Czech Airline History
Czech Airlines, amongst the oldest airline of Europe, was founded on October 6th, 1923 by the government of Czechoslovak as CSA (Czechoslovak State Airlines). About 29 days later, the airline started its first transport flight, between Prague and Bratislava. The first international flight from Prague to Bratislava, further on to Zagreb was in 1930. In the year 1957, CSA became the second airline in the world to fly jet services. The airline started the first transatlantic services on February 3, 1962 with a flight to Havana. In 1974, the airline included JAK-40 and TU-154M in 1988 with a flight to Bangkok. Czech Airline has grown into a modern airline, adding newer routes and services, every year.