Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Airline" in English language version.
Air France [was] founded on 7 October .. 1933, through the merger of five French airlines – Air Union, Air Orient, Société Générale de Transport Aérienne (SGTA), CIDNA, and Aéropostale. ... In 1924, Jean Mermoz established the route between Toulouse and Barcelona, which flies over the Pyrenees.
British Airways' earliest predecessor was Aircraft Transport & Travel, Ltd., founded in 1916.
BA's earliest predecessor was Aircraft Transport & Travel
The first fixed wing scheduled passenger air service ... was operated by the St Petersberg-Tampa Airboat Line. ... The first regular international passenger air service was a weekly flight between Paris and Brussels which commenced on 22 March 1919. [Operated by] Lignes Aériennes Farman
The first, scheduled international air service commenced in Mar., 1919, linking Paris and Brussels, while a daily service connecting Paris and London by August.
Air France, by tracing its lineage back to the original parent company, formed in 1918, establishes itself as one of the world's oldest air carriers.
Air France can claim the oldest air service in the world, for it was in 1918 that the beginnings of the South Atlantic air mail service were laid
AT&T was the first of Britain's pioneering airlines. Founded on 5 October 1916 ... The 25 August 1919 was an aviation landmark. ... It was also the world's first [daily] commercial fixed-wing scheduled international service.
KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.
In 1921, KLM started scheduled services.
KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.
