航空客运的起步在第一次世界大战结束后不久,英国、法国、德国等欧洲一些国家就着手开展航空客运业务。当时客运的飞机多是由轰炸机改装的。1910年8月,在伦敦—巴黎航线上,英国飞机运输旅游公司率先改装了汉德利·佩奇V/1500重型轰炸机投入每日国际定时航班营运;接着,法国航空公司和英国的汉德利·佩奇运输公司也开始营运这一航线的航班。 Shortly after the end of World War I, a number of European countries, such as Britain, France and Germany, embarked on the air passenger transport business. Passenger aircraft were modified by bomber. In August 1910, on the London-Paris route, the British aircraft carrier touring company pioneered the retrofitting of the Handley-Penge V / 1500 heavy bomber into daily international scheduled flight operations; then, Air France and the United Kingdom, Handley Page Transportation also started operating flights on this route.