Search results
Walter Thomas Varney (December 26, 1888 – January 25, 1967) was an American aviation pioneer who founded forerunners of two major U.S. airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which combined under United Continental Holdings long after his death.
6 de abr. de 2018 · Varney Air Lines, founded by Walter T. Varney, was one of the first private airlines to win an airmail contract from the U.S. Post Office Department. On April 6, 1926, it made the first scheduled delivery of airmail by a civilian in the U.S. from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada.
Walter Thomas Varney (26 de diciembre de 1888 - 25 de enero de 1967) fue un pionero de la aviación estadounidense que fundó los precursores de dos aerolíneas estadounidenses importantes, United Airlines y Continental Airlines, que se combinaron bajo United Continental Holdings durante mucho tiempo.
United traces its roots to Varney Air Lines (VAL), which Walter Varney founded in 1926 in Boise, Idaho. Continental Airlines is the successor to Speed Lines, which Varney had founded by 1932 and whose name changed to Varney Speed Lines in 1934.
Varney Air Lines was an American airline company that started service on April 6, 1926, as an airmail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney, the airline was based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The airline is one of the predecessors of United Airlines.
Walter T. Varney was born December 26, 1888 in San Francisco. Going to Redwood School of Aviation before World War 1. He enlisted and was sent to School of Military Aeronutics at the University of California, finishing his training in 1918. In 1919 he bought Lynch Field in Redwood City.
1 de ago. de 2022 · Boise, Idaho, Postmaster L.W. Thrailkill saw the opportunity to bring Boise into the aerial age and contacted an aviation school and air taxi service in northern California owned by WWI veteran pilot and early American aviation pioneer Walter Varney.
