Stout Air Services was the first regularly scheduled passenger airline in America.
Stout operated from Ford Airport (Dearborn) under the name Detroit-Grand Rapids Airline with round trip fares of $35 in 1926.
[5] On April 29, 1929, Stout Air Services was purchased by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation (UATC).
In June 1930, the Universal Air Lines hangar caught fire destroying 27 aircraft, leaving only five.
[10][11] In 1931, NAT in turn became part of the newly formed United Air Lines.