Colonial Air Transport was founded in 1926 in New York, NY

New York City

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 by Juan Trippe

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, and moved their HQ to Boston

Boston

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 in 1927. In 1930, it was acquired by AVCO to become American Airlines

American Airlines

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Colonial acquired rights to fly the early U.S. airmail commercial route CAM-1, with the first flight held on July 26, 1926.

Colonial flew between New York and Boston, Massachusetts.

Fleet

The Colonial Air Transport fleet consists of the following aircraft as of 1926:

Colonial Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Routes	Notes
Fokker F.VII Fokker F.VII The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and other companies under licence....	2	New York - Boston
Curtiss Lark	1	New York - Boston