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CLASSA

and the Canary Islands by a CLASSA Ford 4 AT trimotor on May 20, 1930 Concesionaria de Líneas Aéreas Subvencionadas, meaning 'Concessionaire of Subsidized Airlines', mostly known as CLASSA, was a Spanish airline based in Madrid, Spain. The airline was established as part of the Miguel Primo de Rivera government's efforts to establish state-controlled monopolies controlling essential services. As had been done with CAMPSA and with CTNE, a monopoly was created by merging existing Spanish air transport companies. CLASSA's inaugural flight took place on 27 May 1929 between Getafe (Madrid) and Sevilla although regular operations wouldn't officially start until November. CLASSA ceased operations in 1933, the second year of the Spanish Republic, and in those years did not have any air accidents.

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and the Canary Islands by a CLASSA Ford 4 AT trimotor on May 20, 1930 Concesionaria de Líneas Aéreas Subvencionadas, meaning 'Concessionaire of Subsidized Airlines', mostly known as CLASSA, was a Spanish airline based in Madrid, Spain. The airline was established as part of the Miguel Primo de Rivera government's efforts to establish state-controlled monopolies controlling essential services. As had been done with CAMPSA and with CTNE, a monopoly was created by merging existing Spanish air transport companies. CLASSA's inaugural flight took place on 27 May 1929 between Getafe (Madrid) and Sevilla although regular operations wouldn't officially start until November. CLASSA ceased operations in 1933, the second year of the Spanish Republic, and in those years did not have any air accidents.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1927-04-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1931-09-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1920 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1927-04-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1931-09-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1920". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359147030

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.