florida commuter airlines
an undated air florida commuter system timetable, circa late 1982, shows flights in florida and new england .
martin 404s were used on air florida commuter flights from miami to key west and the bahamas .
utah - based key air operated air florida commuter flights between major florida cities using turboprop convair 580s. n26ka is seen at miami in 1984 .
interior of air florida commuter system timetable from 1982. note the list of equipment types at bottom right .
operated piper navajos and beech 99s on air florida commuter flights. navajo n3582x is pictured at miami in 1984 .
ntsb / aar - 81 - 05 - grand bahama island, bahamas; florida commuter airlines, inc. ; september 12, 1980
air miami became the first air florida commuter airline in october 1980. de havilland heron n454am is pictured at miami .
ntsb / aar - 82 - 03 - miami, florida; air florida airlines, inc. ; flight 2198; september 22, 1981
air florida commuter was an not an airline, but a system of affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into air florida' s hubs. in an arrangement commonly known as code - sharing, each airline painted their aircraft in air florida colors and their flights were listed in reservations systems as air florida flights. air miami became the first affiliate in 1980, and over a dozen other airlines eventually became part of the system, including: marco island airways, florida airlines, key air, southern international, skyway, north american airlines, national commuter airlines, gull air, pompano, finair, slocum, atlantic gulf and others. as air florida became financially strapped, the commuter system was dismantled in early 1984 .
commuter airlines, inc. , beechcraft c - 45 h (infinite ii), n497dm
on 22 november 1966, de havilland dh. 125 n235kc of florida commuter airlines crashed into the sea 7. 3 kilometres (3. 9 nmi) off grand bahamas during an illegal flight from miami, florida .
eagle commuter airlines, inc. , piper pa - 31 - 350, navajo chieftain, n59932
operated martin 404s under the air florida commuter banner from february until december 1981. this is n144s, which had previously flown with eastern ,
in spring 1981, several martin 404s were repainted in lime and blue and operated segments of the air florida commuter network. on august 8, 1981 florida airlines reorganized as southern international, which lasted only a matter of months before shutting down .
several convair 580s were leased from frontier airlines and used on air florida commuter flights during 1983 and 1984. n73164 (msn 367) is shown at atlanta during its time with
allen aviation was founded in 1946. renamed to allen air commuter, later to be purchased by capitol airlines
after months of service cutbacks and increasing competition from other florida - based commuter airlines, dolphin abruptly ceased operations on january 18, 1984 with many of its assets going to pba .
air florida airlines, inc. , mcdonnell douglas, inc. , dc - 10 - 30cf, n101tv
antelope airlines flew scheduled commuter services twice daily between gillette and casper in the state of wyoming. services were operated seven days per week. antelope airlines is the commuter operating division of gillette aviation inc, which also undertook charter work
was one of the final air florida commuter carriers and operated contract flights until the system was disbanded in may 1984. this casa 212, n451am, previously flew with
florida airlines was one of the largest commuter carriers in florida during the 1970s and claimed to have the largest dc - 3 fleet in the world in 1976. the airline purchased air south and shawnee airlines in 1975 and operated both as subsidiaries. the airline went into decline following the passage of airline deregulation in 1978 as numerous major airlines began flying directly into sarasota and ft. myers, making florida airlines connecting flights unnecessary. the carrier shut down on january 11, 1980 but was briefly resurrected later in the year, and conducted flights as an air florida commuter carrier for a brief period in 1981. with debt mounting, florida airlines was reorganized as southern internationa l on august 8, 1981 only to fold yet again four months later. ​below :
operated embraer bandeirantes and piper navajos in air florida colors. n302eb is pictured at miami .
flew britten norman islanders and tri - islanders on air florida routes for a brief period .
air train was a part 204 commuter air carrier based in san jose, california. eventually ceased operations
ntsb / aar - 71 - 13 - binghamton, new york; commuter airlines, inc. ; flight 502; march 22, 1970
ntsb / aar - 84 / 04 - miami, florida; eastern airlines, inc. ; flight 855; may 5, 1983
ntsb / aar - 78 - 13 - pensacola, florida; national airlines, inc. ; flight 193; may 8, 1978
ntsb / aar - 74 - 09 - tampa, florida; national airlines, inc. ; flight 41; july 8, 1974
ntsb / aar - 73 - 13 - miami, florida; northwest airlines, inc. ; flight 723; december 15, 1972
florida air lines dc - 3 n341w (msn 13041) at the sarasota base in 1975 .
air florida, inc. , boeing 737 - 222, n62af, collision with 14th street bridge
during 1982 - 1984, national commuter airlines used a fleet of nine nord 262 turboprops on routes between 7 florida cities along with several points in the bahamas. although not directly related to the original major trunk airline national airlines (which was merged into pan am in 1980), national commuter' s aircraft were painted in a nearly identical paint scheme. below: n486a at miami .
when shawnee airlines shut down in 1977, three of their hot - pink - and - yellow martin 404s went to florida air lines .
on 12 september 1980, douglas dc - 3a n75kw of florida commuter airlines, operating a scheduled international passenger flight from west palm beach international airport, palm beach, florida, united states to grand bahama international airport crashed into the sea 6. 5 kilometres (3. 5 nmi) off west end. all 34 on board were killed .
byers airways > > wien alaska airlines + northern consolidated airlines = > wien consolidated airlines. > wien air alaska > wien
air commuter was founded by arthur king and f. jerome tone. operated out of cleveland. merged into wright airlines [ wright airlines was an air taxi operator founded by gerald weller flying cleveland - detroit & columbus & dayton & pittsburgh in 1966. merged with air commuter and tyme airlines in 1968 and aeromech airlines in 1983. company was named after the wright brothers. went bankrupt in 1984 and stopped all routes ex
aeromarine west indies airways was formed by a merger between aeromarine airways (1919 - 1920) and florida west indies airways (1920 - 1920). flew the first us international key west, florida and havana, cuba on 01nov1920
the dc - 3 that crashed was originally built for the united states army air forces as a douglas c - 53d in 1942. [ 17 ] it was converted to a dc - 3a after world war ii. it flew with northeast airlines from 1946 until 1961 when it was acquired by lake central airlines. later it flew for red baron airlines and finally for florida commuter airlines. [ 18 ] [ 19 ]
air pacific was founded as air pac. operated as alaskan airlines commuter as well as local routes. filed for chapter 11 in jul1986. based in dutch harbor, alaska
founded by b. f. mckinney. operated as an allegheny commuter until a crash in 1974. taken over by clark aviation
allegheny commuter airlines was formed in 1946 by simon bertolet as reading aviation service which was an fbo. the new airline was called reading airlines. merged with red bank air taxi in 1968 to form suburban airlines. renamed to allegheny airlines in 1989. merged with pennsylvania airlines in 1993. us airways feeder (1998 >) offering regional and domestic services [ piedmont airlines was established by dick henson as camel city flying services prior to 1940. renamed to piedmont aviation in 1940. operated scheduled services as the hagerstown commuter in 1962 initially operated between hagerstown, ny - washington national airport. operated as an allegheny commuter from 1967 to 1983 when it transferred to piedmont. renamed to henson airlines in 1983. piedmont airlines was absorbed by usair and henson airlines was repainted in usair express colours. renamed to current name in 1993. allegheny airlines merged in in 2004 ]
minerial county airlines d. b. a. hawthorne nevada airlines, dc - 3, n15570
beginning in 1976, florida air lines advertised itself as
the connection
and applied the titles on several aircraft. n79b (msn2247) formerly flew with eastern airlines .
nil further at this time [ golden west airlines was founded as aero commuter airlines at long beach, california. took over catalina air lines in 1967 (founded as avalon air transport). merged with skymark and cable commuter in early 1969. acquired los angeles airways in 1971. operated large network from the bay area to san diego. ceased operations in 1983 ]
to make a commuter book reservation, you must have a valid coupon for each passenger. reservations without a coupon are subject to cancellation .
eight dc - 3s and a martin 404 are among the many aircraft parked at the florida airlines maintenance base in sarasota in this december 7, 1977 department of transportation aerial photo .
nevada airlines was founded as blatz airlines in 1963. large irregular carrier. ceased operations in 1963 and was suceeded by hawthorne - nevada airlines in 1964 .
when dolphin airways began flying on december 15, 1981, it was instantly one of the largest commuter carriers in the sunshine state. it initially served 14 florida cities plus savannah, ga and charleston, sc. during 1983 it served more florida cities than any other airline. this first photo, showing dolphin airways pilots with embraer bandeirante n61da, was sent in by bill bagley. bill wrote :
elite business aircraft is a small business service company in auburndale, florida. it opened in 2007. to be renamed to airx america
captain bill selva of lake clarke shores, florida was described as an excellent pilot and very familiar with the route. [ 4 ]
[ air sunshine was a part 204 commuter air carrier that was founded as a. a. t. (american air taxi). also operated as key west airlines ] (air sunshine also operated as key west airlines. ft. lauderdale based )
ntsb / aar - 73 - 14 - miami, florida; eastern air lines, inc. ; flight 401; december 29, 1972
mesa airlines provides regional air service for american airlines and us airways under the american eagle / us airways express brands and for united airlines under the united express banner .
ntsb / aar - 72 - 31 - fort lauderdale, florida; eastern air lines, inc. ; flight 346; may 18, 1972
no further information at this time - [ air sunshine was a part 204 commuter air carrier that was founded as a. a. t. (american air taxi). also operated as key west airlines ]
air unlimited - trans northern airways, llc d / b / a air unlimited charter services is located in sanford, florida. commenced operations in 2016
ntsb / aar - 82 / 08 - washington, d. c. ; air florida, inc. ; flight 90; january 13, 1982
aero international airlines was formed as bahamas caribbean airlines and renamed to air south in 1982. adopted final name in 1984 .
air ketchum began scheduled commuter flights in the summer of 1999 between its base at sun valley and boise, idaho. it flew a king air for its eight weekly roundtrips
n259s lands on the cross runway while n144s lines up for departure. a side note - florida added logos to the fuselages after emerging from the 1980 bankruptcy .
aeromech airlines was founded by angelo c. koukoulis in 1951 as aeromech. renamed in 1971 to current name. merged with wright airlines (1966 - 1985 *) [ wright airlines was an air taxi operator founded by gerald weller flying cleveland - detroit & columbus & dayton & pittsburgh in 1966. merged with air commuter and tyme airlines in 1968 and aeromech airlines in 1983. company was named after the wright brothers. went bankrupt in 1984 and stopped all routes except cleveland - detroit in 1985 ]
in december 1980 and continued to operate flights for air florida using herons and casa 212s. the agreement ended in december 1981. this is n451am, msn 165 .
ntsb / aar - 76 - 09 - miami, florida; aertransportes entre rios s. r. l. canadair; flight 501 / 90; september 27, 1975
air midwest was a commuter airline formed as aviation services (1967 - 1969) by gary m. adamson. merged with scheduled skyways (1953 - 1985). ceased operation on 30jun2008
america west express was the name used by america west for their commuter flights which were operated by mesa airlines. renamed to us airways express after the merger [ us airways was established as all american aviation flying airmail pickup in pennsylvania. became all american airways in 1948 when passenger were transported. renamed to allegheny airlines in 1953. absorbed lake central airlines in 1968 and mohawk airlines in 1972. renamed to usair in 1979. merged with piedmont airlines in 1988 and psa in 1989. renamed to us airways on 27feb1997. america west was integrated in beginning in early 2006. merged into american airlines on 17oct2015 ]
air new england was formed as a privately owned scheduled commuter airline by joseph c. whitney. redesignated as a regional airline in jan. 1975. purchased cape & island flight service in 1970
aloha airlines was founded as trans - pacific airlines on 26jul1946 and operations began on the same day. renamed to tpa, then to aloha airlines in nov1958. filed for bankruptcy on 20mar2008 & ceased operations on 31mar2008
air crews & maintenance inc. was a scheduled air taxi services to points in florida, and certificated on 23sep1968. an air mail route between waycross, atlanta and macon in georgia operated
universal air line systems + colonial airways + southern a. t. + embry - riddle corporation + interstate airlines = > american airways > american airlines
nil further at this time - [ catalina air lines was a seaplane airline founded in 1940 as catalina air transport, and was based in long beach, california. in 1953, it became avalon air transport, and in 1963, catalina air lines. the airline was acquired by golden west airlines in 1969 which then operated seaplane flights as catalina golden west ] - [ golden west airlines was founded as aero commuter airlines at long beach, california. took over catalina air lines in 1967 (founded as avalon air transport). merged with skymark and cable commuter in early 1969. acquired los angeles airways in 1971. ceased operations in 1983 ]
a - b - c airlines operated ontario - fullerton - la. ceased operations
florence airlines was renamed from air taxi. operated out of florence, south carolina
aloha air cargo began operations under new ownership on 15may2008 after aloha airlines ceased operations. it was the original cargo arm of aloha airlines until it' s demise
tulsa - oklahoma city airline > braniff air lines... > american airlines
as a partner for american airlines, delta air lines and united airlines, expressjet airlines' vision is to provide the best possible travel experience, connecting customers safely and reliably to family, friends, and life' s most memorable moments .
northwest airlines, inc. , mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 82, n312rc
air chicago freight airlines, inc. , north american tb - 25n, n9446z
national airlines, inc. , mcdonnell douglas dc - 10 - 10, n60na
american airlines, inc. , mcdonnell douglas dc - 10 - 10, n103aa
allegheny airlines, inc. , allison prop jet convair 340 / 440, n5832
northeast airlines, inc. , mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 31, n982ne
seaboard world airlines, inc. , douglas dc - 8 - 63f, n8634
caribbean atlantic airlines, inc. , douglas dc - 9 - 31, n938pr
lake central airlines, inc. , allison prop - jet convair 340, n73130​
hawthorne - nevada airlines assumed the operations of nevada airlines in 1964. was also registered as mineral county airlines. subsidised by a casino in hawthorne, nevada but based in long beach. air nevada was renamed from hawthorne nevada airlines (1964 - 1969) flew from los angeles to hawthorne, nevada. ceased operations in 1970
air south was formed as nationwide airlines southeast. taken over by air florida [ midway airlines was founded on 13oct1976, by investor irving t. tague but didn' t start operations until 1979. first major airline to commence operations after the airline derugulation act. acquired air florida in 1984 and fischer bros aviation in 1987. after unsuccessful periods of trading as midway express and midway metrolink, the name was changed in 1993 to the current. based at chicago' s midway airport. ceased operations on 13nov1991 immediately after the teerorist attack on the world trade centre in new york ]
orlando melbourne international airport is currently served by four commercial airlines. legacy carriers delta air lines and american airlines offer daily, nonstop flights to their respective hubs in atlanta and charlotte and one - stop service to just about anywhere in the world. elite airways is also building routes from its melbourne, florida hub. toronto - based porter airlines also provides premium service scheduled flights direct between toronto' s billy bishop airport (ytz) and orlando melbourne international airport .
florida air lines took over air south in 1975 and replaced that airline' s fleet with dc - 3s. planes were used interchangeably between the two route networks and dual titles were applied to several of them .
braniff international was formed in 1931 as braniff airways by the braniff brothers. renamed in 1935, to braniff international. mid - continent airlines was acquired in 1952, panagra in 1957 and florida express merged in (1988). scheduled international and regional carrier. braniff international ceased all operations on 12may1982
atlantic city airlines, inc. , dehavilland dhc - 6, twin otter, n101ac
mercer airlines, inc. , douglas dc - 6 / yc - 112a, n901ma
puerto rico international airlines (prinar), inc. , dehavilland dh - 114 n554pr
chicago and southern airlines, inc. , beech e18s (ateco westwind ii) n51cs
tag airlines, inc. , de havilland dove (dh - 104), n2300h
puerto rico international airlines, inc. , de havilland heron 114 - 2, n563pr
air carolina (florence airlines) was based in florence, s. c. purchased by atlantis airlines (1978 - 1989) - [ metro express was formed by the ceo of metro airlines to provide code - shared feeder service for eastern airlines at atlanta. flights began on 02apr1984 as eastern metro express with jetstream 31s. the company was soon sold to metro airlines inc. on 15feb1989 it acquired atlantis airlines, which also was operating as eastern express. the airline ceased operations on 18jan1991 when eastern air lines closed ]
airlift international was formed as riddle aviation in 1945. acquired united states airlines in 1951. renamed to riddle airlines in 1952. acquired fleets and assets of slick airways in 1968
air kentucky was founded by l. s. cox as owensboro aviation (1964 - 1974). usair feeder as part of allegheny commuter. purchased by gmf investments (parent company of fairchild) in 1989 but ceased operations soon after .
alliance airlines was founded by jim beardsley. part 204 commuter air airline. acquired by great lakes airlines and operated as great lake link out of o' hare airport - [ great lakes airlines was founded in 1979 by d. g. voss, i. l. simpson, w. e. winger and d. k. evans on the reorganisation of spirit lake airways (formed in 1977). scheduled passenger and cargo airline. operated as an united express. acquired alliance airlines in 1988 which had operated as great lakes link. operated for a while under the arizona express banner ]
adirondack airlines started operations in late spring 1991. started operations in jun1991 & ceased in dec1991
pacific alaska airlines was founded in 1972 as aero retardents. acquired pan alaska airways in 1973
appalachian airlines was founded by king rogers operating a piper navajo out of blountville, tennesee .
continental airlines, inc. , flight 1713 mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 14, n626tx
united airlines, inc. , mcdonnell - douglas, dc - 8 - 61, n8082u
pilgrim aviation and airlines, inc. , de havilland turbo prop dhc - 6, n124pm
american central airlines was founded by terry hudik and mike gedmin as tri - state flite services operating as mid - continent airlines. renamed in 1982. filed for bankruptcy in 1985 and ceased operations
amistad airlines operated thirdlevel services from del rio in texas to san antonio, victoria and houston .
controlled collision with terrain gp express airlines, inc. , flight 861 a beechcraft c99, n118gp
trans - colorado airlines, inc. , flight 2286 fairchild metro iii, sa227 ac, n68tc
puerto rico international airlines, (prinair), inc. , dehavilland dh - 114, n554pr
trans international airlines corp. , ferry flight 863, douglas dc - 8 - 63f, n4883t
alaska coastal airlines was formed by the merger of alaska air transport and marine airways. acquired alaska island airways in 1954. merged with ellis airlines to form alaska coastal - ellis airlines - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious
mac
mcgee on 30jun1932. in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services. in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines. the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines (lavery air service, mirow air service, and pollack flying service). alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944. acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968, cordoba airlines in 1968, jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989. code shared with era av. known as jet alaska. first commercial operator of lockheed l. 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 (2001). only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990. regional carrier based at seatac, washington state ]
air florida was formed as a scheduled intra - state passenger airline. it began operations on 29sep1972 & suspended all their flights after going bankrupt on 03jul1984. acquired by midway airlines (1979 - 1991) - [ midway airlines was founded on 13oct1976, by investor irving t. tague but didn' t start operations until 1979. first major airline to commence operations after the airline derugulation act. acquired air florida in 1984 and fischer bros aviation in 1987. after unsuccessful periods of trading as midway express and midway metrolink, the name was changed in 1993 to the current. based at chicago' s midway airport. ceased operations on 13nov1991 immediately after the teerorist attack on the world trade centre in new york ]
altair airlines began scheduled services in nov1966. on 09nov1982 it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy & ceased operations
apache airlines operated third - level scheduled services between phoenix, tucson douglas / bisbee and sierra vista / fort huachuca. acquired caravan airlines in 1967. went out of business partly because of interstate freeway link
in - flight engine separation japan airlines, inc. , flight 46e boeing 747 - 121, n473ev
atlantic southeast airlines, inc. flight 2311 uncontrolled collision with terrain an embraer emb - 120, n270as
japan airlines, company, ltd. , mcdonnel - douglas dc - 8 - 62f, ja 8054
trans world airlines, inc. , boeing 707 - 331c, n787tw, national aviation facilities experimental center
nil further at this time - [ alaska coastal airlines was formed by the merger of alaska air transport and marine airways. acquired alaska island airways in 1954. merged with ellis airlines to form alask coastal - ellis airlines ] [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious
mac
mcgee on 30jun1932. in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services. in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines. the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines (lavery air service, mirow air service, and pollack flying service). alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944. acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968, cordoba airlines in 1968, jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989. code shared with era av. known as jet alaska. first commercial operator of lockheed l. 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 (2001). only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990. regional carrier based at seatac, washington state ]
puerto rico international airlines, inc. , (prinair), dehavilland heron, dh - 114, n575pr
aerovias sud americana was founded in 1947 as a contract cargo carrier operating a route from tampa, florida, to havana. in dec1952 it was granted by the us government the first international all - cargo certificate as a scheduled carrier. aerovias sud americana was renamed to air americana
amelia airways was established at ft. lauderdale’s executive airport in 1993 to offer on - demand passenger services, with emphasis on air ambulance flights, in florida, texas, virginia, and south carolina. simultaneously, the company also sets up stations at miami and west palm beach
north american airlines was formed as air miami. flew casa 212 aircraft out of miami but eventually ceased operations .
alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious
mac
mcgee on 30jun1932. in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services. in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines. the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines (lavery air service, mirow air service, and pollack flying service). alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944. acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968, cordoba airlines in 1968, jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989. code shared with era av. known as jet alaska. first commercial operator of lockheed l. 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 (2001). only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990. regional carrier based at seatac, washington state
controlled collision with terrain express ii airlines, inc. / northwest airlink flight 5719 jetstream ba - 3100, n334px
air wisconsin was founded as fox cities airlines in 1963. took over the routes abandoned by north central airlines. started operations as air wisconsin on 23aug1965. acquired mississippi valley airlines in 1985. aspen airways merged in (1991). united airlines sold air wisconsin and the bae 146 fleet to cjt holdings in 1993. air wisconsin was then renamed air wisconsin airlines corporation (awac) as ual retained the rights to the air wisconsin name and logo. aquired the assets of mountain air express in feb1998, allowing expansion to the west. operates regional services as united feeder
atlantis airlines claimed to be the first airline created after the 1978 airline deregulation act. purchased air carolina in 1980. bought out by eastern metro express. based in florence, south carolina [ metro express was formed by the ceo of metro airlines to provide code - shared feeder service for eastern airlines at atlanta. flights began on 02apr1984 as eastern metro express with jetstream 31s. the company was soon sold to metro airlines inc. on 15feb1989 it acquired atlantis airlines, which also was operating as eastern express. the airline ceased operations on 18jan1991 when eastern air lines closed ]
alii air hawaii was founded by herman brandt. renamed to brandt air in 1975 and to hawaiian pacific airlines in 1975
asa was incorporated on 12mar1979 by george pickett, john beiser and robert priddy & started operations on 27jun1979. acquired southeastern airlines in 1983. first operator of emb - 120 brasilia in 1985. feeder for delta airlines. merged into expressjet
near midair collision, northwest airlines, boeing 720b, n736us, and lockheed aircraft corp. , convair 240, n737z
allegheny airlines, inc. , dc - 9, n988us, and a forth corporation piper pa - 28, n7374j
ntsb / aar - 72 - 29 - tucson, arizona; continental airlines, inc. ; may 2, 1972
air mideast was acquired by mesa airlines - [ mesa airlines, inc. is an american regional airline based in phoenix, arizona. it is a faa part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number masa036a issued on 29jun1979. it is a subsidiary of mesa air group. it was known briefly as mountain west airlines from 1995 to 1996 ]
alaska air transport was established in 1935 by shell simmons. juneau based airline operating lockheed vega aircraft. merged with marine airways of alaska to form alaska coastal airlines - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious
mac
mcgee on 30jun1932. in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services. in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines. the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines (lavery air service, mirow air service, and pollack flying service). alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944. acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968, cordoba airlines in 1968, jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989. code shared with era av. known as jet alaska. first commercial operator of lockheed l. 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 (2001). only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990. regional carrier based at seatac, washington state ]
avatar airlines wasrefused an application to the dot and the faa for operating authority as a commercial air carrier. it had also planned to begin service in the early 1990s when the airline was named family airlines. based out of las vegas mccarran
florida airlines shut down on january 11, 1980 and filed for bankruptcy protection on january 24 in federal district court in tampa. within months, the airline resumed limited service to miami, sarasota, ft. myers and st. petersburg. the new owners made a failed attempt to merge with marco island airways to form air omni. although the merger never came to fruition, air omni titles were applied to several aircraft .
america west started operations on 01aug1983, began operating on the same operating certificate as us airways on 27sep2007. merger into us airways was completed on 27sep2013 [ us airways was established as all american aviation flying airmail pickup in pennsylvania. became all american airways in 1948 when passenger were transported. renamed to allegheny airlines in 1953. absorbed lake central airlines in 1968 and mohawk airlines in 1972. renamed to usair in 1979. merged with piedmont airlines in 1988 and psa in 1989. renamed to us airways on 27feb1997. america west was integrated in beginning in early 2006. merged into american airlines on 17oct2015 ]
no further information at this time [ southern jersey airways was founded by don young, sr and jr. as atlantic city airlines. sold to richard olsen in 1987. continental airlines feeder based in atlantic city. ceased operations in late 1988 ]
midair collision of wings west airlines beech c - 99 (n6399u) and aesthtec, inc. , rockwell commander 112tc n112sm
golden west airlines, inc. , dehavilland dhc - 6, n6383 and cessnair aviation, inc. cessna 150, n11421
​piedmont aviation, inc. , piedmont airlines division, boeing 727, n68650, lanseair inc. , cessna 310, n3121s
​trans world airlines, inc. , douglas dc - 9, tann company beechcraft baron b - 55 in - flight collision
ntsb / aar - 09 - 03 - american airlines flight 1400; st. louis, missouri; september 28, 2007
ntsb / aar - 84 - 12 - jamaica, new york; pilgrim airlines, inc. ; january 13, 1984
ntsb / aar - 70 / 24 - seaboard world airlines, inc. ; stockton, california; october 16, 1969
in 1936, oscar winchell, pilot dan goodman, and linious “mac” mcgee organised alaska interior airlines in mcgrath and anchorage, with headquarters in anchorage. in apr1937, alaska interior was purchased by star air lines - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious
mac
mcgee on 30jun1932. in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services. in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines. the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines (lavery air service, mirow air service, and pollack flying service). alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944. acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968, cordoba airlines in 1968, jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989. code shared with era av. known as jet alaska. first commercial operator of lockheed l. 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 (2001). only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990. regional carrier based at seatac, washington state ]
sun aire lines was founded as borrego springs airlines in 1968 but was renamed soon after. operated its final service on 28sep1984 - [ skywest airlines was founded by ralph atkin buying dixie airlines on 26apr1972 & starting on 19jun1972. became western airlines affiliate (1986 >) and then as a delta connection (1987 >). feeder based in los angeles and salt lake city. acquired sun aire lines of palm springs in 1984. scheduled regional passenger and cargo airline based at lax / salt lake city ]
buker airlines created at north springfield, vermont, in the spring of 1966 to undertake scheduled mail services to cincinnati via boston, new york, and pittsburgh, under terms of the post office departments air taxi mail program. operations started o 18apr1966. buker airlines was purchased and merged on 29aug1968 by trans east airlines - air taxi operator and mail services flying boston - new york - pittsburg - cinncinati - [ trans east airlines was founded in 1864 as stateswide airline at manchester, new hampshire, in the autumn of 1964. it was purchased by walter s. blandford, who changed its name. purchased buker airlines on 29aug1968 ]
air taxi associates inaugurated daily roundtrip scheduled piper lightplane commuter services to new york (jfk) on 23nov1964 - [ ocean airways was founded as air taxi associates. renamed to eastern air taxi in 1965. in 1966, tom harelford (bill piper' s son - in - law) took over and renamed eat to piper twinair. sold in 1968 to charles robertson and it was renamed monmouth airlines. renamed again to ocean airways in 1979 and went bankrupt in 1981 ]
atlantic and gulf coast airlines flew savannah - jacksonville using stinson tri - motor aircraft. ceased operations in tghe same year as started
stall and loss of control on final approach, atlantic coast airlines, inc. / united express flight 6291 jetstream 4101, n304ue
​​aircraft accident report: grand canyon airlines, inc. , and helitech, inc. , midair collision over grand canyon national park
ntsb / aar - 03 - 02 - rancho cordova, california; emery worldwide airlines, inc. ; february 16, 2000
ntsb / aar - 77 - 03 - chicago, illinois; air chicago freight airlines, inc. ; august 6, 1976
ntsb / aar - 70 / 10 - allegheny airlines, inc. ; bradford pennsylvania; flight 737; january 6, 1969
ntsb / aar 68 - ag - blossburg, pennsylvania; mohawk airlines, inc. ; flight 40; june 23, 1967
no further information at this time [ wien claimed to have been the oldest scheduled airline in alaska having being formed as northern air transport in 1924. renamed to wien airways of alaska shortly after to wien alaska airlines in 1935. during this period ferguson airways was aquired (1949) and byers airways in 1956. in 1968, wien alaska airlines merged with northern consolidated airlines to form wien consolidated airlines. this airline was renamed to wien air alaska in in 1973 and eventually the name was shortened to just wien ]
trans - central airlines was reformed from air central of enid, oklahoma, and began operation on 01jun1980. served both airports in dallas
air san juan was founded as chartair by chris & jamie marsden after demise of san juan airlines. based at friday harbor, washington
air virginia was founded by rodney jeager (ex - cardinal airlines). sold to dimitri nicholas in 1984 and renamed to avair .
airtrain airlines was founded in 1993 & changed name to jettrain in 1996, closed in 1996. domestic scheduled passenger services out of pittsburgh
beeson aviation was certified in oct1965 & flew concordia - topeka - kansas using cessna aircraft. absorbed by trans - mo airlines in 1968
steep climb and uncontrolled descent during takeoff, national air cargo, inc. , dba national airlines, boeing 747 400 bcf, n949ca
north central airlines, inc. , convair 580, n46345, home airmotive, inc. , cessna 150, n8742s, midair collision
ntsb / aar - 93 / 06 - anchorage, alaska; japan airlines, inc. ; flight 46e; march 31, 1993
ntsb / aar - 88 / 05 - romulus, michigan; northwest airlines, inc. ; flight 255; august 16, 1987
ntsb / aar - 86 / 01 - reno, nevada; galaxy airlines, inc. ; flight 203; january 21, 1985
ntsb / aar - 83 - 08 - brainerd, minnesota; republic airlines, inc. ; flight 927; january 9, 1983
ntsb / aar - 81 - 02 - tusayan, arizona; scenic airlines, inc. ; flight 306; july 21, 1980
ntsb / aar - 80 / 05 - rockland, maine; downeast airlines, inc. ; flight 46; may 30, 1979
ntsb / aar - 80 / 06 - atlanta, georgia; eastern airlines, inc. ; flight 693; august 22, 1979
ntsb / aar - 79 - 07 - portland, oregon; united airlines, inc. ; flight 173; december 28, 1978
ntsb / aar - 79 - 11 - chicago, illinois; delta airlines, inc. ; flight 349; february 15, 1979
ntsb / aar - 79 - 17 - chicago, illinois; american airlines, inc. ; flight 191; may 25, 1979
ntsb / aar - 78 - 02 - philadelphia, pennsylvania; allegheny airlines, inc. ; flight 121; june 23, 1976
ntsb / aar - 78 - 08 - kaysville, utah; united airlines, inc. ; flight 2860; december 18, 1977
ntsb / aar - 78 - 09 - tucson, arizona; continental airlines, inc. ; flight 63; june 3, 1977
ntsb / aar - 76 - 14 - denver, colorado; continental airlines, inc. ; flight 426; august 7, 1975
ntsb / aar - 76 - 20 - ketchikan, alaska; alaska airlines, inc. ; flight 60; april 5, 1976
ntsb / aar - 73 - 02 - windsor, canada; american airlines, inc. ; flight 96; june 12, 1972
ntsb / aar - 72 - 02 - honolulu, hawaii; aloha airlines, inc. ; flight 845; august 8, 1971
ntsb / aar - 72 - 03 - allentown, pennsylvania; monmouth airlines, inc. ; flight 98; october 24, 1971
ntsb / aar - 72 - 19 - coolidge, arizona; apache airlines, inc. ; flight 33; may 6, 1971
ntsb / aar - 72 - 27 - north pacific ocean; northwest airlines, inc. ; flight 22; april 12, 1972
ntsb / aar - 72 / 28 - juneau, alaska; alaska airlines, inc. ; flight 1866; september 4, 1971
ntsb / aar - 71 - 16 - honolulu, hawaii; northwest airlines, inc. ; flight 9; may 13, 1971
ntsb / aar - 70 / 15 - allegheny airlines, inc. ; fairland, indiana; flight 853; september 9, 1969
ntsb / aar 68 - ac - marseilles, ohio; lake central airlines, inc. ; flight 527; march 5, 1967
ntsb / aar 68 - ai - urbana, ohio; trans world airlines, inc. ; flight 553; march 9, 1967
ntsb / aar 68 - ak - erlanger, kentucky; trans world airlines, inc. ; flight 159; november 6, 1967
ntsb / aar 67 - af - wemme, oregon; west coast airlines, inc. ; flight 956; october 1, 1966
the august 1, 1983 timetable shows a dramatic reduction in service across florida. service to savannah, ga and charleston, sc had also been discontinued. flights were briefly operated on a pensacola - montgomery, al - birmingham, al route during august 1983 but were terminated by september 1, 1983. timetable scan courtesy of arthur na .
american airways was created by the merger of universal air line systems, colonial airways, southern air transport, embry - riddle corporation and interstate airlines. acquired safe (southern air fast express) (1921), martz air lines (1932), transamerican airlines (1932), century pacific air lines (1932) & standard air lines (1934) - [ american airlines was formed as american airways in 1930 & became american airlines on 11apr1934. commenced operation on 30jun1934. acquired american export airlines (which was renamed to american overseas & sold to pan am in 1945), trans caribbean airways in 1971, aircal in 1986, reno air in 2000 and twa in 2001 ]
aspen airways was founded by clye barnham as aspen airways air taxi. merged into air wisconsin in 1991 - [ air wisconsin was founded as fox cities airlines in 1963. took over the routes abandoned by north central airlines. started operations as air wisconsin on 23aug1965. acquired mississippi valley airlines in 1985. aspen airways merged in (1991). united airlines sold air wisconsin and the bae 146 fleet to cjt holdings in 1993. air wisconsin was then renamed air wisconsin airlines corporation (awac) as ual retained the rights to the air wisconsin name and logo. aquired the assets of mountain air express in feb1998, allowing expansion to the west. operates regional services as united feeder ]
[ aspen airways was forunded by clye barnham as aspen airways air taxi. full operating certicate in 1967 ] [ air wisconsin was founded as fox cities airlines in 1963. took over the routes abandoned by north central airlines. started operations as air wisconsin on 23aug1965. acquired mississippi valley airlines in 1985. aspen airways merged in (1991). united airlines sold air wisconsin and the bae 146 fleet to cjt holdings in 1993. air wisconsin was then renamed air wisconsin airlines corporation (awac) as ual retained the rights to the air wisconsin name and logo. aquired the assets of mountain air express in feb1998, allowing expansion to the west. operates regional services as united feeder ]
altus airlines was founded as altus flying service in 1963. renamed and services were suspended from 1970 - 1981. based in altus, oklahoma
pacific southwest airlines, inc. , boeing 727 - 214, n533ps, an gibbs flight center, inc. , cessna 172, n7711g
near midair collision, hughes airwest douglas dc - 9, n9333, and northwest airlines, inc. , douglas dc - 10, n148us
near midair collision, american airlines inc. , douglas dc - 10, n124, and twa, inc. lockheed - 1011, n11002
ntsb / aar - 94 / 01 - dallas / ft. worth, tx; american airlines; flight 102; april 14, 1993
ntsb / aar - 92 / 03 - brunswick, georgia; atlantic southeast airlines, inc. ; flight 2311; april 5, 1991
ntsb / aar - 86 / 05 - international airport, texas; delta airlines, inc. ; flight 191; august 2, 1985
ntsb / aar - 85 / 04 - chalkhill, pennsylvania; zantop international airlines, inc. ; flight 931; may 31, 1984
ntsb / aar - 81 - 08 - saginaw, michigan; trans world airlines, inc. ; flight 841; april 4, 1979
ntsb / aar - 79 - 01 - los angeles, california; continental airlines, inc. ; flight 603; march 1, 1978
ntsb / aar - 79 - 02 - rochester, new york; allegheny airlines, inc. ; flight 453; july 9, 1978
ntsb / aar - 79 - 04 - kalamozoo, michigan; north central airlines, inc. ; flight 801; july 25, 1978
ntsb / aar - 79 - 12 - clarksburg, west virginia; allegheny airlines, inc. ; flight 561; february 12, 1979
ntsb / aar - 77 - 10 - denver, colorado; texas international airlines, inc. ; flight 987; november 16, 1976
ntsb / aar - 76 - 08 - jamaica, new york; eastern airlines, inc. ; flight 66; june 24, 1975
ntsb / aar - 76 - 17 - van nuys, california; mercer airlines, inc. ; flight 901; february 8, 1976
ntsb / aar - 75 - 02 - albuquerque, new mexico; national airlines, inc. ; flight 27; november 3, 1973
ntsb / aar - 75 - 13 - thiells, new york; northwest airlines, inc. ; flight 6231; december 1, 1974
ntsb / aar - 75 - 14 - whittier, california; golden west airlines, inc. ; flight 261; january 9, 1975
ntsb / aar - 75 - 16 - berryville, virginia; trans world airlines, inc. ; flight 514; december 1, 1974
ntsb / aar - 74 - 04 - mena, arkansas; texas international airlines, inc. ; flight 655; september 27, 1973
ntsb / aar - 73 - 08 - albany, new york; mohawk airlines, inc. ; flight 405; march 3, 1972
ntsb / aar - 73 - 09 - appleton, wisconsin; north central airlines, inc. ; flight 290; june 29, 1972
ntsb / aar - 73 - 15 - chicago, illinois; north central airlines, inc. ; flight 954; december 20, 1972
ntsb / aar - 72 - 16 - edison, new jersey; american airlines, inc. ; flight 30; january 9, 1971
ntsb / aar - 72 - 20 - new haven, connecticut; allegheny airlines, inc. ; flight 485; june 7, 1971
ntsb / aar - 72 - 21 - lake charles, louisiana; national airlines, inc. ; flight 41; january 4, 1972
ntsb / aar - 72 - 25 - fairfield, idaho; sun valley airlines, inc. ; flight 115; february 20, 1972
ntsb / aar - 71 - 05 - lake erie, pennsylvania; tag airlines, inc. ; flight 730; january 28, 1970
ntsb / aar - 71 - 07 - san francisco, california; american airlines, inc. ; flight 14; september 18, 1970
ntsb / aar - 70 / 06 - united airlines, inc. ; los angeles, california; flight 266; january 18, 1969
ntsb / aar - 70 / 07 - northeast airlines, inc. ; hanover, new hampshire; flight 946; october 25, 1968
ntsb / aar - 69 / 05 - constancs, kentucky; trans world airlines, inc. ; flight 128; november 20, 1967
ntsb / aar 68 - ad - klamath falls, oregon; west coast airlines, inc. ; flight 720; march 10, 1967
braniff first flight from dallas / fort worth to new orleans on 01mar1984 [ braniff international was formed in 1931 braniff airways. once again renamed, this time to braniff international the airline resumed operations again as braniff international. originally qwned by the pritzker family, this was the true corporate successor to the original airline. florida express merged in (1988) ]
american airways was created by the merger of universal air line systems, colonial airways, southern air transport, embry - riddle corporation and interstate airlines. acquired safe (southern air fast express) (1921), martz air lines (1932), transamerican airlines (1932), century pacific air lines (1932) & standard air lines (1934) ] american airlines was formed as american airways in 1930 & became american airlines on 11apr1934. commenced operation on 30jun1934. acquired american export airlines (which was renamed to american overseas & sold to pan am in 1945), trans caribbean airways in 1971, aircal in 1986, reno air in 2000 and twa in 2001. international and domestic airline
barnhill & mcgee airways, one of the earliest air services in alaska, was founded in anchorage as a partnership between harvey w. barnhill and linious
mac
mcgee in 1931. its assets went into mcgee airways - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious
mac
mcgee on 30jun1932. in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services. in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines. the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines (lavery air service, mirow air service, and pollack flying service). alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944. acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968, cordoba airlines in 1968, jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989. code shared with era av. known as jet alaska. first commercial operator of lockheed l. 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 (2001). only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990. regional carrier based at seatac, washington state ]
arizona airways (ii) was formed in 1991 and commenced services in jun1992 international, regional and domestic scheduled commuter airline based in tucson. in aug1995, a deal with great lakes became official and the carrier was rebranded as arizona airways express. the carrier was then merged into great lakes airlines (ii) on 15jan1996 - [ spirit lake airways was established by doug voss and ivan simpson & began operations on 05apr1977. reorganised in 1979 as great lakes airlines. began scheduled services on 12oc1981. in feb1988, great lakes acquired alliance airlines, adding six cities around lake michigan to the route network. in late 1995 great lakes arizona airways express merge in, obtaining routes from a hub at tucson international airport to phoenix and page, arizona, as well as to albuquerque, nm, and to several points in northern mexico. great lakes airlines announced it has suspended all operations as of 26mar2018 - based in spencer, iowa - scheduled passenger and cargo airline ]
airnet express was formerly known as us check airlines. acquired midway aviation in 1996 plus pacific air charter, express convenience center & data air courier
florida commuter airlines was a small u.s. regional airline based out of palm beach international airport that evolved directly from roberson air , inc. which did business as red baron airlines . this happened when dr. rudolph p. scheerer bought out dr. clive e. roberson for a 100 % stake in the airline on june 13 , 1980 . the management structure remained the same except for dr. clive e. roberson . on july 24 , 1980 , florida commuter airlines received its carrier operating certificate as a commuter and charter operator . it was certified to fly 2 dc-3 's and a piper pa-31 navajo . on september 9 , 1980 , and interline agreement was signed with air florida . an interline and a bilateral agreement was also signed with eastern airlines . 
florida commuter airlines was a small u.s. regional airline based out of palm beach international airport that evolved directly from roberson air, inc. which did business as red baron airlines. this happened when dr. rudolph p. scheerer bought out dr. clive e. roberson for a 100% stake in the airline on june 13, 1980. the management structure remained the same except for dr. clive e. roberson. on july 24, 1980, florida commuter airlines received its carrier operating certificate as a commuter and charter operator. it was certified to fly 2 dc-3's and a piper pa-31 navajo. on september 9, 1980, and interline agreement was signed with air florida. an interline and a bilateral agreement was also signed with eastern airlines.
florida commuter airlines was a small u.s. regional airline based out of palm beach international airport that evolved directly from roberson air, inc. which did business as red baron airlines. this happened when dr. rudolph p. scheerer bought out dr. clive e. roberson for a 100% stake in the airline on june 13, 1980. the management structure remained the same except for dr. clive e. roberson. on july 24, 1980, florida commuter airlines received its carrier operating certificate as a commuter and charter operator. it was certified to fly 2 dc-3's and a piper pa-31 navajo. on september 9, 1980, and interline agreement was signed with air florida. an interline and a bilateral agreement was also signed with eastern airlines.