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Flying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, was the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during the Cold War era for both cargo and personnel (the latter with leased aircraft). The airline was bought by Federal Express in 1989.
Jul 4, 2023 · On July 31st, 1982, Flying Tigers began regularly scheduled jet freighter service between the United States and Sao Paulo, Brazil, to become the only all-cargo carrier connecting South America with a service network that stretched throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
The Flying Tiger Line founder, Robert (Bob) W. Prescott and other young pilots joined General Claire Chennault and the famed Flying Tigers in China during WWII. Eleven members of the AVE joined Prescott and formed the National Skyways Freight Corp.
Longest-lived American all-cargo airline of the postwar boom and (as measured by FTKs operated) the largest air freight operator in the free world prior to its acquisition by Federal Express, The Flying Tiger Line presents one of the most illustrious stories in the history of commercial air freight.
In 1977, Congress and the President approved the deregulation of the airfreight airlines which now enables Flying Tigers to offer expedited freighter service to all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
At the end of WW2 a number of former American pilots formed the "Flying Tiger Line", which soon became the world's leading air freight company. In 1975 the Flying Tigers took part in relief efforts for cambodians who were surrounded by Khmer Rouge forces.
Feb 25, 2016 · Flying Tigers met the challenge of the jet age with Boeing 707-349C intercontinental jets. Operated primarily on transpacific military contract routes, the planes carried 73,000 pounds of freight at 550 miles per hour over a 3,000 range.
