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The original Overseas National Airways Inc (ONA) was an American airline, formed in June 1950 as a supplemental air carrier. It ceased operations on September 14, 1978. The company's headquarters were on the property of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.〔''Flight International''. April 10, 1976. p. (947 ). "Head Office: Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430, USA."〕 A second related company, took the name in 1978, later renamed National Airlines before declaring bankruptcy in 1986. == History - First ONA == ONA was founded in June 1950 as a charter airline and carried both freight and passengers. It was based in Idlewild Airport (now New York JFK Airport) and had five Douglas DC-6 aircraft in the fleet. Its main function was to carry US military personnel to and from Europe from the east coast of the USA. ONA also had a dedicated Douglas DC-7F for freight operations. For a brief period from 1964 to 1965, ONA went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy to reorganize and flights resumed in October 1965, this time operating Douglas DC-8 aircraft. Operations expanded to include flights to the Caribbean, Europe and to India. Beginning in 1968, ONA acquired a fleet of 11 secondhand Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops which were used for freight operations. In the meantime, the DC-8s were servicing the trans-Atlantic routes. The next aircraft type to be put into operations were McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jetliners, which replaced the Electras and then in 1973 two McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody jetliners were acquired. In 1978 when airline deregulation went into effect, the board of directors decided to liquidate the airline which, due to the value of the company's DC-10s, was successful. The board decided not to compete in the newly deregulated environment. ONA ceased operations in October 1978.〔Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Overseas National Airways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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