Description: North Central Airlines added Baltimore to its network on August 1, 1978.No cachet was provided for the inaugural mail. This cover was one of only 283 pieces of mail carried on the inaugural North Central Airlines Air Mail Route 86 flight from the Baltimore, Maryland Airport Mail Facility to Detroit, Michigan and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 86W144f.A nondominated "A" stamp paid the postage fee.Effective July 1, 1979, the Civil Aeronautics Board approved the merger of Southern Airways and North Central Airlines. The merged companies became Republic Airlines, Inc.On January 23, 1986, Northwest Airlines announced the biggest merger in U.S. civil aviation history to that date — an $884 million purchase of Republic Airlines. The two carriers filed a merger application with the Department of Transportation on January 27. The Justice Department opposed the merger because it would “substantially lessen competition” in violation of antitrust laws. Full hearings regarding the merger were held and on July 31 the Department of Transportation approved Northwest Airlines’ takeover of Republic Airlines. On August 12 the acquisition of Republic was completed as officials from both airlines transferred ownership of Republic to Northwest. On October 1, 1986, the operations of Republic were fully integrated with a single Northwest flight schedule.
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Location: Cranford, New Jersey
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Type: Transportation
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Country: United States
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Exact Topic: Aviation History
Exact Type: Postal History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Aviation
Certification: Uncertified
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