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1. Air Mail Assured by April 1, 1926 Air Mail Assured by April 1, 1926 November/25/1925 Article about air mail routes established at Richards Field to be flown by National Air Transport, Incorporated.
2. Air Transport Operations In Kansas City Air Transport Operations In Kansas City The first regularly scheduled air transport operations began May 12, 1926. ''Yesterday marked the eighteenth anniversary of the beginning in Kansas City of regularly scheduled air transport operations....
3. Air Transport: Braniff to Increase Kansas City Flights in Major Route Shift Air Transport: Braniff to Increase Kansas City Flights in Major Route Shift August/8/1988 Map and article about the "major restructuring of its [Braniff Airlines'] route system with a planned expansion of its hub at Kansas City and a sharp reduction in service at hometown Dallas/Ft. Worth."...
4. Air Transport: Braniff Will Increase Nonstop Service from Kansas City Hub Air Transport: Braniff Will Increase Nonstop Service from Kansas City Hub April/18/1988 Article about the expansion of the Kansas City hub of Braniff Airlines "with the introduction of service to six new points, boosting the number of nonstop destinations served to 19" out of Kansas City...
5. Air Transport: Eastern Cuts Size by 12% in Move to Erase Losses Air Transport: Eastern Cuts Size by 12% in Move to Erase Losses August/1/1988 Article about "the elimination of Eastern's [Eastern Air Lines] Kansas City hub and service to 11 cities in the Western U. S." as part of a "12% reduction in the overall size of the airline."
6. Air Transport: Kansas City Rebuilding after Braniff Bankruptcy Air Transport: Kansas City Rebuilding after Braniff Bankruptcy December/4/1989 Article about the "rebuilding service" of Kansas City International Airlines in the wake of the bankruptcy and departure of Braniff Airlines in 1989.
7. Air Travel Air Travel September/10/1929 Lists of aviation schools, airlines, and air mail times.
8. Airline Industry Has Grown Fast in Kansas City Airline Industry Has Grown Fast in Kansas City May//1971 History of major airlines serving Kansas City as businesses.
9. Airlines in the Kansas City Area Airlines in the Kansas City Area Folder contains photos, illustrations, maps, and information on airlines in the Kansas City area.
10. Aviation and the Changing West Aviation and the Changing West January//1991 General discussion of aviation development as it related to the western United States.
11. Aviation Facilities Suffer Flood Damage Aviation Facilities Suffer Flood Damage July 23, 1951 Summary of effects of the flood on the most severely hit airlines.
12. Aviation Industry Aviation Industry Photos, illustrations, and information on the aviation industry in Greater Kansas City (and its impact on the local economy, etc.), including a 1996 report by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and...
13. Biography of Lou Holland (1878-1960), Advocate of Kansas City Aviation Biography of Lou Holland (1878-1960), Advocate of Kansas City Aviation 1999
14. City's Aviation Industry Is Finally Taking Wing City's Aviation Industry Is Finally Taking Wing July/23/1978 Photo and article about the boom in carriers and general aviation in Kansas City.
15. Continental Airlines Continental Airlines Photos and information on the service of Continental Airlines in the Kansas City area.
16. Curtiss Flying Service Get Under Way Curtiss Flying Service Get Under Way May 28, 1929 Article about Curtiss Flying Service, the new private airline service.
17. Deal Is a Liftoff for KC Deal Is a Liftoff for KC April 1, 2008 Discussion of the proposed construction of a $375-million aircraft assembly plant with possible 2,100 well-paying jobs by Bombardier Aerospace. Bombardier is a Montreal, Canada, based company. The decision...
18. Eastern's Flight from Kansas City Could Help Braniff Take Off Eastern's Flight from Kansas City Could Help Braniff Take Off August/8/1988 Photo (of Braniff chief executive officer William McGee) and article about the "major expansion" of Braniff Airlines at "its Kansas City hub on July 25, just as Eastern Air Lines Inc. virtually closed...
19. Four Generations, All Fit to Fly Four Generations, All Fit to Fly January 27, 2013 Article announces that the TWA Museum has begun an oral history project aimed at documenting the experiences of former Trans World Airlines employees. Jim Stanton, a former pilot, is interviewed and describes...
20. Getting from Here to There Getting from Here to There December 2000 Photos and article about the $600 million renovation of Kansas City International Airport in 2000, "launched to upgrade the three terminals and the Trans World Airlines/Kansas City Missouri Overhaul Base,"...