Difference between revisions of "Instone Air Line"
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1920 February: The Instone Airline Limited started Hounslow to Paris services. Head: Theodore Instone. | 1920 February: The Instone Airline Limited started Hounslow to Paris services. Head: Theodore Instone. | ||
March: [[Heston Airport|Hounslow]] was closed and flights switched to [[Croydon | March: [[Heston Airport|Hounslow]] was closed and flights switched to [[Croydon Aerodrome|Croydon]], the new London Airport. | ||
1922 Instone introduced uniforms for pilots and staff, believed to be the first airline service uniforms. | 1922 Instone introduced uniforms for pilots and staff, believed to be the first airline service uniforms. | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 27 March 2013
1920 February: The Instone Airline Limited started Hounslow to Paris services. Head: Theodore Instone.
March: Hounslow was closed and flights switched to Croydon, the new London Airport.
1922 Instone introduced uniforms for pilots and staff, believed to be the first airline service uniforms.
1924 The British government implemented the recommendations of the Hambling Committee about the future of British air services. Imperial Airways was incorporated on 31 March to develop British commercial air transport on an economic basis. The new airline took over the fleets of:
- The Instone Airline Limited,
- The Daimler Airway
- Handley Page Transport Limited
- British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd (operating a Southampton to Guernsey flying boat service).
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Sources of Information
- History of BA [1]