Air America
We are referring to the airline and not the action-adventure flick with the same name. However, they do bear some similarities in the sense that they both flopped. Owned by the government, the U.S. Treasury made some profit when it was eventually sold. It is hard to find a lot of verifiable information about this particular airline, but we do know a couple of things about it. For one thing, it had been operated by CIA personnel. There are also online accounts that claim that it was nothing more than a dummy corporation used for CIA operations in Southeast Asia. This makes sense since the planes often served alongside intelligence agents and military personnel in the area when it was in business.
Air America
Chalk’s International Airlines
According to the Los Angeles Times, A.B. Chalk founded this airline company in Miami. At first, he was offering flying lessons, trips to a Bahamian island called Bimini, and air tours of the city. When it went through an expansion, he started to take famous passengers such as Errol Flynn and Howard Hughes out for a spin. When he passed away at 88 years, the company was passed down to different owners. In the end, United Capital Corp. purchased it. At the very least, the company enjoyed a long run of 76 years. This is quite a feat since many of the other airlines here only enjoyed a couple of years in the industry.
Chalk’s International Airlines
