Colonial Air Transport

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Colonial Air Transport was an early airline that flew between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.

History

It was established as Bee Line on 16 March 1923 and operated out Naugatuck, Connecticut;{{cite web | url = https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/bee-line/ | title = Bee Line | publisher = Airline History | access-date = 14 December 2020}} in 1926, the airline was re-organised in New York City by Juan Trippe.

Colonial acquired rights to fly the early U.S. airmail commercial route CAM-1, with the first flight held on July 26, 1926.{{cite book|title=Teterboro Airport|author=Henry M. Holden|date=February 2010|publisher=Arcadia |isbn=978-0-7385-7217-8}}

In 1927, the headquarters were moved to Boston.

On April 15 1929, they started passenger service between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.{{cite news |quote=The first regular passenger air service will go into operation on a daily schedule tomorrow morning, when the Colonial Air Transport starts its service from Newark Airport to the East Boston field. Planes will leave ... |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0917FD3F54167A93C6A8178FD85F4D8285F9 |title=Air Line To Boston To Start Tomorrow. 3 Planes Will Be Used in First Regular Passenger Service. To Make 2 Trips Daily. Christening Trips Today. Flights Will Take 105 Minutes. Bus Terminal Here to Be at Hotel Pennsylvania. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 14, 1929 |access-date=2014-01-04 }}

In May 1929, it was acquired by Avco.

Fleet

The Colonial Air Transport fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of 1926:{{cite journal |last=Larson |first=George C. |title=The Birth of Flying Magazine |journal=Flying |date=August 1976 |volume=99 |issue=2 |page=9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5pLFHBEpbF0C&pg=PA9}}

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Aircraft !Total !Routes !Notes
Fokker Universal \|2 \|New York – Boston \|
Fokker F.VII \|2 \|New York – Boston \|
Curtiss Lark \|1 \|New York – Boston \|

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Fokker Universal

|New York – Boston

Fokker F.VII

|New York – Boston

Curtiss Lark

|New York – Boston