American Overseas Airlines (AOA) was an airline that flew between the USA and Europe between 1945 and 1950. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

American Export Airlines had been founded in 1937 and operated a flying boat service between New York and Ireland from 1942.

Following interest from American Airlines, who wanted to break into the overseas market dominated by Pan American, American Export Airlines was merged with the transatlantic division of American Airlines in 1945. American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported, and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ...

AOA operated round-trip flights from Boston, Massachusetts, to London via Gander and Foynes. It was the first international carrier to serve Philadelphia International Airport and Shannon Airport. Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Official website: www. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Gander is a Canadian town located in northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 kilometres south of Gander Bay and 90 kilometres east of Grand Falls. ... Foynes (Faing in Irish) is a small town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. ... Philadelphia International Airport (IATA: PHL, ICAO: KPHL) is an airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region. ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish, is Irelands main transatlantic airport. ...

AOA was acquired by and merged into Pan American World Airways in 1950. Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ...

Fleet

• Douglas DC-4
• Lockheed Constellation
• Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. ... Lockheed L-049 Constellation TWA was one of the best-known Constellation operators. ... The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was airliner version of the 367 Boeing Stratofreighter, which in turn was the transport version of B-29 Superfortress. ...