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| Founded | November 1, 1936 (as Pennsylvania Central Airlines) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | April 21, 1948 (as Capital Airlines) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | June 1, 1961 (merged into United Airlines) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | See Fleet in 1961 below | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations in 1961 below | ||||||
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States | ||||||
Capital Airlines was a United States trunk carrier, a scheduled airline serving the eastern, southern, southeastern, and midwestern United States. Capital's headquarters were located at Washington National Airport (now Reagan Washington National Airport) across the Potomac river from Washington, D.C., where crew training and aircraft overhauls were also accomplished.[1] In the 1950s Capital was the fifth largest United States domestic carrier by passenger count (and sometimes by passenger-miles) after the Big Four air carriers (American, United, TWA, and Eastern).[2]
Capital merged with United Airlines in 1961.
- ^ "World Airline Directory". Flight International. April 8, 1960. 495.
- ^ Flight & Aircraft Engineer, Airline Scheduled Traffic, April 8, 1960, Dorset House. Stamford Street, London, S.E.1., page 516