Standard Airlines Fokker Super
Universal N9793
(c/n 879)
Standard Airlines was
founded in February 1926 as a division of the Aero Corporation of
California under the
leadership of Jack Frye, later of TWA fame. Services were provided
to Tucson,
via Phoenix. Later the route was extended to El Paso. Chief
equipment was
Fokker F-VIIs, although this Super Universal
was also used. Standard was absorbed
by Western Air Express in 1930 and then sold
off to American Airlines.