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Walter Thomas Varney (December 26, 1888 – January 25, 1967) [1] [2] was an American aviation pioneer who founded forerunners of two major U.S. airlines, United Airlines [3] and Continental Airlines, [4] which combined under United Continental Holdings long after his death.
Walter Thomas Varney (26 de diciembre de 1888 - 25 de enero de 1967) fue un pionero de la aviación estadounidense que fundó los precursores de dos aerolíneas estadounidenses importantes, United Airlines y Continental Airlines, que se combinaron bajo United Continental Holdings durante mucho tiempo.
6 de abr. de 2018 · Varney Air Lines, founded by Walter T. Varney, was one of the first private airlines to win an airmail contract from the U.S. Post Office Department. On April 6, 1926, it made the first scheduled delivery of airmail by a civilian in the U.S. from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada.
Varney Air Lines was an American airline company that started service on April 6, 1926, as an airmail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney, the airline was based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The airline is one of the predecessors of United Airlines.
United was formed by the amalgamation of several airlines in the late 1920s, the oldest of these being Varney Air Lines, created in 1926 by Walter Varney who later co-founded the predecessor to Continental Airlines.
Walter Thomas Varney was an aviation pioneer and founded what later became Continental Airlines. Walter Thomas Varney served as a pilot in the Aviation Section of the US Signal Corps during the First World War. Following the conflict, he established an aviation school and air taxi service in northern California.
In 1920 Walter Varney was one of the featured pilots in an aerial circus that performed at an event in Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. In November of 1920 he preformed at Modesto’s Golden Jubilee and Armistice Day Celebration where he flew his new Hispano Suiza Airplane with a 220 horse power engine.
