ANSETT AUSTRALIA
The History of Ansett Australia 1909 Reginald Myles Ansett was born at Inglewood in Victoria. ... 1935 Ansett Australia founded as Ansett Airways by Reg Ansett 1936 First passenger flight on 17 February from Hamilton in Western Victoria to Melbourne. 1937 Ansett Airways Limited was incorporated in Victora as a public company. 1939 In February a fire at Ansett¡¯s Essendon hangar destroyed four aircrafts. 1945 Ansett airways bought three Douglas 47s from US disposal in Manilla. 1946 On 31st of May Ansett Airways was renamed. It was now Ansett Transport Industry (ATI). ... In December Ansett began Melbourne to Hobart flights. 1953 Ansett Airways bought Trans Oceanic Airways and merged it with Barrier Reef Airways to form the Ansett Flying Boat Service 1954 On 15th of August Ansett introduced its first pressurized aircraft: The Convair 340 1957 Ansett took over Australia¡¯s largest airline.