Catalina Air Lines

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Catalina Air Lines
Founded 1940
Fleet size
Grumman G-21 Goose
Sikorsky S-43
Sikorsky VS-44A
Headquarters Long Beach, California, United States
Catalina Air Lines was a seaplane airline founded in 1940 as Catalina Air Transp
ort, and was based in Long Beach, California. In 1953, it became Avalon Air Tran
sport, and in 1963, Catalina Air Lines. The airline was acquired by Golden West
Airlines in 1969 which then operated seaplane flights as "Catalina Golden West".
[1]
Catalina Air Lines served Avalon and Two Harbors on Santa Catalina Island, Calif
ornia with flights to several locations on the southern California mainland incl
uding Long Beach Airport (LGB) and the Catalina Air Terminal located at the Long
Beach Harbor.[2]
Catalina operated the following amphibious seaplane aircraft:
Grumman G-21 Goose
Sikorsky S-43
Sikorsky VS-44A[3]
There were also several other air carriers that used the name "Catalina Airlines
" and served Santa Catalina Island with scheduled passenger flights including Ca
talina Airlines[4] with flights operated with de Havilland Dove piston engine tw
in prop aircraft from the Catalina Airport as well as another Catalina Airlines
which operated turbine powered Sikorsky S-58T and Sikorsky S-62 helicopters.[5]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ airlines
Jump up ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, 1970's-1980's Catalina Air Lines syste
m timetables
Jump up ^ Klaas, M. D., "The Flying Aces", Air Classics, Challenge Publications,
Inc., Chatsworth, California, September 2013, Volume 49, Number 9, page 48.
Jump up ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 20, 1955 (?) Catalina Airlines sy
stem timetable
Jump up ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, Undated (mid 1960s) Catalina Airlines
system timetable
Categories: United States airline stubsDefunct regional airlines of the United S
tatesAviation in CaliforniaSanta Catalina Island, CaliforniaTransportation in Lo
s Angeles County, CaliforniaCompanies based in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaAir
lines established in 1940American companies established in 1940Airlines disestab
lished in 19691940 establishments in California1969 disestablishments in Califor
niaDefunct companies based in the Greater Los Angeles AreaGolden West Airlines
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