List of defunct airlines of the United States

This is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 - which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).

Defunct airlines

Airline State Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced Ceased Notes
AAXICO Florida 1946 1966 Sold to Saturn Airways
AccessAir Iowa ZA CYD Cyclone 1998 2001
Aero Commuter Florida 1967 1983
Aero Union (Aero Union Corporation) California 1961 2011
Aero Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands 1977 1990
Aeroamerica Washington 1973 1982
Aerocoach Aviation International Florida DF
Aeromarine West Indies Airways Florida 1920 1924 Reorganized as Aeromarine Airways in 1921
Aeromech Airlines West Virginia KC 1951 1983 Merged into Wright Airlines
AeroSun International Florida 1981 1982 Formerly Red Carpet Airlines[1]
Air 1 (airline) 1983[2] 1984[2]
Air America (airline) 1950 1976 Owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency in Southeast Asia
Air America (charter airline) California GM AMR - 1986 1990
Air Atlanta Georgia CC CRB Airlan 1984 1987
Air Bahia California 1979 1980
Air Berlin USA Oregon 1979 1990 Reconstituted as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG under German company law in 1990
Air California California OC ACL AIRCAL 1967 1981 Name changed to AirCal in 1981. Operated as such until 1987, to American Airlines
Air Caribbean (Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico 1975 1979
Air Carolina South Carolina 1967 1980s Originally Florence Airlines, absorbed into Atlantis Airlines[3]
Air Chaparral Nevada CPL Maverick 1980 1983
Air Cortez California AB 1977 1986
Air Florida Commuter Florida 1984 A system of affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into Air Florida
Air Florida Florida QH FLA PALM 1971 1985 Air Florida Commuter was an affiliate[4]
Air Hawaii Hawaii AHC Air Hawaii 1985 1986
Air Illinois Illinois UX ILLINOIS 1970 1983
Air Indiana Indiana Active in the 1970s
Air Kentucky Kentucky 1970 1989 Also called Owensboro Aviation
Air L.A. California UE UED 1982 1995 Purchased Conquest Airlines
Air Link Colorado FF
Air Miami Florida 1977 1980s Purchased Shawnee Airlines in 1978, to North American Airlines[5]
Air Micronesia Guam AIR MIKE 1968 Rebranded as Continental Micronesia
Air Midwest Kansas ZV 1967 2008
Air National (United States)
Air Nevada Nevada 1974 1998 To Pacific Wings
Air New England Massachusetts NE 1970 1980s
Air New Orleans Florida 1981 1988 Later based in Alabama
Air Niagara New York 1978 1984
Air North Vermont 1963 1984 To Brockway Air
Air Oregon Oregon JT 1978 1981 To Horizon Air
Air Pacific (United States) California IK 1979 1981 Founded as Eureka Aero in 1970, to Golden Gate Airlines
Air Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1976 1982
Air Rajneesh
Air Resorts Airline UZ ARZ 1975 ? [6]
Air South (Florida) Florida 1980 1985 As Bahama Caribbean changed to Bahamas Caribbean in 1981 then Aero International in 1982 and Air South in 1985[7]
Air South (Georgia) Georgia 1969 1978 To Florida Airlines
Air South (South Carolina) South Carolina 1994 1997
Air St. Thomas United States Virgin Islands ZP STT 1975 2005
Air Taxi International
Air Vegas Nevada 6V VGA Air Vegas 1971 2004
Air Vermont Vermont 1981 1984
Air West California RW 1968 1970 Formed by merger of Bonanza Air Lines, Pacific Air Lines and West Coast Airlines in 1968; name change to Hughes Airwest in 1970
Air-Lift Commuter 3L WPK 1976 [8]
Air-Speed Inc Massachusetts 1974
Air21 California 1995 1997
Airborne Express Washington 1943 2003
AirCal California OC 1981 1987 Merged into American Airlines
Airlift International Florida RD AIR Airlift 1945 1991
Airmark Aviation
AirNow Vermont RLR RATTLER 1957 2011
AirTran Airways Texas FL TRS CITRUS 1997 2014 Started in 1993 as ValuJet Airlines, integrated into Southwest Airlines in 2014
AirTran JetConnect Wisconsin FL TRS Citrus 2002 2004 As Air Wisconsin
Airways International Florida 1981 1999
Alaska Air Transport Alaska 1935 1939 To Alaska Coastal Airlines
Alaska Coastal Airlines Alaska 1939 To Alaska Airlines, also operated as Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines
Alaska International Air Alaska IK 1972 1984 Founded as Interior Airways in 1946, rebranded as Markair
Albany Air New York 1979 1979
All American Aviation Pennsylvania 1939 1949 Became All American Airways in 1949, Allegheny Airlines in 1952, USAir in 1979, and US Airways in 1996. Now American Airlines
Allegheny Airlines Pennsylvania AL ALO ALLEGHENY 1949 1952 Became USAir in 1979, and US Airways in 1996. Now American Airlines
Allegheny Commuter Pennsylvania 1969
Aloha Airlines Hawaii AQ AAH ALOHA 1946 2008 Passenger operations ceased, now a cargo only airline as Aloha Air Cargo
Alpha Air (United States)
Altair Airlines Pennsylvania AK 1967 1982
Ambassadair Indiana
America West Airlines Arizona HP AWE CACTUS 1983 2005 Merged with US Airways, which merged with American Airlines
American Central Airlines 1980 1985 [9]
American Eagle Airlines Michigan MQ 1998 2014 Now Envoy Air, formerly Simmons Airlines
American Export Airlines New York 1937 1945 Merged the transatlantic division of American Airlines to form American Overseas Airlines
American Flyers Airline Oklahoma 1949 1971 To Universal Airlines
American International Airways Michigan CB CKS 1967 2000 Rebranded as Kitty Hawk International
American Overseas Airlines New York 1945 950 Merged into Pan American World Airways
American Trans Air Indiana TZ AMT 1973 2003 Formed as Ambassadair, rebranded as ATA Airlines
American Trans-Oceanic Company New York 1916
AmericanConnection Illinois AX| 2001 2014
Apache Airlines Arizona 1971
Apollo Airways 1978 1985 Rebranded as Pacific Coast Airlines
Appalachian Airlines Tennessee 1977 1980
Arctic Circle Air Alaska 1973 2009 Bought by Era Alaska
Arctic Transportation Services Alaska 7S RCT 1950 2010 Rebranded as Ryan Air Services
Arista International Airlines
Arizona Airways (1993–1996) Arizona 1993 1996 To Arizona Airways Express
Arizona Airways Arizona 1946 1950 To Frontier Airlines
Arizona Helicopters Arizona Operated in Laos during the 1970s
Aroostook Airways Maine 1969 1972
Arrow Air Florida JW APW BIG A 1947 2010
Aspen Airways Colorado AP ASP Aspen Air 1952 1990 Merged into Air Wisconsin
Aspen Mountain Air 1996 1998 See Lone Star Airlines
Astar Air Cargo Florida ER DHL DAHL 1969 2012
ATA Airlines Indiana TZ AMT AMTRAN 1973 2008 As Ambassadair
ATA Connection Illinois 1983 2008
Atlantic Coast Airlines Virginia 1989 2006 To Independence Air
Atlantic Gulf Airlines Florida 1983 1986
Atlantic North Airlines New Jersey 1993 1993 Merged to Ocean Air Tradeways
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Georgia EV ASQ ACEY 1979 2011 To ExpressJet
Austin Express Texas 1997 2000
Av Atlantic Florida G6 KYC 1989 1997
Bar Harbor Airlines Maine QO AJC 1950 1971 Merged into Continental Express
Barnhill & McGee Airways Alaska 1931 1932 Forerunner of McGee Airways
Bay Valley Air Service California
Best Airlines Kentucky 1982
Big Sky Airlines Montana GQ BSY BIG SKY 1978 2008
Bimini Island Air Florida BMY 1993 2010 AOC removed by the FAA 2011
Bluegrass Airlines Kentucky 1944 1946
Boeing Air Transport 1927 1930 To United Airlines
Bonanza Air Lines Nevada 1945 1968 To Air West and then Hughes Airwest
Boston-Maine Airways New Hampshire E9 CXS CLIPPER CONNECTION 1998 2008
Braniff (1983–1990) Texas BN BNF BRANIFF 1984 1989
Braniff (1991–1992) Texas BE 1991 1992
Braniff International Airways Texas BN BNF BRANIFF 1930 1982
Britt Airways Indiana RU BTA 1956 1985 To People Express Airlines (1980s)
Brockway Air Vermont SS| 1960s 1989 To Metro Airlines
Brower Airlines Iowa 1969 1979
Burlington Air Express California 1986 1997 To BAX Global
Business Express Airlines Massachusetts HQ GAA BizEx 1982 2000 Merged into American Eagle Airlines
Cal Jet Air Minnesota 2010 2013
Cal Sierra Airlines California 1980 1981
California Air Shuttle California
California Central Airlines California 1947 1954
CalPac (California Pacific) California 1993 2005 To Mesa Airlines
Cape Smythe Air Alaska 2F 1975 2005 To Frontier Flying Service
Capital Airlines Washington, D.C. 1948 1961 To United Airlines
Capital Cargo International Airlines Florida PT CCI CAPPY 1996 2013 Merged into ATI – Air Transport International
Capitol Air (Capitol Airways) Tennessee 1946 1980s
Cargo 360 Washington GG GGC LONGHAUL 2005 2008 To Southern Air
Caribair (Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico 1939 1973 To Eastern Airlines
Caribbean Sun Florida 2002 2007 To World Atlantic Airlines
Carnival Air Lines Florida KW CAA Carnival Air 1988 1998 Merged into Pan Am (1996) , to Boston-Maine Airways
Cascade Airways Washington CZ CCD CASCADE 1969 1986
Casino Express Airlines Nevada XP CXP CASINO EXPRESS 1987 2005 Rebranded as Xtra Airways
Catalina Air Lines California 1940 1969 As Catalina Air Transport, then Avalon Air Transport (1953), then Catalina Air Lines (1963), acquired by Golden West Airlines
CCAir North Carolina ED Carolina 1987 2002
Centennial Airlines Wyoming BE CNL Wyo-Air 1981 1987 Merged into Mesa Airlines
Central Airlines Texas 1949 1967
Chalk's International Airlines Florida BK CHK CHALKS 1917 2007
Challenge Air Cargo Florida WE CWC 1985 1990 Rebranded as Centurion Air Cargo
Challenger Airlines Wyoming 1947 1950 Merged with Monarch Airlines (1946–1950) and Arizona Airways
Champion Air Minnesota MG CCP CHAMPION AIR 1995 2008 Formed from MGM Grand Air
Chautauqua Airlines Indiana RP CHQ CHAUTAUQUA 1973 2014 To Shuttle America
Cherokee Airlines
Chicago Air Illinois CH CHGO WildOnion 1985 1986
Chicago and Southern Air Lines California CS CSA C & S 1933 1953 As Pacific Seaboard Air Lines, rebranded Chicago and Southern Air Lines (1935), merged with Delta Air Lines
Chicago Express Airlines Illinois C8 WDY WINDY CITY 1993 2005
Chicago Helicopter Airways Illinois
Cochise Airlines Arizona DP 1971 1982
Colgan Air Tennessee 9L CJC COLGAN 1991 2012 Originally an FBO (1965), flights began 1970, sold to Presidential Airways (1986), restarted as National Capital (1991), merged to Pinnacle Airlines
Colonial Air Transport New York 1926 1930 To American Airlines
Colonial Airlines New Jersey 1928 1956 Began as Canadian Colonial Airways, merged with Eastern Air Lines
Comair Kentucky OH COM COMAIR 1977 2012
Command Airways New York DD CMD 1965 1988 Renamed Flagship Airlines
Commuter Airlines New York 1964 1984 Began as Broome County Aviation
Conner Air Lines Florida CS 1948 1992
Connie Kalitta Services Michigan 1967 1984 To American International Airways
Conquest Airlines Texas 5C 1988 1997 Purchased by Air L.A.
Conquest Sun Airlines 1994 To AirTran Airways
Continental Air Services, Inc Nevada 1965 A subsidiary of Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines Texas CO COA CONTINENTAL 1937 2012 Merged into United Airlines
Continental Connection 2012 Included Cape Air, Colgan Air, CommutAir and Silver Airways, merged with United Express
Continental Lite 1993 1995 Airline within an airline, brand of Continental Airlines
Continental Micronesia Guam CS CMI AIR MIKE 1968 2010 Subsidiary of Continental Airlines and merged with them
Contract Air Cargo Michigan TSU TRANSAUTO 1983 2005 Rebranded as Gulf and Caribbean Cargo
Cordova Airlines Alaska 1934 1968 Purchased by Alaska Airlines[10]
Corporate Airlines Tennessee 1996 2007
Cosmopolitan Airlines New York 1978 1980
Crown Airways Pennsylvania 1969 1994 Began as Allegheny Commuter, to Mesa Airlines
Curtiss Flying Service
Custom Air Transport Florida 5R CTT CATT 1985 2008
DayJet Florida DJS DAYJET 2002 2008
Delta Express Georgia DL DAL DELTA 1996 2003 Replaced by Song; folded back into Delta Air Lines
Denver Ports of Call Colorado PC POC 1967 1992 Rebranded as Skyworld Airlines
Desert Commuter Airlines
Desert Sun Airlines Arizona 1995 1996 Merged to America West Express
DHL Airways, Inc. (1979 – 2004) Florida 1979 2004 Renamed Astar Air Cargo
DHL Airways Kentucky ER DHL 1983 2003 Rebranded as Astar Air Cargo
Direct Air South Carolina 2006 2012
Discovery Airlines New Jersey 1996 2000 Formed as Sky Trek International Air Lines
Discovery Airways Hawaii DH DVA 1990 1990
Dorado Wings Puerto Rico 1964 1982 To Crown Air
Eagle Airlines Georgia V9 VIK 1993 1995
Eagle Wings
Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Virginia 1961 1989 To Trump Shuttle
Eastern Air Lines New York/Florida EA EAL EASTERN 1926 1991 Founded as Pitcairn Aviation
Eastwind Airlines New Jersey W9 SGR STINGER 1995 1999
Ellis Airlines Alaska 1936 1962 To Alaska Coastal Airlines
Emerald Air (United States) Texas OD 1978 1991
Emery Worldwide California EB EWW EMERY 1946 2001
Empire Airlines (1976–1985) New York UR 1976 1985 To Piedmont Airlines
Empire Airways New York JKR JOKER 2004 2012
Empires Airlines 1946 Merged with Zimmerly Airlines to form West Coast Airlines
Eos Airlines New York E0 ESS NEW DAWN 2004 2009 Formed as Economy Helicopters, bought by Frontier Alaska, name change to Era Alaska and now Ravn Alaska
Era Aviation Alaska 7H ERH ERAH 1948 2014 Rebranded as Corvus Airlines
Essair Airways Texas 1939 1946 Renamed Pioneer Airlines
Eureka Aero California 1970 1979 Renamed Air Pacific (United States)
Evergreen International Airlines Oregon EZ EIA EVERGREEN 1975 2013 See also Evergreen International Aviation
Evergreen International Aviation Oregon 1960 2014 Formed as Evergreen Helicopters, see also Evergreen International Airlines and Intermountain Aviation
Exec Express Texas 1984 1998 See Lone Star Airlines
Executive Airlines Puerto Rico OW EGF EAGLE FLIGHT 1986 2013
Express.Net Airlines Florida XNA EXPRESSNET 1972 2008 Formed as Transcontinental Airlines
Falcon Air Express Florida 6F FAO PANTHER 1995 2015
Family Airlines Nevada 1992 1992 Never started operations
Farwest Airlines Arizona FRW 1995 2003
Fina Air Puerto Rico 2003
Fine Air Florida FB FBF FINE AIR 1989 2002 To Arrow Air
Flagship Airlines Tennessee 1991 1998 Formed by the merger of Command Airways into Nashville Eagle, merged with Simmons Airlines and Wings West Airlines to form American Eagle Airlines
Florida Aircraft Leasing Florida
Florida Airlines Florida FE Florida 1960 1981
Florida Airways Florida 1923 1927
Florida Coastal Airlines Florida PA FCL FLORIDA COASTAL 1995 2010
Florida Commuter Airlines Florida FCA 1980 1981 To Southern Airways
Florida Express Florida 1983 1988 Merged into Braniff (1983–1990)
FloridaGulf Airlines Florida 1991 1997 To Air Midwest
Fly Guam Guam 2008 2012
FlyHawaii Airlines Hawaii 2005 2005 Never started operations
Flying Tiger Line California FT FTL TIGER 1945 1989 To FedEx Express
Focus Air Cargo Florida F2 FKS FOCUS 2004 2008
Fort Worth Airlines Texas 1985
Four Star Air Cargo Puerto Rico HK FSC FOUR STAR 1982 2009 Started in the United States Virgin Islands
Freedom Airlines Texas F8 FRL FREEDOM AIR 2002 2010
Freelandia 1973 1974
Friedkin Airlines California Predecessor to Pacific Southwest Airlines
Frontier Airlines (1950–1986) Colorado FL FRONTIER 1950 1986
Frontier Horizon Airlines
Galaxy Airlines (United States) Florida 1986
Gem State Airlines Idaho 1978 1980 Merged with Air Pacific (United States) to become Golden Gate Airlines
Gemini Air Cargo Minnesota GR GCO GEMINI 1995 2008
Geo Air Florida 1995 2008
Georgia Skies Georgia LI NMI TSUNAMI 2008 2013 A Pacific Wings subsidiary
Global International Airways Missouri GX GAX 1981 1984
Go! (airline) Hawaii YV ASH AIR SHUTTLE 2006 2014
Go! Mokulele Hawaii 2009 2012
Golden Gate Airlines California 1980 1981 Merged with Swift Aire Lines
Golden Pacific Airlines (1969–1973) California 1969 1973
Golden Pacific Airlines Arizona 1981 1989
Golden West Airlines California GW GWA Golden West 1967 1983
GP Express Airlines Nebraska GPE Regional Express 1975 1996
Grand Aire Express Ohio 1985 2003
Grand Airways Nevada
Great American Airlines Nevada MV GRA 1979 1997
Great Plains Airlines Oklahoma ZO OZR OZARK 2001 2004
Gulf Air Transport Louisiana GAT 1979 2000 Renamed Trans Ocean Airways
Gulfstream International Airlines Florida 1990 2010
Guy-America Airways New York 1981 1984 See also American Overseas Airlines
Hageland Aviation Services Alaska 1981 2008 Merged with Frontier Alaska
Harbor Airlines Washington HB HAR HARBOR 1971 2001
Hawkins and Powers Aviation Wyoming
Heartland Airlines Ohio 1998 2001 Never started operations
Henson Airlines Maryland PI HNA 1962 1993 Rebranded as Piedmont Airlines
Holiday Airlines (United States) Florida 1960s 1970s
Hooters Air South Carolina 2003 2006
Houston Metro Airlines Texas 1969 1993 Renamed Metro Airlines
Hub Airlines
Hughes Airwest California RW HUGHES-AIR 1968 1980 To Republic Airlines
Ilan Airways, Inc. New York 1984 1988 No flights
Imperial Airlines California 1964 1986
Independence Air Virginia DH IDE INDEPENDENCE 1989 2006 Formed as Atlantic Coast Airlines
Independent Air Georgia ID IDN Independent 1966 1990
Indigo Airlines Illinois I9 IBU 1999 2001
Inland Empire Airlines California
Interior Airways Alaska 1946 1972 To Alaska International Air
Intermountain Aviation Arizona 1969 1975 CIA front, to Evergreen International Aviation
International Cargo Xpress Michigan 2C 1989 1994 Merged into ATI – Air Transport International
Island Airlines Massachusetts IS ISA 1991 2015 [11]
Island Pacific Air Hawaii To Air Hawaii
Jet 24 Florida TJ JTS 1979 1986
Jet America Airlines California SI JET - 1980 1987 Merged into Alaska Airlines
JetAmerica Florida J1 BSK BISCAYNE 2007 2009 As Air Azul
JetWest 1969 1970 Absorbed by Frontier Airlines
KentuckySkies Kentucky 2009 2012 A Pacific Wings subsidiary
Key Airlines Idaho KWY KEYAIR 1969 1993 Founded as Thunderbird Airlines
Keyway Air Transport 1986 1992 Operated from Rhein-Main Air Base
Kitty Hawk Aircargo Indiana KR KHA KITTYHAWK 1985 2008 Formed as Kitty Hawk Airways
Kitty Hawk Airways Texas 1976 1990
Kitty Hawk International Michigan CB CKS 1999 2000 To Kalitta Air
Kiwi International Air Lines New Jersey KP KIA Kiwi 1992 1999
L.A.B. Flying Service Alaska JA LAB LAB 1956 2008
L'Express Airlines Louisiana LEX LEX 1989 1992
Lake Central Airlines Indiana 1950 1968 To Allegheny Airlines
Lake Union Air Washington 1992 To Kenmore Air
Lakeland Airlines Wisconsin YQ 1980 1984
Legend Airlines Texas LC LGD Legendary 2000 2005
Leisure Air North Carolina L8 LWD LEISURE WORLD 1992 1995
Liberty Express Airlines Pennsylvania 1994 1997 To Air Midwest
Lone Star Airlines Texas AD LSS LONESTAR 1984 1998 As Exec Express
Lorair Mississippi LOR 1995 2001
Los Angeles Airways California 1947 1971
Lynx Air International Florida LXF LYNX FLIGHT 1989 2009
Lynx Aviation Colorado L3 SSX SHASTA 2006 2011
Mackey Airlines Florida 1946 1967 To Eastern Air Lines, restarted as Mackey International Airlines, shut down 1981
Maddux Air Lines California 1927 1929 Merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form TAT - Maddux Air Lines
Mahalo Air Hawaii BM MLH MAHALO 1993 1997
Mall Airways New York FH 1973 1989 To Business Express Airlines
Marco Island Airways Florida 1973 1986 Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines
Marine Airways Alaska 1936 1939 To Alaska Coastal Airlines
MarkAir Alaska BF MRK MarkAir 1946 1995
Marquette Airlines 1938 1945 To Trans World Airlines
MAXjet Airways Virginia MY MXJ MAX-JET 2003 2007
Mayflower Airlines Massachusetts 1936 1945 Absorbed by Northeast Airlines
McClain Airlines Arizona 1984 1987
McGee Airways Alaska 1932 1934 Merged with Star Air Service
Mesaba Airlines Minnesota XJ MES MESABA 1944 2012 Merged into Pinnacle Airlines
MetJet Wisconsin 2013
Metro Airlines Texas 1969 1993 Originally Houston Metro Airlines
Metroflight Airlines Texas 1993 Part of Metro Airlines
MetroJet (American airline) Virginia US USA USAIR 1998 2001
MGM Grand Air California MG MGM Grand Air 1987 1995 To Champion Air
Mid Pacific Air Hawaii HO MPA MID PAC 1981 1988
Mid-Continent Airlines Iowa 1938 1952 To Braniff International Airways
MidAtlantic Airways Pennsylvania BK PDC 2002 2006
Midstate Airlines Wisconsin IU MIS MIDSTATE 1964 1989 To Sentry Insurance
Midway Airlines (1976–1991) Illinois ML MDW MIDWAY 1976 1991
Midway Airlines (1993–2003) North Carolina JI MDW MIDWAY 1993 2003
Midway Connection Illinois
Midwest Airlines Wisconsin YX MEP MIDEX 1948 2010 As K-C Aviation, merged with Frontier Airlines
Midwest Airways Ohio
Midwest Aviation Minnesota 1973 1983 Operated as Air New Ulm (1973-1977), then as Lake State Airways (1977-1999)
Midwest Connect Wisconsin 1994 2010 Regional airline associate of Midwest Airlines
Midwest Express Wisconsin 1978 2002 To Midwest Airlines
Millon Air Florida OX OXO 1983 1998
Mississippi Valley Airlines Wisconsin XV 1968 1985 Merged with Air Wisconsin
Modern Air Transport New Jersey KV MODERN 1946 1975
Mohawk Airlines New York MO Mohawk 1945 1972 As Robinson Airlines, to Allegheny Airlines
Monarch Airlines (1946–1950) Colorado 1946 1950 Merged with Arizona Airways and Challenger Airlines to form Frontier Airlines
Morris Air Utah KN MSS Wasatch 1948 1994 As Morris Air Service, to Southwest Airlines
Mountain Air Express Colorado MAX Pikes Peak 1996 1998 Sold to Air Wisconsin, formerly owned by Western Pacific Airlines
Mountain West Airlines-Idaho Idaho FX 1979 1981
Mountain West Airlines Arizona 1995 1996 To Mesa Airlines
Murray Air Michigan 5M MUA 2000 2008 Rebranded as National Airlines (N8)
Murray Aviation Michigan 2000 2008 Rebranded as National Airlines (N8)
Muse Air Texas MC TST Muse Air 1981 1985 Acquired by Southwest Airlines which then changed the Muse Air name to TranStar Airlines
National Air Transport 1925 1934
National Airlines (1934–1980) Florida NA NAL NATIONAL 1934 1980 Merged into Pan American World Airways
National Airlines (1983) OV NAN Nation Air 1983 1986
National Airlines (1999–2002) Nevada N7 ROK RED ROCK 1999 2002
National Airlines/Private Jet Expeditions Kansas 5J PJE Pee Jay 1994 1995
National Florida Airlines Florida 1981 1983
National Parks Airways Idaho 1927 1937 Bought by Western Airlines
Nations Air Pennsylvania 1995 1998
Nationwide Airlines Southeast Georgia 1969 1978 Name changed to Air South (Georgia)
New England & Western Air Transportation Co. Massachusetts 1930 1930
New England Air Transport Maine 2008 2009
New Mexico Airlines Arizona LW NMI TSUNAMI 2007 2015 A Pacific Wings subsidiary
New York Air New York NY NYA APPLE 1980 1987 To Continental Airlines
New York Airways New York 1949 1979 Helicopter services
New York Helicopter New York NYH 1980 1988
New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line New York 1929 1930 To Pan American World Airways
North American Airlines Georgia NA NAO NORTH AMERICAN 1989 2014
North Central Airlines Minnesota NC NORTH CENTRAL 1944 1979 Merged with Southern Airways to become Republic Airlines
North Pacific Airlines Washington 1987 1991 Merged with WestAir Commuter Airlines
Northcoast Executive Airlines Ohio 5N NCE TOP HAT 1990 1991
Northeast Airlines Massachusetts NE 1940 1972 Founded 1931 as Boston-Maine Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines
Northeast Express Regional Airlines New Hampshire 2V NEE 1974 1994
Northeastern International Airways Florida QS QSA NORTHEASTER 1982 1986
Northern Consolidated Airlines Alaska To Wien Air Alaska
Northwest Airlines Minnesota NW NWA Northwest 1934 2010 Formed 1926 as Northwest Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines
Northwest Airlink
Northwest Orient Airlines Minnesota
Oceanair Puerto Rico TJ 1970s 1980s To Trans Commuter Airline
Overseas National Airways New York OV ONA Onair 1950 1978
Ozark Air Lines (1998) Missouri 1998 2001 To Great Plains Airlines
Ozark Air Lines Missouri OZ OZA OZARK 1950 1986 To Trans World Airlines
Pace Airlines North Carolina Y5 PCE PACE 1996 2002 To Hooters Air
Pacific Air Lines California PC PCA PACIFIC 1946 1968 As Southwest Airways, renamed 1958, merged with Bonanza Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West
Pacific Air Transport California 1926 1928
Pacific Alaska Airways Alaska 1932 1941 Merged into Pan American World Airways
Pacific American Airlines California 1976
Pacific Coast Airlines
Pacific Corporation Delaware 1950 1979 A holding company that the Central Intelligence Agency used to control several aviation front organizations
Pacific East Airlines California 6P PCE 1983 1984
Pacific Express California VB 1982 1984
Pacific Island Aviation Northern Mariana Islands 9J PSA PACIFIC ISLE 1988 2005
Pacific Northern Airlines Alaska PN 1967 Merged into Western Airlines
Pacific Skyway
Pacific Southwest Airlines California PS PSA 1949 1988 To US Airways
Pacific Wings Arizona LW NMI TSUNAMI 1974 2015 See also New Mexico Airlines, Georgia Skies, TennesseeSkies, and KentuckySkies
Pan Am Cargo New York 1963 1983 Subsidiary of Pan American World Airways
Pan Am Express 1981 1991 A flight connection service including, Air Atlanta (1984 to 1987), Emerald Air (United States) (1981 to 1985), Empire Airlines (1981 to 1985), Presidential Airways (scheduled) (1987), Republic Airlines (1981 to 1986), see also Ransome Airlines
Pan Am Shuttle 1986 1991 To Delta Shuttle
Pan American Airways (1996–1998) Florida 1996 1998
Pan American Airways (1998–2004) New Hampshire 1998 2004 To Boston-Maine Airways
Pan American World Airways New York PA PAA CLIPPER 1927 1991
Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra) Florida PY Panagra 1929 1969 To Braniff International Airways
Paradise Island Airlines Florida BK PDI Paradise Island 1989 1999
Parks College Airline Illinois 1935 1950 Purchased by Ozark Air Lines
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Pennsylvania 1930s 1948 To Capital Airlines
People Express Airlines (1980s) New Jersey 1981 1987 To Continental Airlines
People Express Airlines (2010s) Virginia V2 RBY RUBY 2014 2014
Pet Airways Florida SUB SUB AIR 2009 2013
Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989) North Carolina PI PAI PIEDMONT 1948 1989 To US Airways
Pilgrim Airlines Connecticut PM 1986 To Business Express Airlines
Pioneer Airlines Texas 1946 1955 Formed as Essair Airways (1939), merged with Continental Airlines
Planet Airways Florida PLZ Planet 1995 2006
Platinum Airlines Florida 1998 2006
Polar Airways
Premier Executive Transport Services Massachusetts Alleged to be a front organization for the Central Intelligence Agency
Presidential Airways (scheduled) Virginia XV Washington Eagle 1985 1989
Pride Air Louisiana 1985 1985
Primaris Airlines Nevada FE WCP WHITECAP 2002 2009
Prinair Puerto Rico PQ COLORBIRD, PRU 1966 1985 As Aerolíneas de Ponce (Ponce Airlines)
Private Jet Expeditions Georgia 5J PJE Pee Jay 1989 1995
Pro Air Washington P9 PRH Prohawk 1997 2000
Provincetown-Boston Airlines Massachusetts PT PBA 1949 1989
Puertorriqueña de Aviación Puerto Rico 1936 1941 Also known as Aerovías Nacionales de Puerto Rico
Quiet Skies
Ram Air Freight North Carolina 1982 2008
Ransome Airlines Pennsylvania RZ 1967 1995 Feeder flights for Allegheny Commuter (1970-1982), Delta Connection (1984-1987), Pan Am Express (1987-1991) and Trans World Express (1991-1995)
Rapid Air
Red Baron Airlines Florida 1979 1980s
Red Carpet Airlines Florida 1981 Renamed Aerosun International[12]
Reeve Aleutian Airways Alaska RV RVV REEVE 1932 2000
RegionsAir Tennessee 3C CEA CORP-X 1996 2007
Reliant Airlines Michigan RLT 1984 2002
Reno Air Nevada QQ ROA RENO AIR 1992 1999 Merged into American Airlines
Republic Airlines (1979–1986) Minnesota RC REP REPUBLIC 1979 1986 Merged into Northwest Airlines
Rich International Airways Florida JN RIA Richair 1969 1996
Riddle Airlines Florida 1945 1965 Rebranded as Airlift International
Rio Airways Texas 1967 1986
Rocky Mountain Airways Colorado JC RMA Rocky Mountain 1965 1991 Merged into Continental Express
Royal American Airlines Arkansas 1980 1982
Royal Hawaiian Air Service Hawaii 1987
Royal West Airlines
Royale Airlines Louisiana 1968 1969
Russia Jet Direct Washington RD RYN 2005 2005
Ryan Airline Company California 1925 1926
Ryan International Airlines Kansas RN RYN RYAN 1972 2013
Salmon Air Idaho S6 MBI 1968 2009 Merged into McCall Aviation
Samoa Air (1987–2003) American Samoa 1987 2003
San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines California 1961 1986
Saturn Airways California KS 1961 1976 Absorbed by Trans International Airlines
Scheduled Skyways Arkansas - 1953 1972 Fayetteville Flying Service
Seaboard World Airlines New York 1946 1980 As Seaboard & Western Airlines, merged with Flying Tiger Line
SeaCoast Airlines Florida SCC Sea-Coaster 2002 2012
Shavano Air 1960 2002
Shawnee Airlines Florida 1968 1975 Purchased by Florida Airlines[13]
Shuttle by United California UA UAL 1994 2001 Subsidiary of United Airlines, renamed United Shuttle
Silver State Helicopters Nevada 1999 2008
Simmons Airlines Michigan MQ SYM SIMMONS 1978 1998 Merged into American Eagle Airlines
Skagway Air Service Alaska 1964 2007 [14]
Sky King Florida 5K SGB 1990 2012 Rebranded as Songbird Airways
Sky Trek International Air Lines Virginia 1996 2000
Skybus Airlines Ohio SX SKB SKYBUS 2004 2009
Skyfreight
Skylink Airways Maryland 2003 2005 Rebranded as MAXjet Airways
Skyservice USA (airline) Colorado 1998 2000
SkyValue Florida XP CXP RUBY MOUNTAIN 2006 2007
Skyway Airlines Wisconsin AL SYX SKYWAY-EX 1994 2008
Skyworld Airlines Colorado PC SPC 1986 1992 Formerly Denver Ports of Call
Slick Airways Texas 1946 1966 To Airlift International
Smokers Express Florida 1993 1993 No flights
Song (airline) Georgia DL DAL DELTA 2003 2006 Merged back in with its parent company, Delta Air Lines
South Pacific Air Lines California 1960
South Pacific Island Airways Hawaii HK SPI SOUTH PACIFIC 1973 1987
South Winds Cargo Florida WE 2002 2005
Southeast Airlines Florida SL SNK 1999 2004
Southeastern Airlines Georgia 1982 1983 Acquired by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Southern Air Transport (1929) Texas 1929 1929 Came under the control of Avco, the company that organized American Airlines
Southern Air Transport Florida SJ SJM 1947 1998 To Southern Air
Southern Airways Georgia SO SOU SOUTHERN 1949 1979 Merged with North Central Airlines to become Republic Airlines (1979–1986)
Southern Skyways Georgia 1980 A virtual airline (economics) which markets air travel branding
Southwest Air Fast Express Oklahoma 1928 1929 Purchased by American Airlines
Southwest Airways California 1941 1958 Renamed Pacific Air Lines
St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line Florida 1914 1914
Standard Air Lines California 1927 1930 Subsidiary of Aero Corporation of California, In 1930, bought by Western Air Express
Star Air Service Alaska 1932 1944 Renamed Alaska Airlines
StatesWest Airlines Arizona YW SWJ States 1986 1993
Stol Air Commuter California 1974 1979 Renamed WestAir Commuter Airlines
Stout Air Services Michigan 1925 1930 Purchased by National Air Transport
Streamline Air Massachusetts SRY Stingray 2010 2012
Suburban Airlines
Summit Airlines
Sun Air International Florida 2011 2014 Rebranded as Sun Air Express
Sun Aire Lines California 1968 1984
Sun Jet International Florida JX SJI 1993 1997
Sun Land Airlines
Sun Valley Key Airlines Idaho 1968 1972 Formerly Sun Valley Airlines, to Key Airlines
Sun West Airlines Arizona 1980 1985
Sunbird Airlines North Carolina 1979 1987 Renamed CCAir
SunCoast Airlines 1988
Sunwest International
Sunworld International Airlines Kentucky SM SWI SUNWORLD 1996 2004
Sunworld International Airways Nevada JK SWI Sunworld 1983 1988
Superior Airlines Indiana 1961 1962
Superior Airlines Arizona 1994 2003 To Mesa Airlines
Swift Aire Lines California WI 1969 1981 Merged with Golden Gate Airlines
TAG Airlines Michigan 1959 1970
Tahoe Air California XP CXP CASINO EXPRESS 1999 1999
Ted (airline) Illinois UA UAL UNITED 2004 2009 Merged back into parent company United Airlines
Tejas Airlines Texas 1976
Telair International
Tempelhof Airways Florida 1981 1990 Operated from West Berlin
Temple Airlines
Tennessee Airways Tennessee ZN TEN Tennessee 1978 1987
TennesseeSkies Tennessee 2009 2012 A Pacific Wings subsidiary
Texas Air Texas
Texas International Airlines Texas TI TIA TEXAS 1944 1982 Formed as Aviation Enterprises, became Trans-Texas Airways (1969), merged into Continental Airlines
The Hawaii Express Hawaii LP HEA 1982 1983
The Lord's Airline Florida 5Q 1986 1987
Tol Air Puerto Rico TI TOL Tol Air 1983 2006 Purchased by Four Star Air Cargo
Tower Air New York FF TOW Tee Air 1983 2000
TPI International Airways
Tradewinds Airlines North Carolina 1991 2008
Trans Caribbean Airways New York TC 1945 1971 Merged into American Airlines
Trans Continental Airlines Michigan TD TCN 1972 2000 Rebranded as Express.net Airlines
Trans East Airlines New Hampshire 1963 1972 Formed as Statewide Airlines
Trans International Airlines California TV TRANSAMERICA 1960 1986 Formed as Los Angeles Air Service (1946), rebranded as Transamerica Airlines
Trans International Express
Trans Ocean Airways Louisiana 1979 2000 Formed as Gulf Air Transport
Trans Tropic Airlines Florida
Trans World Airlines Missouri TW TWA 1925 2001 To American Airlines
Trans World Connection 2001
Trans World Express 1987 1995
Trans-Air-Link
Trans-Colorado Airlines Colorado TCE TRANS COLORADO 1980 1988 Formerly Trans International Airlines
Trans-Mo Airlines Missouri
Trans-Texas Airways (TTa) Texas 1969 Name change to Texas International Airlines
Transamerica Airlines California TV - 1979 1986
Transcontinental Air Transport 1928 1929 Merged with Maddux Air Lines
TransMeridian Airlines Georgia T9 TRZ Trans Meridian 1995 2005
Transocean Airlines California TL TALOA 1946 1960
TranStar Airlines Texas MC TST Muse Air 1981 1987 Formerly Muse Air, acquired by Southwest Airlines
Transwestern Airlines Utah WZ TRW Trans West 1977 1983 Acquired by Horizon Air
TriStar Airlines Nevada T3 1995 1997
Trump Shuttle New York 1989 1992 To US Airways Shuttle
UltrAir
United Shuttle California UA UAL 1994 2001 Subsidiary of United Airlines, formerly Shuttle by United
Universal Air Lines Corporation Missouri 1928 1934 To American Airlines
Universal Airlines (United States) Michigan 1966 1972 To Saturn Airways
Universal Aviation Corporation 1929 An airline holding company
US Airways Express Arizona 1967 2015 Merged with American Eagle
US Airways Shuttle Virginia 1961 2015 Founded as Eastern Air Lines Shuttle, merged with American Eagle
US Airways Arizona US USA US AIR 1997 2015 Formed as All American Aviation (1937), renamed All American Airways (1949), renamed Allegheny Airlines (1953), renamed USAir (1979), merged into American Airlines
US Helicopter New York UH USH US HELI 2004 2009
USA3000 Airlines Pennsylvania US GWY GETAWAY 2001 2012
USAfrica Airways Virginia 1994 1995
USAir Arizona 1979 1997 Formed as All American Aviation (1937), renamed All American Airways (1949), renamed Allegheny Airlines (1953), renamed USAir (1979), merged into American Airlines
ValuJet Airlines Georgia J7 VJA CRITTER 1993 1997 Merged into AirTran Airways
Vance International Airways Washington 1949 1970 Became McCulloch International Airlines
Vanguard Airlines Missouri NJ VGD VANGUARD AIR 1994 2002
Varney Air Lines Idaho 1926 1934 Merged into United Airlines
Vintage Airways
Vintage Props and Jets Florida VQ VPP VINTAGE 1992 2008
Viscount Air Service Arizona VCT 1992 1996
West Coast Airlines Washington 1941 1968 Merged with Pacific Air Lines and Bonanza Air Lines to form Air West, which became Hughes Airwest in 1970
WestAir Commuter Airlines California OE SDU 1978 1992 Formerly Stol Air Commuter, to Mesa Air Group
Western (airline) Washington XP CXP RUBY MOUNTAIN 2007 2007
Western Airlines California WA WAL WESTERN 1941 1987 Merged into Delta Air Lines
Western Express Air Arizona 2007
Western Pacific Airlines Colorado W7 KMR KOMSTAR 1995 1998
Westward Airways (Nebraska) Nebraska CN WWD Westward 2004 2005
Wien Air Alaska Alaska WC WAA 1927 1985 Several name changes over the years, final name Wien Airlines
WinAir Airlines Utah WNA WinAir 1997 1999
Wings Airways Pennsylvania WQ WAW WING SHUTTLE 1977 1991
Wings West Airlines California RM WWM Wings West 1979 1998 Later operated as American Eagle and then merged with Simmons Airlines
World Airways Georgia WO WOA WORLD 1948 2014
Wright Airlines Ohio FW WRT WRIGHT 1966 1983
Zantop Air Transport Michigan 1962 1966 To Universal Airlines
Zantop Flying Service Michigan 1946 1962 Became Zantop Air Transport
Zantop International Airlines Michigan VK ZAN Zantop 1972 2005

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aerosun International
  2. 1 2 Brancatelli, Joe, ″Is the airline industry doomed to repeat these 7 epic fails?″, The Business Journals, updated Dec 31, 2012, retrieved Oct. 26, 2016
  3. ↑ Air Carolina
  4. ↑ Air Florida and Air Florida Commuter
  5. ↑ Air Miami
  6. ↑ Aviation Safety Network Air Resorts Airline
  7. ↑ Air South (Florida)
  8. ↑ Aviation Safety Network Air-Lift Commuter
  9. ↑ American Central Suspends Operations After Purchase Plan Falls Through
  10. ↑ CAB records and Alaska aviation history at Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum Anchroage Alaska
  11. ↑ Wilder, Charlotte (11 December 2015). "Nantucket's Island Airlines shutting down, effective immediately". Boston.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Red Carpet Airlines
  13. ↑ Shawnee Airlines
  14. ↑ Retherford, Brittany (2007-06-21). "Skagway Air to shut down after 43 years | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
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