Trans Arabia Airways

Trans Arabia Airways

Commenced operations	September 1959 (1959-09)
Ceased operations	April 1964 (1964-04)(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]

History

The carrier started operations in September 1959 (1959-09) 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 (1960-03), 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 (1964-04), 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}

See also

• Aviation portal
• Kuwait portal

• List of airlines of Kuwait
• Transport in Kuwait

References

1. "World airline survey – Trans Arabia Airways". Flight . 85 (2873): 532. 2 April 1964. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
2. "Airlines of the World – Trans Arabia Airways". Flight . 77 (2665): 512. 8 April 1960. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
3. "Air commerce – Where steam aeroplanes go". Flight . 77 (2653): 91. 15 January 1960. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015.
4. "Commercial Aircraft of the World – AW.650 Argosy". Flight . 78 (2697): 782. 18 November 1960. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.
5. "Air commerce – Skyways and the Argosy". Flight . 78 (2687): 405. 9 September 1960. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
6. • "World Airline Directory – Kuwait Airways(page 855)". Flight International . 125 (3908): 855–856. 31 March 1984. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013.
   • "World Airline Directory – Kuwait Airways (page 856)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013.