Colonial Air Transport was an early airline that flew between
New York City
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and
Boston, Massachusetts
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History
It was established as Bee Line on 16 March 1923 and operated out Naugatuck, Connecticut
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; in 1926, the airline was re-organised in New York City
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by Juan Trippe.
Colonial acquired rights to fly the early U.S. airmail commercial route CAM-1, with the first flight held on July 26, 1926.
In 1927, the headquarters were moved to Boston
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.
On April 15 1929, they started passenger service between New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
and Boston, Massachusetts
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
.
Fleet
The Colonial Air Transport fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of 1926:
See also
* List of defunct airlines of the United States
References
Defunct airlines of the United States
Airlines established in 1926
Airlines disestablished in 1930
Companies based in Boston
Airlines based in Massachusetts
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