Communist state
The first Hungarian airline companies, "Aeroexpress Rt.," "Magyar Aeroforgalmi Rt." (Maefort) and "Magyar Légiforgalmi Rt." (Malert) had to suspend operations during World War II. Maszovlet was founded after the war as the national airline of the newly Communist state, with technical assistance from the Soviet Union. The airline was jointly owned by Hungary and the USSR.