First transatlantic passenger service on heavier-than air aircraft
Pan American inaugurated a transatlantic passenger service using Boeing 314 flying boats on June 24, 1939.
The Boeing 314 Clipper was a long-range flying boat produced by the Boeing Airplane Company between 1938 and 1941.
A fleet of six large long-range Boeing 314 flying Clipper flyingboats was delivered to Pan Am in early 1939.
The new type of aircraft enabled commencement of a regular weekly transatlantic passenger and air mail service between the United States and Britain.
The service began on June 24, 1939. The route was from New York via Shediac, Botwood, and Foynes to Southampton.
On July 8, 1939 a service began between New York and Southampton as well.
A single fare was US$375 — equivalent to $5,300 today.
Scheduled landplane flights started in October 1945.
The last Pan Am 314 to be retired in 1946.
Source: Wikipedia
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