Overseas National Airways

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The original Overseas National Airways was an American airline, formed in June 1950 as a supplemental carrier. It ceased operations on September 14, 1978. A second related company, took the name in 1978, later renaming to National Airlines, going bankrupt in 1986.

[edit] History

The second airline to be named Overseas National Airways was created when officials of Overseas National Airways formed a FAR Part 129 leasing company known as United Air Carriers on July 21, 1977. When the Overseas National Airways folded in 1978, the company was renamed to Overseas National Airways and was certified in 1980 under FAR 121 as a cargo and passenger charter company.

In 1982 the company gained approval for scheduled service, leading to the company purchasing the name National Airlines from Pan American World Airways in anticipation of scheduled New York to Paris service. The scheduled service never materialized, although flights on the route were flown as charters.

The company, faced financial problems and by December 1985 it ceased operations, filing for bankruptcy in May 1986. ^[1]

[edit] Incidents

On 12 November 1975, an ONA DC-10 ferry flight suffered a bird strike while on take-off roll from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The aircraft was destroyed. Everyone got out alive. [1]

9/13/1982 Ship EC-DEG (46962_238) which was leased to SPANTAX was destroyed by fire after aborted take-off in Mallaga, Spain (51 killed / 352 survived)