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100 Years of Historic Firsts at CLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport celebrates its centennial on July 1, 2025, and it boasts many historic firsts. The airport also has an exciting second century in store with its recently announced "CLEvolution" design for a new terminal and other landside facilities.
Paul Soprano
Jun 89 min read
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TAG Airlines: “The World’s Busiest” Airline
History of TAG Airlines that operated frequent air taxi service between Downtown Cleveland and Detroit. A tragic plane crash ended TAG.
Paul Soprano
Jun 8, 202411 min read
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CLE: "An Exceptionally Well Managed Municipal Undertaking" (It really was in 1937!)
A look at CLE's new Airport Director, Bryant L. Francis, and the nearly century-old airport's first leader, Major John "Jack" Berry.
Paul Soprano
Apr 30, 20236 min read
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Continental Airlines' CLE Hub: Part 3
In Part 1 of this series of three articles on its hub at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), we saw the initial investment by...
Paul Soprano
Nov 24, 202224 min read
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Continental Airlines' CLE Hub: Part 1
The history of the various air carriers that would eventually become Continental, the start of the CLE hub, and the hub's first decade.
Paul Soprano
Jul 29, 202216 min read
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The Early Days of Commercial Aviation in Cleveland II: Thompson Aeronautical Corporation
Another early pioneer in Cleveland’s aviation history was the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation (TAC), later to become part of American Air.
Paul Soprano
Aug 8, 20216 min read
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