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As with many airline companies, airline deregulation created cutthroat competitive conditions and in 1989, the Flying Tiger Line merged with Federal Express. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.

By the mid-1980s, Flying Tigers became the world’s largest air cargo carrier, operating scheduled cargo service to six continents and served 58 countries. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.

Early in 1961, the airline purchased a number of Canadair CL-44 all-cargo aircraft, nicknamed “Swingtails” as their tails literally swung open for loading cargo. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.

Started in 1945 by 11 former members of the Flying Tigers, the nickname for a special operations group of military pilots deployed to China during World War II, the Flying Tiger Line was the first scheduled all-cargo airline in the United States. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.