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| Commenced operations | 1946 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 16 February 1968 | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
| Parent company | CAT, Inc. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||
| Key people | Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer | ||||||
| Civil Air Transport | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 民航空運公司 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 民航空运公司 | ||||||
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Civil Air Transport (CAT) (IATA: CT, ICAO: CAT, call sign: Mandarin) was a Nationalist Chinese airline, later owned by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), that supported United States covert operations throughout East and Southeast Asia. During the Cold War, missions consisted in assistance to "Free World" allies according to the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949.