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Varney Air Lines. Swallow J-5 built 1924 with markings of CAM 5 as operated by Varney Airlines—displayed at the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, May 1989. Commenced operations. April 6, 1926 (as Varney Air Lines) May 1934 (as Varney Speed Lines) Ceased operations. March 28, 1931 (renamed United Airlines)
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.
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Around 1934 Varney Speed Lines was owned by Walter T. Varney and Louis Mueller. It operated between Pueblo, Colorado to El Paso, Texas with stops in Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Louis Mueller gained control over the carrier and in 1936, sold 40 percent of the company to Robert Six.
Apr 6, 2018 · Δ. Varney Air Lines officially began service with a history-making U.S. airmail flight that originated in the city of Pasco, Washington. “America’s most modern and rapid transportation of mail was brought to the northwest today,” reported that day’s edition of the Salt Lake Tribune. Walter T. Varney, a pilot in the aviation section of ...
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.
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.
Varney Speed Lines (named after one of its initial owners, Walter T. Varney, who was also a founder of United Airlines) was formed in 1934, operating airmail and passenger services in the American Southwest over a route originating from El Paso and extending through Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas, New Mexico, to Pueblo, Colorado.
