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
United Airways Limited United Airways Limited "Not be confused with the American airline United Airlines or the Bangladeshi airline United Airways" United Airways Ltd, also known as United Airways Blackpool, was a British airline operating in 1935. United Airways Ltd was formed on 4 April 1935 as a sister company to Spartan Air Lines Ltd, to operate services to the Isle of Man, connecting with services from London (Heston Aerodrome) to Stanley Park Aerodrome (Blackpool) in a similar manner to Spartan's services from London to the Isle of Wight. It also operated flights from Blackpool to Glasgow and Carlisle) It was amalgamated with