Seaboard World Airlines

Seaboard World Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
SB(1) SEW(1) SEABOARD
FoundedSeptember 16, 1946 (1946-09-16)
(as Seaboard & Western Airlines)
Commenced operations
  • May 10, 1947 (1947-05-10)
    (as Seaboard & Western Airlines)
  • April 26, 1961 (1961-04-26)
    (as Seaboard World Airlines)
Ceased operations
  • April 26, 1961 (1961-04-26)
    (as Seaboard & Western Airlines)
  • October 1, 1980 (1980-10-01)
    (merged into Flying Tiger Line)
HubsJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Fleet size81 (Historically)
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United States
Founders
  • Arthur Norden
  • Raymond Norden
Notes
(1) IATA, ICAO codes were the same until the 1980s

Seaboard World Airlines was an international all-cargo airline based in the United States. Originally an irregular air carrier, the airline was certificated as the first US transatlantic scheduled cargo airline in 1955 by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), the now defunct federal agency that, from 1938 to 1978, tightly regulated almost all US commercial air transportation. Seaboard's headquarters were on the grounds of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.