British Airways

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Publishing Doris Lessing
DL published short fiction and essays throughout her career: in such places as Partisan Review, Ms magazine, Welcome Aboard (British Airways ' inflight magazine), Discovery (Cathay Pacific 's magazine, published in Hong...

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June-July 1919: People first flew in large numbers, not as...

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June-July 1919

People first flew in large numbers, not as continent-bound travellers but as joy-riders.

1 April 1924: Imperial Airways was established when Handley...

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1931: Imperial Airways opened a London to Cape...

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1931

Imperial Airways opened a London to Cape Town service.

1 January 1936: British Airways began operations after a...

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1 January 1936

August 1939: Royal Assent was given for the establishment...

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August 1939

Royal Assent was given for the establishment of the British Overseas Airways Corporation , an amalgamation of Imperial Airways and British Airways .

5-7 August 1939: The first British transatlantic air service...

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5-7 August 1939

The first British transatlantic air service from England to Canada was initiated by Imperial Airways .

1 August 1946: The nationalization of the British air transport...

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1 August 1946

The nationalization of the British air transport industry was completed with the establishment of British European Airways and British South American Airways under the Civil Aviation Act (1946).

21 January 1976: The first supersonic passenger plane, the...

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21 January 1976

The first supersonic passenger plane, the British-French Concorde, began service between Paris and London; service to New York was later added.

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