airways received ship one.
Trans texas airways, texas international airlines history, fleet. He regularly flew in and out of that terminal for transtexas airways during its heyday. It also operated scheduled passenger service flying as transamerica airlines as well as charter flights during its last decade. The book pan american world airways aviation history through the words of its people contains 71 stories written by the people of pan am who played important roles in many of the important events in pan ams history. Office manager mark stevens company, 19731976, 19811986, foster testers and. On october 10, 1947, tta was the proud owner of five examerican airlines dc3s, 16 pilots and some five stewards.
Texas air the handbook of texas online texas state. In 1969, the airline became texas international and operated a fleet of dc9 jets. So have a look around and enjoy the operations, aircraft, and the routes of transtexas airways. It operates its headquarters out of fort worth, texas. Aviation enterprises, formed in 1940, was renamed to transtexas airways on 11oct1947 when it began scheduled services. Rescuing texas history, 2007 and one other and was provided by austin history center, austin public library to the portal to texas history, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries.
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