Imperial Airways

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Imperial Airways was a pioneering British commercial airline of the interwar period that operated international routes across Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British company
airline
defunct airline
abbreviation IA
country United Kingdom
dateMergedInto 1940
dissolutionDate 1939-11-24
fleetIncludedAircraft Armstrong Whitworth Argosy
Handley Page HP.42
Handley Page W.8
Short Empire flying boat
de Havilland DH.66 Hercules
formedByMergerOf British Marine Air Navigation Company
Daimler Airway
Handley Page Transport
Instone Air Line
foundingDate 1924-04-01
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
industry air transport
aviation
commercial aviation
languageOfName English
mainHub Croydon Airport
London
linked to: London, England
mergedInto British Overseas Airways Corporation
namedAfter British Empire
notableService Empire Air Mail Scheme
operatedInPeriod interwar period
operatedOnRoute Africa
Asia
Australia
Empire routes
Europe
India
Middle East
Trans-African routes
operationalStatus defunct
parentOrganization British government
linked to: UK government
receivedSubsidyFrom British government
linked to: UK government
role flag carrier of the British Empire
servedCity Cairo
Cape Town
Karachi
London
linked to: London, England

Paris
Sydney
sponsoredBy British government
linked to: UK government
successor British Overseas Airways Corporation

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Palestine Airways foundedBy Imperial Airways
Palestine Airways parentCompany Imperial Airways
Short Brothers collaboratedWith Imperial Airways
Handley Page Limited collaboratedWith Imperial Airways
Lydda Airport usedBy Imperial Airways
Short Empire flying boat primaryUser Imperial Airways
Short Mayo Composite operator Imperial Airways
Short Mayo Composite airlineContext Imperial Airways transatlantic services
linked to: Imperial Airways
Short Mayo Composite sponsor Imperial Airways
Short Calcutta operatedBy Imperial Airways
Short Calcutta enteredServiceWith Imperial Airways
Short Kent operator Imperial Airways
Short Kent usedBy Imperial Airways
Short Kent airlineCustomer Imperial Airways
Short Kent primaryUser Imperial Airways
Handley Page HP.42 primaryUser Imperial Airways
subject linked to: Handley Page HP.42 airliner
Handley Page HP.42 enteredServiceWith Imperial Airways
subject linked to: Handley Page HP.42 airliner
Handley Page HP.42 airlineOperator Imperial Airways
subject linked to: Handley Page HP.42 airliner
Handley Page HP.42 designedFor Empire routes of Imperial Airways
subject linked to: Handley Page HP.42 airliner
linked to: Imperial Airways
Handley Page HP.45 operator Imperial Airways
subject linked to: Handley Page HP.45 airliner
Handley Page HP.45 usedBy Imperial Airways
subject linked to: Handley Page HP.45 airliner
Croydon Airport operator Imperial Airways
Croydon Airport airlineHubFor Imperial Airways
Fokker F.VII (later variants) primaryUser Imperial Airways
London–Sydney wasOperatedBy Imperial Airways
Qantas Empire Airways formedByMergerOf Imperial Airways
Qantas Empire Airways associatedWith Imperial Airways
Short S.30 Empire operatedBy Imperial Airways
subject linked to: Short S.30 Empire flying boat
Short Mayo Composite project operator Imperial Airways
Short S.8 Calcutta operator Imperial Airways
Short S.8 Calcutta usedOnRoute Imperial Airways Mediterranean service
linked to: Imperial Airways
Short S.17 Kent operator Imperial Airways
Short S.17 Kent primaryUser Imperial Airways
Short S.17 Kent usedBy Imperial Airways Mediterranean services
linked to: Imperial Airways
British Empire air services component Imperial Airways
Instone Air Line becamePartOf Imperial Airways
Instone Air Line mergedInto Imperial Airways
Instone Air Line successor Imperial Airways
Handley Page Transport becamePartOf Imperial Airways
Handley Page Transport successor Imperial Airways
Handley Page Transport mergedInto Imperial Airways
Daimler Airway mergedInto Imperial Airways
Daimler Airway successor Imperial Airways
Daimler Airway partOf Imperial Airways (after merger)
linked to: Imperial Airways