The oldest airlines in the world

¿Cuáthey are the aerosolsídenies máancient s of the world? In this installment we review cuáThese are the companies that followún en operationón.

a few days agoías he had fulfilledó 104 añoperations and caí keep in mind that hereí on the blog there has never beeníto specific writingífically on this topic, sí mealé the 100 añus they KLM at the time, but checking cuáthey are the storiesórich people who continue to fly to the dífrom today, I didn't have itíhas done.

With this context, then ¿cuáthey are the aerolídenies máold s, cuándo were founded and dónde son? We review it in this post and if you like it, don't forget to share it with your friends

The aerosolsíneas máancient s of the worldún en operationón

We must be clear, there is aerosolílines that were even founded by severalñBefore what we are going to talk about in this installment, but the difference is that they no longer exist and have stopped operating. For example, we can mention some that we have surely never heard of.íOhíof how DELAG, Aero Rt., Tampa Airboat Line, Chalks Ocean Airways, German air shipping company, SNETA, Grand Express Aeriens to the Colombian CCNA (Compañíto Colombian Navigationón Aérea) which in order started flights as late as 1909 until you reach 1919 when it appears KLM on the radar and this unlike the othersás, It continues to operate and is very successful today.ía.

the aviationón commercial is a relatively young industry, but some aerosolícompanies have survived the ups and downs of the úlast 100 años, With this we go fully to the informationón and these are the 16 aerolíneas máancient s of the world that continue to fly:

KLM, the airínea más ancient of the world

the airínea más ancient worldún en operationón is the dutch KLM, founded the 7 October 1919. The compañíit startedó to operate a mail serviceéprisoner between ÁAmsterdam and London, y rábeggedly convertedó in one of the airlinesíneas máimportant s of Europe. KLM has survived two world wars, the petr crisisóI read from the toños 70 and the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is still one of the aerolíneas más profitable in the world.

Avianca, the Máancient s of América

Last of themás aerolílines on the list tooén have a rich and diverse history. Avianca, from Colombia, It was founded in 1919 (few months lateréknow that KLM) and it's the airínea más ancient of Américh latina, although in the beginning it was calledó SCADTA, after some mergers, purchases and changesó to the name we know it the dítoday being one of the aerolíneas más important of Latinoamérica for its network of destinations andúnumber of aircraft that are part of its fleet.

Qantas, the first aerosolínea intercontinental

another aerosolínea with an illustrious history is the Australian Qantas, founded the 16 November 1920. Qantas It was the first aerosolínew to operating a regular commercial service between two continents, when it startedó to fly between Australia and the United Kingdom in 1934. The compañíto alsoén was the first to make a transatl flightántic without scales, on 1944. Qantas It's one of the Aerols.íneas más recognized in the world and continues to be an important companyñía aéinternational area.

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