Southern Airways
Defunct regional airline of the United States (1949–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with China Southern Airlines, Southern Air, Southern Airways Express, or Southern Airways Ltd.
Southern Airways was a local service carrier, a scheduled airline certificated by the federal Civil Aeronautics Board, in the United States, from its founding by Frank Hulse in 1949 until 1979, when it merged with North Central Airlines to become Republic Airlines. Southern's corporate headquarters were in Birmingham, with operations headquartered at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, near Atlanta.[1]
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Founded | February 1, 1944 (1944-02-01) | ||||||
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Ceased operations | July 1, 1979 (1979-07-01) (merged with North Central Airlines to become Republic Airlines) | ||||||
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Headquarters | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||||||
Founder | Frank Hulse |
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Following a merger with North Central Airlines in 1979, Southern became Republic Airlines, which in turn was merged into Northwest Airlines in 1986. Northwest Airlines was then merged into Delta Air Lines in 2010.