TAT
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TAT, short for Transcontinental Air Transport, was an early American airline that pioneered coast-to-coast passenger service in the late 1920s by combining rail and air travel.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transcontinental Air Transport | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airline
ⓘ
defunct airline ⓘ |
| abbreviation | T.A.T. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | TAT Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateTravelTimeCoastToCoast | about 48 hours ⓘ |
| category |
airlines disestablished in 1930
ⓘ
airlines established in 1928 ⓘ defunct airlines of the United States ⓘ |
| ceasedToExistAsIndependentCompany | 1930 ⓘ |
| continentServed | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryServed | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dayTravelSegment | by air ⓘ |
| era | late 1920s ⓘ |
| fleetUsed |
Fokker F.VII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ford Trimotor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1928 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles Lindbergh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clement Melville Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcontinental Air Transport Corporation investors ⓘ |
| fullName | Transcontinental Air Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped demonstrate feasibility of scheduled long-distance air travel
ⓘ
precursor to modern transcontinental airline service in the U.S. ⓘ |
| industry | commercial aviation ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Charles Lindbergh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clement Melville Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingNameOfService | The Lindbergh Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Transcontinental & Western Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nightTravelSegment | by rail ⓘ |
| notableEvent | inauguration of 48-hour coast-to-coast air-rail service ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining rail and air travel for transcontinental service
ⓘ
pioneering coast-to-coast passenger service in the United States ⓘ |
| operatingRegion | continental United States ⓘ |
| primaryRoute | New York–Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOfCharlesLindbergh |
route planner
ⓘ
technical advisor ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | early operations affected by several accidents ⓘ |
| serviceModel | air-rail transcontinental service ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger air transport ⓘ |
| shortName | TAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 1929 ⓘ |
| successor |
TWA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transcontinental & Western Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode |
air
ⓘ
rail ⓘ |
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