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ABA - AB Aerotransport flew its first flight in the summer of 1924 between Stockholm and Helsinki.
Before WWII, ABA operated the Scandinavian Air Express jointly with KLM between Scandinavia and London/Paris via Amsterdam, and jointly with Aero O/Y between Sweden and Finland. Several different Scandinavian Air Express timetables were published, often showing ABA's entire network.
Operations were curtailed during the war, though maintained on a limited basis, including courier flights to and from Scotland.
In 1948, ABA merged with SILA, the Swedish intercontinental airline, which was the Swedish part of the SAS consortium, also consisting of DDL - Danish Air Lines and DNL - Norwegian Air Lines. In the process, ABA took over the Swedish share of SAS. SAS - Scandinavian Airlines System had been founded in 1946, initially to operate the intercontinental routes of its owners. Also in 1948, the European and domestic routes of these airlines were flown under the SAS banner. In 1951, all routes were transferred to SAS in its own rights. From then on, ABA acted as the Swedish holding company of SAS, being renamed SAS Sverige in the mid-nineties. It ceased to exist as a separate company in 2009. |
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Click to view a 1931 ABA ticket.
(Courtesy of Björn Ramert)
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View more ABA timetables on Odd Arnestad's website.
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There is an article called AB Aerotransport and the Junkers G 24.
This page last updated September 15, 2024.