Description: Capitol International Airways was founded by Jesse Stallings as Capitol Airways on June 11, 1946. Initially the company provided only aircraft sales, maintenance and flight training services. On February 24, 1964, Capitol Airways was issued a certificate for Atlantic charter authority under terms of the Transatlantic Charter Investigation. The carrier also received authority to conduct charter operations in the Caribbean on September 30, 1966. Through the late 1970s the nonscheduled operations, which included group tour charters, military contract flights, and aircraft leasing services, provided the bulk of the carrier’s activities. The name of the carrier was changed to Capitol International Airways on March 22, 1967, and the company became a publicly owned corporation at that time. In September 1978, Capitol International Airways was granted authority to conduct scheduled services. Capitol International Airways utilized DC-8 equipment to inaugurate service to Boston and Chicago. A Civil Aeronautics Board exemption order authorized Capitol International Airways, previously a supplemental carrier, to inaugurate scheduled operations between New York’s Kennedy International Airport and Brussels. Flight #200 departed New York on May 5, 1978 and arrived in Brussels the following day.This cover was carried on the inaugural Capitol International Airways flight from the United Nations Post Office in New York to Brussels, Belgium (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as CL-F1u.
Price: 2.75 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-02T16:26:43.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
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
Topic: Aviation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
Certification: Uncertified
