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Piedmont Airlines First Flight Fort Worth Texas - Greensboro North Carolina 1979
Piedmont Airlines First Flight Fort Worth Texas - Greensboro North Carolina 1979

Piedmont Airlines First Flight Fort Worth Texas - Greensboro North Carolina 1979

$ 0.92

Availability: 71 in stock
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Exact Type: Postal History
  • Type: Transportation
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country: United States
  • Place of Origin: United States

    Description

    On April 29, 1979, Piedmont Airlines added service to Dallas / Fort Worth.
    No cachet was provided for the inaugural flights but the airline requested, and the USPS authorized, philatelic treatment for inaugural mail.
    A Boeing 727 aircraft was used for the inaugural flights.
    This cover was
    carried on the inaugural Piedmont Airlines flight from Fort Worth, Texas to Greensboro, North Carolina (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as PI-D17E.
    The USAir (later renamed USAirways) purchase of Piedmont Airlines was approved by the Department of Transportation. The
    sale was completed in October 1987. The two airlines operated separately until August 5, 1989, when all
    operations and schedules were integrated. Piedmont ceased to exist on August 5.
    US Airways was a major American airline that ceased to operate independently when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a single operating certificate for US Airways and American Airlines on April 8, 2015.