Defunct regional airline of the United States (1949–1979)
Not to be confused with China Southern Airlines, Southern Air, Southern Airways Express, or Southern Airways Ltd.
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Southern Airways
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
SO
SOU
SOUTHERN
Founded
February 1, 1944 (1944-02-01)
Ceased operations
July 1, 1979 (1979-07-01) (merged with North Central Airlines to become Republic Airlines)
Hubs
Atlanta
Memphis
Focus cities
New Orleans
Orlando
Headquarters
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Founder
Frank Hulse
Southern Airways was a local service carrier, a scheduled airline certificated by the federal Civil Aeronautics Board, in the United States, from its founding by Frank Hulse in 1949 until 1979, when it merged with North Central Airlines to become Republic Airlines. Southern's corporate headquarters were in Birmingham, with operations headquartered at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, near Atlanta.[1]
Following a merger with North Central Airlines in 1979, Southern became Republic Airlines, which in turn was merged into Northwest Airlines in 1986. Northwest Airlines was then merged into Delta Air Lines in 2010.
Nine Martin 4-0-4s at the Atlanta hub in 1972 before departing on the morning wave of flights
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