South Pacific Air Lines
US carrier (1960–1963) that merged with Pan Am / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the South Pacific Island Airways that operated 1973–1987
For the fictional airline, see Snakes on a Plane.
South Pacific Air Lines (SPAL) was a small US international carrier that flew from Hawaii to Tahiti from 1960 to 1963, later adding American Samoa to its small network. The airline was controlled by the Dollar family. SPAL was tiny, unable to compete with jet carriers and not able to secure sufficient route authority from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) (the now defunct federal agency that then tightly regulated almost all US air transport) to expand. The airline transferred its routes to Pan Am at the end of 1963 and merged into Pan Am in 1964.
Quick Facts Founded, Commenced operations ...
Founded | 9 December 1952 incorporated in California |
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Commenced operations | April 2, 1960 (1960-04-02) |
Ceased operations | December 7, 1963 (1963-12-07) |
Fleet size | 2 |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
Key people | Robert Stanley Dollar |
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