| 词条 | Central Airlines |
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| airline=Central Airlines | image=Image:Central-logo.jpg | caption= | IATA= | ICAO= | callsign= | founded=1949 | commenced= | ceased=1967 | hubs=Dallas, Denver, Fort Smith, AR, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa[1] | fleet_size= | destinations=See Destinations below | headquarters=Fort Worth, Texas, United States | key_people={{plainlist|
}} Central Airlines was a passenger airline (the CAB called it a "local service" air carrier) in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas from 1949 to 1967. It was founded by Keith Kahle in 1944 to operate charter and fixed base services in Oklahoma and did not begin scheduled flights until September 15, 1949, just before its original certification expired. Central was then headquartered at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, Texas. The airline was eventually acquired by and merged into the original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) which continued and expanded its network. Early backers and members of the board of directors included Ft. Worth oilman F. Kirk Johnson, former City Councilman R.E. Harding, Jr., Don Earhart and actor James Stewart; Stewart remained on the board for many years. Lamar Muse was president before going to Universal Airlines, Southwest Airlines and then founding Muse Air. {{Rail freight|float=left|title=Revenue passenger traffic, in millions of passenger-miles (scheduled flights only) |1951|5 |1955|15 |1960|32 |1965|91 |source= [2] }} Central started with a fleet of eleven Beechcraft Bonanza A35s, replacing them with Douglas DC-3s between November 1950 and May 1951. Convair 240s were added in the 1960s; beginning in 1965 the CV-240s were converted to Convair 600s, their piston engines being replaced with Rolls-Royce Darts. (Trans-Texas Airways converted their Convair 240s to CV-600 turboprops about the same time). In August 1953 Central scheduled flights to 19 airports. Central's 1955 network blanketed Oklahoma and extended to Amarillo, Dallas-Fort Worth, Little Rock and Kansas City; in April 1957 it served 29 airports. When the airline merged into Frontier in October 1967, Central routes served 40 cities from Denver, Colorado to Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri and south to Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas.[3] Like other "local service" airlines regulated by the federal CAB, Central was subsidized; in 1963 its operating "revenues" of $10.7 million included a $4.5 million federal subsidy.[4] In 1961 the head office moved to Amon Carter Field (later renamed Greater Southwest International Airport) in Fort Worth. When it was acquired by and merged into the original Frontier Airlines on October 1, 1967, Central had Convair 600s and sixteen Douglas DC-3s. Central planned to introduce new Douglas DC-9-10s and the airline ran an ad in the Official Airline Guide announcing upcoming DC-9 service;[5] but the DC-9s were never delivered due to the merger. Frontier continued to operate the Convair 600s for a time but retired them in favor of Convair 580s which were the backbone of Frontier's fleet in the late 1960s. Frontier was a Boeing customer flying the Boeing 727-100 and later operated 727-200s and 737-200s. Frontier would eventually introduce Boeing 737-200s to smaller cities previously served by Central including Fayetteville, AR; Fort Smith, AR; Joplin, MO; Lawton, OK; Manhattan, KS; Pueblo, CO; Salina, KS; and Topeka, KS.[6] DestinationsIn the July 1, 1967 timetable Central was serving the following shortly before the merger:[7]
The timetable says Central then had Convair 600s and Douglas DC-3s. FleetCentral Airlines operated the following:
The airline announced it would operate Douglas DC-9-10s, but none were delivered before the merger. References
1. ^http://www.timetableimages.com, July 1, 1967 system timetable and route map 2. ^Handbook of Airline Statistics (biannual CAB publication) 3. ^timetableimages.com, July 1, 1967 Central timetable 4. ^Moody's Transportation Manual 1964 5. ^January 1967 Official Airline Guide, North American edition 6. ^http://www.departedflights.com, Mar. 2, 1977; Dec. 1, 1980; May 1, 1982 and June 1, 1983 Frontier route maps 7. ^timetableimages.com, July 1, 1967 Central timetable External links{{commons category|Central Airlines}}
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