 Lindbergh helped establish TAT but had nothing to do with the Maddux operation.On November 16, 1929 Transcontinental Air Transport (T-A-T), an airline offering transcontinental service with the use of trains and planes, bought Maddux Air Lines, resulting in TAT-Maddux Air Lines, with Jack Maddux as the western head.Charles Lindbergh, who worked more with TAT than with Maddux, stayed at the Maddux's home to negotiate the merger.