Svitlet

formerly
Baťa (corporate airline)

Czechoslovakia

Svitlet had its origins in an airline division established in the 1920s by the large Bata Shoes
in Zlín (Gottwaldov 1949-1989). Bata was nationalised after WW2 (renamed Svit) and with the communist take-over
in Czechoslovakia in 1948, airline activities were concentrated to the state-owned ČSA. The former Bata airline
became a branch of ČSA and was briefly known as Svitlet before being wholly merged into the state airline in 1950-51.
Svitlet's Aero Ae-45 aircraft formed the backbone of ČSA's new Aerotaxi division for non-scheduled operations.

Bata Aerodrome (Letiště Baťov), Otrokovice/Zlin
Undated (c. latter half of the 1930s)
Flights of the Baťa corporate airline
(Courtesy of Jaroslav Farka)
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May 15, 1950
(Courtesy of Jaroslav Farka)
Click for larger view including the back cover as well as views of the interior

This page last updated October 9, 2011.