| Commenced operations | September 1959 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | April 1964(absorbed by Kuwait Airways) |
| Fleet size | 3 |
| Destinations | 10 |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City |
Trans Arabia Airways was a Kuwaiti airline. It had its headquarters in the Karnak Building in Kuwait City. [1]
The carrier started operations in September 1959 serving the Beirut–Kuwait route with a Douglas DC-4 that previously belonged to Australian National Airways. [1] Shortly after those flights began, a second DC-4 was chartered from Starways to boost capacity in the route. [2] [3] In March 1960, the airline placed a provisional order for two Argosy aircraft; [4] however, this order never materialised, and the airline ordered three Douglas DC-6Bs instead. [5]
By April 1964, the Trans Arabia Airways fleet included three Douglas DC-6Bs to serve a route network that comprised seven destinations in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Doha, Jeddah, Jerusalem, and three in Europe, including Frankfurt, London and Rome; [1] that month, the airline was absorbed by Kuwait Airways. [6] : 855
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