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Southern Airways First Flight Columbia South Carolina - Myrtle Beach - 1962

Description: On June 21, 1962 new Segment 13 of Air Mail Route 98 was inaugurated by Southern Airways, providing new service between Spartanburg and Columbia, where Segment 13 split with one portion operating east to Myrtle Beach and the other operating southeast to Charleston.This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 98 flight from Columbia, South Carolina to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 98E74.Republic Airlines, Inc., was formed on July 1, 1979, as a result of the merger of the Atlanta-based Southern Airlines with North Central Airlines based in Minneapolis.The two regional airlines signed their agreement in September 1978. The Civil Aeronautics Board approved the merger on May 16, 1979, and President Carter upheld this action on June 4.Effective October 1, 1980, Republic purchased Hughes Airwest, a regional airline based in San Francisco. On January 23, 1986, Northwest Airlines announced an $884 million purchase of Republic Airlines, which was the biggest merger in U.S. civil aviation history to date. The two carriers filed a merger application with the Department of Transportation on January 27. The Justice Department opposed the merger because it would “substantially lessen competition” in violation of antitrust laws. Full hearings regarding the merger were held and on July 31 the Department of Transportation approved Northwest Airlines’ takeover of Republic Airlines. On August 12 the acquisition of Republic was completed as officials from both airlines transferred ownership of Republic to Northwest. On October 1, 1986, the operations of Republic were fully integrated with a single Northwest flight schedule. Delta Air Lines acquired rival Northwest Airlines Inc during 2008 in a $2.6 billion merger that created the world’s biggest airline.

Price: 2 USD

Location: Cranford, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-08-26T23:16:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD

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Southern Airways First Flight Columbia South Carolina - Myrtle Beach - 1962Southern Airways First Flight Columbia South Carolina - Myrtle Beach - 1962

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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 14 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Type: Transportation

Place of Origin: United States

Quality: First Flight Cover

Country: United States

Event: First Flight

Grade: Ungraded

Exact Topic: Aviation History

Exact Type: Postal History

Topic: Aviation

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Certification: Uncertified

Modified Item: No

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