Universal Aviation Corporation was an airline holding company based in
United States
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History
Universal Aviation Corporation was stood up to merge operations of
Universal Air Lines Corporation
Universal Air Lines was an airline based in the United States.
History
Universal Air Lines was an air-rail conglomerate competing with rival Transcontinental Air Transport. Universal Air Lines was a subsidiary of the Universal Aviation Corpo ...
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Robertson Aircraft Corporation
Robertson Aircraft Corporation was a post-World War I American aviation service company based at the Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field near St. Louis, Missouri, that flew passengers and U.S. Air Mail, gave flying lessons, and performed exhibition ...
and Northern Air Lines Universal owned 10 percent of
Fokker Aircraft
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and participated in a stock swap with
Western Air Express
Western Airlines was a major airline in the United States based in California, operating in the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami and to Mexi ...
. In 1929, Universal Aviation purchased
Braniff Air Lines. In 1929, Universal Aviation Corporation became part of the
Aviation Corporation
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.
American Airlines
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was formed from the merger of Universal and 90 other companies.
Destinations
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Cleveland
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Airport
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Kansas City
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St. Louis
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Tulsa
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Fleet
In 1929 UAC operated the following aircraft.
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Fairchild 71
The Fairchild 71 was an American high-wing monoplane passenger and cargo aircraft built by Fairchild Aircraft and later built in Canada by Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) for both military and civilian use as a rugged bush plane.
Design and de ...
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Fokker F.10A
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Fokker F.32
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Fokker Super Universal
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The Fokker Super Universal was an airliner produced in the United States in the late 1920s by Fokker America, an enlarged and improved version of the Fokker Universal, fitted with cantilever wings and an enclosed cockpit. It was also called th ...
See also
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List of defunct airlines of the United States
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References
External links
Defunct airlines of the United States
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