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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
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.
- July 8, 1937
- May 1934, (as Varney Speed Lines)
- March 3, 2012, (merged into United Airlines)
Varney changed the name of his Speed Lanes to Varney Speed Lines in 1934 and began passenger service from Pueblo, Colorado to El Paso, Texas. He also established Lineas Aereas Occidentales, providing service from Mexico City to Los Angeles.
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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 · 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.
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.
