Standard Airways

Not to be confused with the Long Beach-based Standard Air Lines (1946–1949), also an irregular air carrier, that operated from 1946 to 1949, or with the earlier Standard Air Lines that operated in the 1920s and was merged into Western Air Express
Standard Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
FD(1) FD(1) —
FoundedNovember 1945
Commenced operationsApril 1946
Ceased operationsAugust 1, 1969 (1969-08-01)
Fleet sizeSee Fleet below
Parent companyPike Corporation of America (1966–1968)
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Miami, Florida
San Diego, California
United States
FounderShields B. Craft
Natalie Y. Gray
Notes
(1) IATA, ICAO codes were the same until the 1980s
DC-9 at San Francisco 1968. The cheatline was gold with red borders, as was the "S" on the tail. "Standard" was in red. See External links for a link to a color photo of the livery

Standard Airways operated intermittently from 1946 through 1969 as a small supplemental air carrier (earlier known as an irregular air carrier or a nonscheduled carrier) a type of US airline regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), the now-defunct US federal agency that tightly regulated airlines from 1938 to 1978. From 1964 onward, a supplemental air carrier was a charter airline. Until 1964, such airlines were charter/scheduled hybrids and Standard Airways did operate some scheduled services. The airline went bankrupt in 1964 and did not operate again until 1966 with new investors. It converted to jets but then ceased flying again on August 1, 1969. Many attempts were made to restart the airline until the CAB finally revoked its certificate in 1975.