Flying Tigers Line

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Flying Tigers Line was a pioneering American cargo airline, originally founded by World War II Flying Tigers veterans, that became a major international air freight carrier in the postwar era.

All labels observed (3)

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Flying Tiger Line 1
Flying Tiger Line Inc. 1
Flying Tigers Line canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airline
cargo airline
acquiredBy FedEx Express
linked to: FedEx

Federal Express
linked to: FedEx
acquisitionDate 1989
callsign TIGER
country United States
dissolutionDate 1989
fate acquired by Federal Express
foundedBy Robert W. Prescott
World War II Flying Tigers veterans
headquartersLocation California
Los Angeles, California
United States
IATAcode FT
ICAOcode FTE
inception 1945
industry air freight
aviation
mainHub LAX
Los Angeles International Airport
namedAfter Flying Tigers
notableFor being a pioneering American all-cargo airline
developing international air freight services
operatedAircraftType Boeing 707
Boeing 727
Boeing 747
Boeing 747-100F
Boeing 747-200F
Canadair CL-44
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-6
Douglas DC-8
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
McDonnell Douglas DC-8
linked to: Douglas DC-8
operatedAs Flying Tiger Line
linked to: Flying Tigers Line

Flying Tiger Line Inc.
linked to: Flying Tigers Line
operatingPeriod post–World War II era
secondaryHub JFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport
NRT
Tokyo Narita International Airport
servedRegion Asia
Europe
North America
Pacific region
serviceType air cargo
air freight
startDate 1945

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Curtiss C-46 Commando usedBy Flying Tigers Line
Flying Tigers Line operatedAs Flying Tiger Line
linked to: Flying Tigers Line
Flying Tigers Line operatedAs Flying Tiger Line Inc.
linked to: Flying Tigers Line