Today In Aviation History: June 30th
These are the top events in aviation history for June 30th:
Tuesday, June 30, 1931
Avianca El Salvador operations restarted as TACA Airlines
Tuesday, June 30, 1931
Aeroflot, Saratov Division started operations (>Saratov Airlines)
Thursday, June 30, 1932
Alaska Airlines restarted operations as Alaska Star Airlines
Thursday, June 30, 1932
Aeroflot, Kuban Division started perations had started (>Kuban Airlines)
Saturday, June 30, 1934
American Airways, becoming American Airlines on 11Apr1934, commenced operations
Friday, June 30, 1944
Aeroflot, Pskov division started perations started (>Pskovavia)
Saturday, June 30, 1945
Aeroflot, Far Eastern division (264 Squadron), started operations (>Vostok Airlines)
Monday, June 30, 1947
Bighorn Airways operations restarted
Monday, June 30, 1947
Bharat Airways began scheduled services(>Air India)
Wednesday, June 30, 1948
Petropavlosk-Kamchatski Air Enterprise operations started
Wednesday, June 30, 1948
Air Namibia, formed as South West Air Transport in 1946, restarted operations
Wednesday, June 30, 1948
Air Labrador restarted operations as Newfoundland Airways
Friday, June 30, 1950
Arkia Inland Airlines restarted operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1953
Air Tahiti began operations as RAI (Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire)
Sunday, June 30, 1957
Aero Cuahonte operations restarted
Tuesday, June 30, 1959
Aero, founded in 1958, restarted operations as Aero Contractors of Nigeria
Friday, June 30, 1961
Scanair was set up (>Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia)
Friday, June 30, 1961
Adria Airways restarted operations as Adria Airways before renamed back to Inex Adria Airways
Friday, June 30, 1967
First flight of BAC One-Eleven Series 500, evolution of British short-range jet airliner
Friday, June 30, 1967
Air Burkina restarted operations as Air Volta
Friday, June 30, 1967
Air Brousse was taken over by Air Congo
Friday, June 30, 1967
Aden Airways ceased operations due to the British withdrawal from Aden
Sunday, June 30, 1968
Ameriflight restarted operations as California Air Charter
Monday, June 30, 1969
Aerosucre operations started
Tuesday, June 30, 1970
Air Safaris & Services operations restarted
Wednesday, June 30, 1971
Partnair was founded
Wednesday, June 30, 1971
Airfast Indonesia restarted operations
Friday, June 30, 1972
Mercury Singapore Airlines renamed to SIA (Singapore International Airlines) prior to start of operations
Friday, June 30, 1972
Lineas Aereas Suramericanas, formed in 1986, started operations as Aeronorte (Aerovias del Norte)
Friday, June 30, 1972
ASL, formed as ABC (Air Bridge Carriers) at East Midlands Airport, restarted operations
Sunday, June 30, 1974
RUTACA, formed in 1974 with its home base at Ciudadz Bolivar, started operations
Sunday, June 30, 1974
Amerijet International restarted operations as Amerijet
Monday, June 30, 1975
Air Burundi restarted operations after rename from STAB
Thursday, June 30, 1977
Air North, formed 01Feb1977 by Joseph Sparling & Thomas Wood, restarted operations
Friday, June 30, 1978
Aklak Air operations restarted
Friday, June 30, 1978
Air Inuit, established in 1978 by the Makivik Corporation, restarted operations
Friday, June 30, 1978
Capital Air Services’ last flight before being renamed to James Air
Saturday, June 30, 1979
DHL International (SNAS Worldwide Express) operations restarted
Saturday, June 30, 1979
DANA (Dornier Aviation Nigeria) operations restarted
Saturday, June 30, 1979
ATI, established in 1978, restarted operations as US Airways
Saturday, June 30, 1979
Air Nelson, founded by Robert Inglis and Nicki Smith in 1976, restarted operations
Saturday, June 30, 1979
Aerovias DAP, formed in 1979, restarted operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1981
Augsburg Airways, founded in 1980 as Interot A.S., restarted operations
Thursday, June 30, 1983
Berry Aviation operations restarted
Saturday, June 30, 1984
Air Link International Airways restarted operations
Saturday, June 30, 1984
Aerolineas SOSA, formed in 1984, restarted operations
Monday, June 30, 1986
Bangkok Airways restarted operations as Sahakol Air
Monday, June 30, 1986
Avianca Ecuador, formed in 1985 as Aerogal, began operations
Monday, June 30, 1986
Air Chathams operations restarted
Monday, June 30, 1986
Air Cargo Carriers, founded in 1986 by Jim Germek, restarted operations
Monday, June 30, 1986
Air Atlanta Icelandic operations restarted
Tuesday, June 30, 1987
Angola Air Charter, formed by TAAG in 1987, restarted operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1987
Airlines PNG operations restarted as Milne Bay Air
Tuesday, June 30, 1987
Ace Air Cargo restarted operations as Yutana Airlines
Thursday, June 30, 1988
Blue1 restarted operations as Air Botnia
Friday, June 30, 1989
Berjaya Air restarted operations as Pacific Air Charter
Friday, June 30, 1989
Antonov Airlines (Design Beureau) restarted operations
Friday, June 30, 1989
AeroLitoral, formed as Servicios Aereos Litoral in 1988, restarted operations (>Aeromexico Connect)
Saturday, June 30, 1990
Saha Airlines operations restarted
Saturday, June 30, 1990
BETA Carga restarted operations as Brasair Transportes Aéreos
Saturday, June 30, 1990
Aviatrans Cargo Airlines operations restarted (>ATRAN)
Saturday, June 30, 1990
Air VIA was founded and restarted operations as Varna International Airways
Saturday, June 30, 1990
Air Post, established as a JV between Airwork New Zealand and the New Zealand Post, restarted operations
Saturday, June 30, 1990
Air Japan restarted operations as World Air Network
Sunday, June 30, 1991
Aserca Airlines restarted operations under the name Aero Services Carabobo
Sunday, June 30, 1991
Aerocardal, formed in 1989, restarted operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1992
Tomskavia, formed in 1992, started operations as Tomsk Air Enterprise
Tuesday, June 30, 1992
Sverdlovsk 2nd Air Enterprise’s operations started
Tuesday, June 30, 1992
OrenAir, which was established in 1932 as Aeroflot, Orenburg division, started operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1992
Mordovia Air was formed as Aeroflot’s Saransk division. Reformed as Saransk Air Enterprise in 1992 & restarted operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1992
AMC Airlines operations restarted
Tuesday, June 30, 1992
Izthevsk Air Enterprise started operations (>Izhavia)
Wednesday, June 30, 1993
Sakha Avia National Air Company started operations (>Yakutia)
Wednesday, June 30, 1993
Atlas Air operations restarted
Wednesday, June 30, 1993
Abakan Avia, started operations
Thursday, June 30, 1994
Brindabella Airlines operations restarted
Thursday, June 30, 1994
Air Georgian operations restarted
Thursday, June 30, 1994
Aerogaviota, founded by the Cuban Army in 1994, restarted operations
Friday, June 30, 1995
Avior Airlines operations restarted as Avior Express
Sunday, June 30, 1996
Dniproavia restarted operations
Monday, June 30, 1997
Cairo Aviation restarted operations as Air Cairo
Monday, June 30, 1997
Air Mediterranee operations restarted
Monday, June 30, 1997
Air Iceland operations restarted
Monday, June 30, 1997
Africa West Cargo, formed in 1997, restarted operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Yeti Airlines, formed in 1998, restarted operations
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
OceanAir Linhas Aéreas operations restarted (>Avianca (Brazil))
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Atlantic Airlines operations restarted
Wednesday, June 30, 1999
Tatarstan Air started operations
Wednesday, June 30, 1999
Aviavilsa operations start
Friday, June 30, 2000
Lion Air restarted operations
Friday, June 30, 2000
Ak Bars Aero operations restarted as Bugulma Air Enterprise
Saturday, June 30, 2001
Avia Jaynar operations restarted
Saturday, June 30, 2001
Armavia restarted operations
Monday, June 30, 2003
DHL Worldwide Express was renamed to Astar Air Cargo
Thursday, June 30, 2005
ABC Air Hungary operations start
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Jetstream Express ceased operations
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Ayk Avia operations restarted
Monday, June 30, 2008
Air Midwest ceased operations
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Star1 Airlines commenced operations
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
AlMasria Universal Airlines operations restarted
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Axiom Air operations start
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Arrow Cargo ceased scheduled operations
Monday, June 30, 2014
PEOPLExpress II restarted operations
Monday, June 30, 2014
CCA (Central Connect Airlines) ends operations
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Kiwi Regional Airlines ceased operations & was taken over by Air Chathams
June 30, 2018
Air Philip started operations