Union Airways Union Airways Union Airways of South Africa was the first South African commercial airline. It operated as an independent company for five years, from 1929 to 1934, before being taken over by the government as South African Airways. Union Airways were founded by Major Allister Miller, a World War I flying ace, who had recruited some 2000 South Africans for service in the Royal Air Force. The word "Union" referred to the official name of the country at that time: the Union of South Africa. The company was financed by the Atlantic Refining Company, and supported by a small government
Mistri Airways - Madras and Nagpur- Jabalpur - Allahbad -Kanpur -Lukhnow. The night air mail services' first license was granted to Indian Overseas Airlines but the airline closed by end of year 1950 due to financial problems. Mistri Airways Mistri Airways, later known as Indian Overseas Airlines, is a defunct airline, which was based in India. The airline started operations in 1946 using Douglas DC-3s and later also ordered for a Martin 2-0-2. The airline was started by one 29-year-old Parsi businessman, Rusi Mistri, who owned his personal Beech D17S. Mistri Airways operated flights between Mumbay, Nagpur and Calcutta, in addition to