Founded | 1929 |
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Subsidiaries | Universal Air Lines Corporation |
Parent company | Avco |
Headquarters | St. Louis |
Universal Aviation Corporation was an airline holding company based in United States.
Universal Aviation Corporation was stood up to merge operations of Universal Air Lines Corporation, Robertson Aircraft Corporation and Northern Air Lines Universal owned 10 percent of Fokker Aircraft and participated in a stock swap with Western Air Express. In 1929, Universal Aviation purchased Braniff Air Lines. In 1929, Universal Aviation Corporation became part of the Aviation Corporation. American Airlines was formed from the merger of Universal and 90 other companies.
In 1929 UAC operated the following aircraft.