Which airlines is oldest in the world?

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who can tell me which 5 airlines is the oldest airlines in the world?especily ,the 5 airlines must still active now!

so far as i know ,such like KLM(1919),QANTAS(1920).

ccs757

Avianca is the second in the world (1919)

D-AIHC

Here are two airlines I can think of that started in 1920's, not the oldest but the perhaps can be considered the 5 oldest:

Lufthansa:
Lufthansa - Chronicle

"1926: Lufthansa owes its origins to "Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft" (renamed "Lufthansa" in 1933), which is formed from a merger between "Deutsche Aero Lloyd" (DAL) and "Junkers Luftverkehr" on January 6. The new airline inherits its crane logo, designed by "Deutsche Luft-Reederei" in 1919, from DAL, the blue-and-yellow house colours from Junkers."

Delta Air Lines:
Delta Stats&Facts

"1928: Delta traces its roots back to 1924, when Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world's first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service. On June 17, 1929, Delta inaugurated airline service with the first passenger flights over a route stretching from Dallas, TX to Jackson, MS, via Shreveport and Monroe, LA. In 1941, the company moved its headquarters from Monroe to Atlanta, GA."

Moomins

KLM, a royal airline

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded on October 7, 1919. It has continued to operate under the same name to this day, making it the oldest scheduled airline in the world with a continuous history.

Source: TCA-KLM: History (Main Page)

N. Eberhard

No contest.

It is 'Last Supper Airways'. Their slogan was (and still is) "Jesus is my co-pilot".

gospodin

Quote: Originally Posted by N. Eberhard No contest. It is 'Last Supper Airways'. Their slogan was (and still is) "Jesus is my co-pilot".

Inflight meals must be pretty strange....

N. Eberhard

Quote: Originally Posted by gospodin Inflight meals must be pretty strange....

Not unless you considered 2,000 yr old bread strange. Sadly, the wine selection is a little sparse unless you can get the co-pilot to perform the same miracle twice.

karun83

Quote: Originally Posted by N. Eberhard Not unless you considered 2,000 yr old bread strange. Sadly, the wine selection is a little sparse unless you can get the co-pilot to perform the same miracle twice.

ELY707

Quote: Originally Posted by N. Eberhard No contest. It is 'Last Supper Airways'. Their slogan was (and still is) "Jesus is my co-pilot".

When did they start up....6 hours B.C.?

SFView

I'd like to see some 1/400 scale models of the first airliners or passenger planes from as far back as 1919. They may be small, but I think nothing can beat "Last Supper Airways" Jesus Christ in 1/400 scale being tiny! I also heard somewhere that LSA occasionally operated from water locations. Fish and bread was often served in initially small amounts, but ultimately expanded to unlimited quantity! Transcripts of the inflight entertainment have been published in book form for centuries. There was also the added bonus of being cured of all ailments. I'd say that LSA offered some of the best airline deals in all of history - all of this for free!

Roarer

It'd be interesting to see what would happen if they ever crashed

N. Eberhard

Quote: Originally Posted by Roarer It'd be interesting to see what would happen if they ever crashed

That's easy.....everybody dies but they come back to life 3 days later.

Roarer

I thought the Sinners would be transferred on to a Ryanair flight .... sorry, Hell I mean

SFView

Hey, I heard LSA may be returning...anyone know about that?

SFView

(sorry, posting the link might be considered advertising)

Roarer

If they do return, will the plane be called

'Spirit Of The Sky'

by any chance??



...... Or is that just the inflight drinks cabinet on all other flights??


TAXI!!