Description: Piedmont Airlines’ second west coast city, San Francisco, was served with Boeing737 nonstop flights from both Charlotte and Dayton on November 1, 1984. No cachet was provided for the inaugural mail. This cover was one of only 62 pieces pieces of mail carried on the inaugural Piedmont Airlines flight from the Dayton, Ohio Airport Mail Facility to San Francisco, California (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as PI-D89Wf.The USAir (later renamed USAirways) purchase of Piedmont Airlines was approved by theDepartment of Transportation. The sale was completed in October 1987. The two airlines operatedseparately until August 5, 1989, when all operations and schedules wereintegrated. Piedmont ceased to exist on August 5. US Airways was a major American airline that ceased to operate independently when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a single operating certificate for US Airways and American Airlines on April 8, 2015.
Price: 11 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-10-12T15:11:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Transportation
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Country: United States
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Exact Topic: Aviation History
Exact Type: Postal History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Aviation
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
