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April 6, 1926 (as Varney Air Lines) May 1934 (as Varney Speed Lines) Ceased operations: March 28, 1931 (renamed United Airlines) July 8, 1937 (renamed Continental Airlines) Parent company: United Airlines
AirHistory.net Photo Archive. Photo ID: 280222 Submit Correction. View count: 895. Operated by Varney Speed Lines, Lineas Aereas Occidentales opened a Los Angeles to Mexico service in 1934. X-ABHA was ex NC12223 and went to the Spanish Republicans in 1937. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum.
Continental Airlines was founded in 1934 by Varney and his partner Louis Mueller as Varney Speed Lines. On July 15, 1934, Varney Speed Lines flew its first trip on a 530-mile route from Pueblo, Colorado to El Paso, Texas with stops in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico.
Jan 23, 2021 · He sold that company (which later became United Airlines) in 1930 and formed Varney Speed Lines in 1934. His new company provided both airmail and passenger service (as a sideline) from Texas to Colorado. The airline started out with the Lockheed Vega, a single-engine plane that carried 4 passengers.
Apr 6, 2018 · When he did not make it to Boise by 6:00 that evening, the Varney Air Lines staff initiated a frantic and far-flung effort to find the missing pilot and aircraft. He was finally found the following day, grounded but uninjured in a desolate area just north of the Nevada-Idaho state line.
Key Dates: 1934: Varney Speed Lines is founded. 1937: Robert Foreman Six buys a 40 percent interest in Varney. 1955: Three new cross-country routes are added in an expansion drive. 1967: Continental is first awarded Micronesian routes. 1982: Texas Air Corporation acquires Continental. 1983: Continental files bankruptcy.
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Jul 16, 2019 · Updated: May 14, 2024. Varney Speed Lines had a code -- : --- operating in Americas, USA. Currently dated as 1934 - 1934 with a current status of Renamed / merged.
