Talk:List of airlines by foundation date

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[edit] cut off year

The choice of 1940 fits well with the escalation of the war in Europe. Airlines are co-opted into military or essential duties only and civil flights all but disappear. Flights across or into affected nations are risky at best.GraemeLeggett (talk) 06:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

If one's intention is to list all airlines founded before 1940, we're gonna have a heck of a long list. [1] I think we should try and list all the airlines established prior to a particular year, rather than a spotty list till 1940. 1930 might not even be a reasonable, 1925 might suffice. Mvjs (talk) 07:59, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Often lists are long; try List of Air Ministry Specifications which offers a list with added content, or List of Royal Navy ship names which was so big that it had to be split into sections to be manageable. The list is spotty because my additions are coming as I locate them hence not bothering with "rank". I would still defend the Seocnd World War as a suitable marker for an initial break because of its effect on airlines. Post war is the start up of flying for the masses based upon ex war stock. GraemeLeggett (talk) 10:18, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't have any problem with having 1940 as the cut off. It's just that as it stands the list is sorely incomplete, and unless someone is intending on completing the list till 1940, I think it is misleading saying "here's a list of airlines that are founded before 1940" when its an incomplete list. Mvjs (talk) 10:30, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
I have listed all airlines founded before 1927. 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 were very big in aviation and resulted in the establishment of dozens of airlines. I don't think it's practical to list them all. Mvjs (talk) 09:22, 31 May 2008 (UTC)