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Century Air Lines

 Organization

Historical Note

Century Air Lines, also seen as Century Airlines, was an American airline serving the Midwest region. Founded by E.L. Cord, it was a sister carrier to Century-Pacific Lines, which served the Pacific region. The airline operated only a few months in 1932 and was sold as a result of the first organized strike in commercial aviation history.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 2, B-C)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-2
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s

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