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Commercial Aviation Turn 100; A Summary Of Commercial Aviation History
100 years ago, on January 1st, 1914 the birth of commercial aviation occurred with the first paying passenger flight, which departed St. Petersburg, Florida for Tampa, Florida with a flight time of 23 minutes at 5 feet above sea level aboard the St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line. The St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (IATA airport code PIE), was... (www.thefloridanewsjournal.com) Más...
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The anniversary event was well attended in St. Pete. It was especially nice to see the Benoist XIV flying boat on display with Roberts 6-cylinder 2-stroke engine, an exact copy of the aircraft flown 100 years ago by Tony Jannus, in the same spot of the start of commercial aviation.
