Transtexas airways and texas international airlines. Aviation enterprises, formed in 1940, was renamed to transtexas airways on 11oct1947 when it began scheduled services. In the 1960s, the company outgrew its smalltown roots and adopted the name texas international. If you are interested in the history of local service carriers, airlines for the rest of us. Trans texas airways was one of the original local service airlines, like allegheny, ozark, and southern. Office manager mark stevens company, 19731976, 19811986, foster testers and. Its headquarters were on the grounds of oakland international airport oak in oakland, california. Tta virtual was created on november 29, 2017, and began operations on dec. 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.
The story of the guppy and the whale begins in 1944 when texas. Trans international airlines tia was an airline that offered charter service from and within the united states. Transtexas airways captain and copilot return to the houston municipal airport after completing the route of the starliners in a douglas dc3. It is built just east of the original terminal, and opened on november 12, 1965. A transtexas airways stewardess provides inflight service aboard a douglas dc3 starliner. For additional information about pan american world airways. Transtexas airways tta was a local service airline as designated by the federal civil aeronautics. 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. This thesis is an organizational history of transtexas airways from its inception in houston through its name change to texas international airlines during the 1960s and its purchase of continental airlines in the 1980s. Traces of texas reader joe boyd williams graciously sent in this nifty photo of a trans texas air airplane somewhere in texas during the joe boyd says at that. Transtexas airways was one of the original local service airlines, like allegheny, ozark, and southern. Texas international airlines fleet details and history.
See more ideas about international airlines, texas and aviation. This photograph is part of the collection entitled. 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 history from americas, usa airline history. 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. 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. We are transtexas virtual airways, a professional virtual airline for pilots throughout vatsimsupported flight simulators. The airline started in 1944 as aviation enterprises and later changed to trans texas airways.
Texas international airlines, deckblatt des flugplans januar 1970. Trans texas airways, texas international airlines history, fleet. Texas international airlines news newspapers books scholar jstor february. 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. Transtexas airways historical society public group facebook. It has been viewed 7712 times, with 4 in the last month. Texas legendary transtexas airways occupied a pivotal role in airline development. The little rockmemphis route was changed to a nonstop to memphis. Transtexas virtual airways transtexas virtual airways is a major virtual airline operating on geofs, p3d,fsx, and the latest xplane installments. Summary recently viewed bidsoffers watchlist purchase history selling saved searches.
In 1994, airtran holdings purchased a start up 737 operator named conquest sun and renamed the airline airtran airways. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. 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. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Airtran airways reservations with alternative airlines. The landing gear doors and tight engine cowlings, likely installed by trans texas during the. This firsthand account of transtexas airways and texas international airlines is a must read for anyone who has a passion for aviation history. Pamper jet dc9 recognizing that its predecessor trans texas airways received ship one. Texas legendary trans texas airways occupied a pivotal role in airline development. A look back at when texas international airlines flew out.
Civil and militar aviation, lots of nostalgia, vintage, window seat views, aerial views, air to air, cockpits, etc no jet fighters, no. Highs book chronicles a littleknown part of texas aeronautical heritage the growth of local services carriers. The airline started in 1944 as aviation enterprises and later changed to transtexas airways. 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. Twa was formed on july 16, 1930, in the amalgamation of divisions of western air express. Texas international airlines history from americas, usa. It also operated scheduled passenger service flying as transamerica airlines as well as charter flights during its last decade. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This photo is protected and may not be used in any way without proper permission. Transtexas airways historical society has 329 members. Up here in east texas we called it treetop airways when i was a kid growing up in lufkin, i remember watching ttas old dc3 taildraggers landing at the angelina county airport from my grandparents house just down the road. In 1970, transtexas airways became texas international airlines. Aeronux is a charterflight broker headquartered at the cobb international airport in kennesaw, georgia. So have a look around and enjoy the operations, aircraft, and the routes of transtexas airways.
In the 1960s, the company outgrew its smalltown roots and. Trans texas airways tta and texas international airlines history, fleet, routes, photographs. Currently dated as 1947 1968 with a current status of renamed merged. Do you have any extra history about texas international airlines to. Bachelor in anthropology, university houston, 1991. Trans texas airways historical society has 329 members. He regularly flew in and out of that terminal for transtexas airways during its heyday.
We hub out of houston intercontinental and dallasfort worth, operating over 80 different routes, from honolulu, to reykjavik, to. Texas air the handbook of texas online texas state. Trans texas airlines service 1949 historic houston. Trans world airlines a book of memories home facebook. It operates its headquarters out of fort worth, texas. It has been viewed 7918 times, with 10 in the last month. In 1969, the airline became texas international and operated a fleet of dc9 jets. This website commemorates the first major airline that started in the lone star state. Meant to fly is a history into the early years of the us. Pilot training, rule of thumb, books online, aviation, bestseller books, parma, math. Trans texas airways, texas international airlines history.
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. Renamed to texas international airlines and merged into continental on 31oct1982 continental air lines was formed as varney speed lines in. Career flight attendant transtexas airwaystexas international, houston, 19691973. Transtexas airways was one of many local service airlines that flew dc3s in the 1950s. Official texas international airlines historical society. Trans world airlines a book of memories is a history of twa offered in a different and most unique format. On october 10, 1947, tta was the proud owner of five examerican airlines dc3s, 16 pilots and some five stewards. This book is a history of some of the early airlines, the growth of the airline industry in texas, and capt. Official texas international airlines historical society fan page. This aircraft joined the fleet in march 1970 and was previously owned by braniff and trans texas airways among others. This monopoly continued for the next eleven years until strikes temporarily postponed transtexas airways service, allowing rio airways to enter the waco. A term from the past was hostess as is presented in this image of the transtexas airways tta ticket jacket with a convair which inviting passengers to.
Transtexas airways airline artifacts from the past. Airtran airways operated nearly 700 daily flights, primarily in the eastern and. Texas history history class airline travel air travel vintage travel posters vintage airline taken film photo storage texas. 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.
Texas air corporation was incorporated in 1980, when lorenzo established a holding company for his airline. Twa, former american airline that maintained extensive routes in the united states and to europe, the caribbean, and the middle east. Products and services available on this website are available at our office located at 3401 loop 306, san angelo, texas. Its roots date to 1944 when it was founded in houston as aviation enterprises. Start thinking about holiday season gifts to twa friends and family. Transtexas is a new member of twinjet alliance, a virtual airline. Upon receiving its air mail and passenger carrying charter from the civil aeronautics. Best of airways texas international airlines airways magazine. Trans texas airways douglas dc3 flying over the san jacinto monument in south texas. Transtexas airwaystta convair 2400 n94248 msn 105 dal christian volpati collection.
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