List of defunct airlines of the United States (A–C)
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, 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).
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List of defunct airlines of the United States (A–C)
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, 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).
For reasons of size, this article is broken into four parts:
• List of defunct airlines of the United States (A–C) • List of defunct airlines of the United States (D–I) • List of defunct airlines of the United States (J–P) • List of defunct airlines of the United States (Q–Z)
<table><thead><tr><th>Airline</th><th>State or territory</th><th>Image</th><th>IATA</th><th>ICAO</th><th>Callsign</th><th>Hubs and focus cities</th><th>Commenced operations</th><th>Ceased operations</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>0–9</td></tr><tr><td>135 Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td>GNL</td><td></td><td>Dallas Love Field</td><td>1995</td><td>1995</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4 W Air</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Salmon</td><td>2003</td><td>2003</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A</td></tr><tr><td>AAA Air Enterprises</td><td>Nebraska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Eppley Airfield</td><td>1977</td><td>1986</td><td>Acquired by Mid-Continent Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>AAI Alaska Aeronautical Industries</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>YC</td><td>ALR</td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1954</td><td>1987</td><td>Agreement with Continental Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>AAXICO Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1946</td><td>1965</td><td>Acquired by Saturn Airways, w/ AAXICO the surviving management and ownership.</td></tr><tr><td>Abbe Air Cargo</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Wasilla</td><td>2001</td><td>2003</td><td>Operated C-47</td></tr><tr><td>ABC Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ontario</td><td>1965</td><td>1966</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Absaroka Airways</td><td>Montana</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Red Lodge</td><td>1994</td><td>2012</td><td>Scenic flights around the Beartooth Mountains. Operated Cessna 172</td></tr><tr><td>ACA Aviation Corporation of the Americas</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1927</td><td>1932</td><td>Founded by Juan Trippe</td></tr><tr><td>Academy Airlines</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td>ACD</td><td>ACADEMY</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1979</td><td>2006</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AccessAir</td><td>Iowa</td><td></td><td>ZA</td><td>CYD</td><td>CYCLONE</td><td>Des Moines</td><td>1998</td><td>2001</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ace Air Cargo Express</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td>CG</td><td>AER</td><td></td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td>1976</td><td>1982</td><td>Renamed Shalkow Air Cargo Express. Operated C-47</td></tr><tr><td>Ace Airways</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1965</td><td>1971</td><td>Operated Beech D18S</td></tr><tr><td>Ace Aviation</td><td>Maine</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1979</td><td>2000</td><td>Air charter service</td></tr><tr><td>ACM Aviation</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td>BJT</td><td>BAYJET</td><td>San Jose</td><td>?</td><td>2010</td><td>Acquired by TWC Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>Action Airlines</td><td>Connecticut</td><td></td><td>XQ</td><td>AXQ</td><td>ACTION AIR</td><td>Goodspeed</td><td>1979</td><td>2000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Active Aero Charter</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td>AVR</td><td>ACTIVE AERO</td><td>Willow Run</td><td>1999</td><td>2000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ADI Aerodynamics</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td>4A</td><td>DYN</td><td>AERODYNAMICS</td><td>Oakland Pontiac</td><td>2011</td><td>2018</td><td>Acquired by California Pacific Airlines. Operated Embraer ERJ 145</td></tr><tr><td>ADI Domestic Airlines</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td>C14</td><td></td><td>Chicago O'Hare</td><td>1992</td><td>1998</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adirondack Airlines</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Adirondack</td><td>1991</td><td>1991</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Admiral Airways</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Burbank</td><td>1961</td><td>1962</td><td>Supplemental air carrier. Originally Quaker City Airways. CAB refused to certificate the airline in 1962 due to combine activities.</td></tr><tr><td>Admiralty Air</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Palm Beach</td><td>2009</td><td>2017</td><td>Operated Embraer ERJ-135</td></tr><tr><td>Ads-Aloft</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle</td><td>1994</td><td>1995</td><td>Banner towing company</td></tr><tr><td>Advanced Air Management</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Burbank</td><td>2000</td><td>2015</td><td>Renamed Zetta Jet</td></tr><tr><td>Adventure Airlines</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Las Vegas McCarran</td><td>1995</td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adventure Aviation</td><td>Idaho</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Coeur d'Alene</td><td>1995</td><td>1995</td><td>Scenic flights</td></tr><tr><td>Aerial Transit Company</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td>AEZ</td><td>AERIAL TRANZ</td><td>Miami</td><td>1982</td><td>1994</td><td>Sold to Southeast Cargo Airlines in 1994. Operated 707, DC-6</td></tr><tr><td>Aerie Airlines</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Clarksville–Montgomery</td><td>1971</td><td>1979</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aero Coach</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>DF</td><td>DFA</td><td>AEROCOACH</td><td>Fort Lauderdale</td><td>1983</td><td>1991</td><td>Operated Cessna 402, Embraer Bandeirante</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Commuter</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Long Beach</td><td>1967</td><td>1969</td><td>Merged with Cable Commuter Airlines and Catalina Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Contractors</td><td>North Carolina</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Smithfield</td><td></td><td>1979</td><td>2006</td><td>Charter carrier that provided flights for CIA</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Corporation of California</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1926</td><td>1930</td><td>Operated Universal Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Flight Services</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fort Lauderdale</td><td>1976</td><td>2000</td><td>Operated Hawker 400A, Learjet 23, Learjet 25</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Limited</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1919</td><td>1919</td><td>Acquired by Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Taxi Rockford</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago Rockford</td><td>1998</td><td>2001</td><td>Cargo carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Union</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chico</td><td>1960</td><td>2011</td><td>Lost federal firefighting contract as a result of the U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal.</td></tr><tr><td>Aero Virgin Islands</td><td>Virgin Islands</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>St. Thomas</td><td>1977</td><td>1990</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aero West Airlines</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Colorado Springs</td><td>1982</td><td>1982</td><td>Acquired the assets of Royal West Airlines. Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Aeroamerica</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td>EO</td><td>AEO</td><td>AEROAMERICA</td><td>Seattle Berlin Tegel</td><td>1973</td><td>1982</td><td>Uncertificated carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Aerocosta</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1972</td><td>1972</td><td>Cargo carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Aerodynamics Inc.</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td>4A</td><td>DYN</td><td>AERODYNAMICS</td><td>Denver</td><td>1959</td><td>2018</td><td>Acquired by California Pacific Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Aeroflex Corporation</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Aeroflex–Andover</td><td>1958</td><td>1971</td><td>Operated Beech E18S, Beech Bonanza, Hiller UH-12</td></tr><tr><td>Aerolaska</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1982</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aeromarine Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Key West</td><td>1921</td><td>1924</td><td>Operated Felixstowe F5L flying boat</td></tr><tr><td>Aeromarine West Indies Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Biscayne Bay</td><td>1920</td><td>1924</td><td>Formed by a merger between Florida West Indies Airways and Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company. Reorganized as Aeromarine Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Aeromech Airlines</td><td>West Virginia</td><td></td><td>KC</td><td>RZZ</td><td>AEROMECH</td><td>North Central West Virginia Airport</td><td>1951</td><td>1983</td><td>Merged into Wright Air Lines</td></tr><tr><td>Aeronaut Air Services</td><td>Mississippi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Gulfport-Biloxi</td><td>1966</td><td>1966</td><td>Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Aerostar Airlines</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>Went bankrupt and sold to Flight International Airlines. Operated Boeing 727</td></tr><tr><td>Aerosun International</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td>ASI</td><td>AEROSUN</td><td>Miami</td><td>1978</td><td>1982</td><td>Established as Red Carpet Airlines. Operated Convair 440, DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Aerovias Sud Americana</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>JI</td><td>JI</td><td></td><td>St Petersburg</td><td>1947</td><td>1965</td><td>Scheduled freight operator from Florida to Latin America.</td></tr><tr><td>AEX Air</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td>DST</td><td>DESERT</td><td>Phoenix Sky Harbor</td><td>2004</td><td>2006</td><td>Charter operator</td></tr><tr><td>aha!</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td>EV</td><td>ASQ</td><td>ACEY</td><td>Reno-Tahoe</td><td>2021</td><td>2022</td><td>Commenced operations as ExpressJet in 1987. Announced liquidation in 2022.</td></tr><tr><td>Aho Flying Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1930</td><td>1930</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Alaska Cargo</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td>8S</td><td></td><td></td><td>Spokane</td><td>1986</td><td>1998</td><td>Began as Salair</td></tr><tr><td>Air America</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1954</td><td>Irregular air carrier shut in 1954 by CAB for flying scheduled service</td></tr><tr><td>Air America</td><td>District of Columbia</td><td></td><td>GM</td><td>AMR</td><td>AIR AMERICA</td><td>Saigon Vientiane Udorn</td><td>1950</td><td>1976</td><td>Founded by Claire Lee Chennault as Civil Air Transport. Operated by the CIA</td></tr><tr><td>Air America</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>GM</td><td>AMR</td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1989</td><td>1990</td><td>Established as Total Air in 1984</td></tr><tr><td>Air Americana</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Tampa</td><td>1965</td><td>1981</td><td>Established as Aerovias Sud Americana in 1947. Operated DC-3, Lockheed L-1649</td></tr><tr><td>Air Astro</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1968</td><td>1971</td><td>Operated Carstedt Jet Liner 600</td></tr><tr><td>Air Atlanta</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td>CC</td><td>CRB</td><td>AIRLAN</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1984</td><td>1987</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Aurora</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td>AX</td><td>AAI</td><td></td><td>Aurora</td><td>1977</td><td>2000</td><td>Air taxi operator</td></tr><tr><td>Air Bahia</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>San Diego</td><td>1979</td><td>1980</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Bama</td><td>Alabama</td><td></td><td></td><td>ABI</td><td></td><td>Montgomery</td><td>1978</td><td>1984</td><td>Operated Beech 18, HP Jetstream</td></tr><tr><td>Air Berlin USA</td><td></td><td></td><td>AB</td><td>BER</td><td>AIR BERLIN</td><td>Berlin Tegel</td><td>1978</td><td>1992</td><td>Reconstituted as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG in 1990 under German company law.</td></tr><tr><td>Air California</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>OC</td><td>ACL</td><td>AIRCAL</td><td>Orange County</td><td>1967</td><td>1987</td><td>Merged into American Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Cargo Express</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>3K</td><td>FXG</td><td>CARGO EXPRESS</td><td>Fairbanks</td><td>1995</td><td>1995</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Cargo Hawaii</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1977</td><td>1992</td><td>Established in 1973 as Air Distribution. Operated Shorts Skyvan</td></tr><tr><td>Air Cargo Masters</td><td>South Dakota</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sioux Falls</td><td>1995</td><td>2006</td><td>Operated Beech 1900, Beech Queen Air, SA227</td></tr><tr><td>Air Cargo Transport</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Newark</td><td>1945</td><td>1948</td><td>Operated C-47</td></tr><tr><td>Air Caribbean</td><td>Puerto Rico</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>San Juan</td><td>1975</td><td>1979</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Carolina</td><td>South Carolina</td><td></td><td>FN</td><td></td><td></td><td>Florence</td><td>1967</td><td>1980</td><td>Established as Florence Airlines. Absorbed by Atlantis Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Carriers</td><td>Alabama</td><td></td><td></td><td>FCI</td><td></td><td>Chilton County</td><td>1989</td><td>2003</td><td>Operated Cessna 208 Caravan</td></tr><tr><td>Air Carriers Express Services</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1985</td><td>1985</td><td>Operated Cessna 208 Caravan</td></tr><tr><td>Air Catalina</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Catalina</td><td>1965</td><td>1976</td><td>Founded as Catalina Channel Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air Central</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Minneapolis–Saint Paul</td><td>1972</td><td>1973</td><td>Operated Cessnas</td></tr><tr><td>Air Central</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Enid Woodring</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>Renamed Trans-Central Airlines. Operated Piper Chieftain</td></tr><tr><td>Air Central</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td>ACS</td><td>AIR CENTRAL</td><td>Harlingen</td><td>1978</td><td>1979</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Chaparral</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td>MAV</td><td>MAVERICK</td><td>Reno–Tahoe</td><td>1980</td><td>1983</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Charter Service</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Riverside</td><td>1968</td><td>1972</td><td>Operated Beech Bonanza, Cessna 150</td></tr><tr><td>Air Charter West</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1974</td><td>1977</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Chicago</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago Midway</td><td>1981</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Chico</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chico</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Choice One</td><td>Missouri</td><td></td><td>3E</td><td>WBR</td><td>WEBER</td><td>St. Louis</td><td>1979</td><td>2022</td><td>Transferred to the Southern Airways Express brand.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Colorado</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td>TAC</td><td></td><td>Denver</td><td>1980</td><td>1981</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Commuter Airlines</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cleveland Burke</td><td>1967</td><td>1968</td><td>Merged with Wright Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air Continental</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td>NAR</td><td>NIGHT AIR</td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td>1979</td><td>1989</td><td>Acquired by US Check Airlines. Operated Learjet 23</td></tr><tr><td>Air Contract Cargo</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Oakland County</td><td>1983</td><td>1992</td><td>To Gulf and Caribbean Cargo</td></tr><tr><td>Air Cortez</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>AB</td><td>ACI</td><td>AIR CORTEZ</td><td>Ontario</td><td>1977</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Distribution</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1973</td><td>1975</td><td>To Air Cargo Hawaii. Operated Shorts Skyvan</td></tr><tr><td>Air East</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Johnstown–Cambria</td><td>1967</td><td>1974</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air East</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Scholes–Galveston</td><td>1969</td><td>1971</td><td>Established as Aerosmith Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air East Airlines</td><td>Louisiana</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lafayette</td><td>1970</td><td>1980</td><td>Connected to New Orleans</td></tr><tr><td>Air Enterprises</td><td>West Virginia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Huntington Tri-State</td><td>1969</td><td>1971</td><td>Renamed Tri-State Flying Service</td></tr><tr><td>Air Excursions</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Gustavus</td><td>2013</td><td>2013</td><td>Founded by Steve Wilson. To Alaska Seaplane</td></tr><tr><td>Air Exec Ontario</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ontario</td><td>1981</td><td>1985</td><td>Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Air Express</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Denver</td><td>1932</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Ferries</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Alameda</td><td>1930</td><td>1933</td><td>Connected to San Francisco and Oakland</td></tr><tr><td>Air Florida</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>QH</td><td>FLA</td><td>PALM</td><td>Miami</td><td>1971</td><td>1984</td><td>Air Florida Commuter was an affiliate</td></tr><tr><td>Air Florida Commuter</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>Air Hawaii</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td>HP</td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1977</td><td>1983</td><td>Founded by Bruce McKenzie by a merger with Island Pacific Air and Air Molokai</td></tr><tr><td>Air Hawaii</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td>XK</td><td>AHC</td><td>AIR HAWAII</td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1985</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Hemet</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hemet-Ryan</td><td>1964</td><td>1984</td><td>Connected to desert cities with Los Angeles</td></tr><tr><td>Air Holiday International</td><td>Wisconsin</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Milwaukee</td><td>1973</td><td>1977</td><td>Owned by Robert W. Larson.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Idaho</td><td>Idaho</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Twin Falls</td><td>1974</td><td>1975</td><td>Founded as Trans Magic Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air Illinois</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td>UX</td><td>AIL</td><td>AIR ILLINOIS</td><td>Springfield–Branson</td><td>1970</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Indiana</td><td>Indiana</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Evansville</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Iowa</td><td>Iowa</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Muscatine</td><td>1971</td><td>1974</td><td>Operated Beech 18</td></tr><tr><td>Air Irvine</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Orange County</td><td>1982</td><td>1983</td><td>Acquired by Dash Air</td></tr><tr><td>Air Juneau</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Juneau</td><td>2001</td><td>2001</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Kentucky</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td>KN</td><td>AKY</td><td>AIR KENTUCKY</td><td>Owensboro–Daviess</td><td>1970</td><td>1989</td><td>Commenced operations in 1974.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Ketchum</td><td>Idaho</td><td></td><td>L3</td><td></td><td></td><td>Hailey</td><td>1999</td><td>2000</td><td>Operated Beech King Air</td></tr><tr><td>Air L.A.</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>UE</td><td>UED</td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1982</td><td>1995</td><td>Purchased Conquest Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Lincoln</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td>ALN</td><td>CHICAGO LINCOLN</td><td>Chicago Midway</td><td>1982</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Link Airlines</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td>LNK</td><td>AIR LINK</td><td>Denver</td><td>1981</td><td>1984</td><td>Founded as Valley Airpark. Acquired by Fort Collins Flying Service in 1981.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Link Airways</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Houston Bush</td><td>1986</td><td>1988</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Marc</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York Kennedy</td><td>1984</td><td>1985</td><td>Founded as Eastman Airways.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Metro Airlines</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td>DZ</td><td></td><td></td><td>Traverse City</td><td>1975</td><td>1976</td><td>Operated Beech 99</td></tr><tr><td>Air Miami</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>VW</td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1977</td><td>1980</td><td>Renamed North American Airlines. Operated CASA 212</td></tr><tr><td>Air Michigan</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Kalamazoo</td><td>1969</td><td>1972</td><td>Operated Beech 99, Twin Otter, Cessna 310</td></tr><tr><td>Air Mid-America Airlines</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago Meigs Field</td><td>1969</td><td>1970</td><td>Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Air Midway</td><td>Nebraska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Kearney</td><td>1992</td><td>1994</td><td>Founded by Clyde Mikelson. Operated Cessna 185, Piper Aztec</td></tr><tr><td>Air Midwest</td><td>Kansas</td><td></td><td>ZV</td><td>AMW</td><td>AIR MIDWEST</td><td>Kansas City</td><td>1965</td><td>2008</td><td>Commenced operations in 1967.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Missouri</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td>BF</td><td></td><td></td><td>Kirksville</td><td>1976</td><td>1978</td><td>Established as Horizon Airways. Operated Cessna 207</td></tr><tr><td>Air Molokai</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1985</td><td>1988</td><td>Founded as Tropic Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air National</td><td></td><td></td><td>6A</td><td>ANE</td><td>AIR TARA</td><td></td><td>1981</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Nebraska</td><td>Nebraska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Kearney</td><td>1976</td><td>1981</td><td>Operated Cessna 402, Piper Navajo</td></tr><tr><td>Air Nevada</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1969</td><td>1970</td><td>Established as Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines. Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Air Nevada</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td>ANV</td><td>AIR NEVADA</td><td>Las Vegas McCarran</td><td>1974</td><td>1998</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air New England</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td>NE</td><td></td><td></td><td>Boston</td><td>1970</td><td>1981</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air New Mexico</td><td>New Mexico</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Las Cruces</td><td>1980</td><td>1980</td><td>Founded as Zia Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air New-Mexico</td><td>New Mexico</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1961</td><td>1964</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air New Orleans</td><td>Alabama</td><td></td><td>NT</td><td>ANL</td><td>AIR NEW ORLEANS</td><td>Birmingham–Shuttlesworth</td><td>1981</td><td>1988</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air New Ulm</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New Ulm</td><td>1973</td><td>1977</td><td>Renamed Lake State Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Air Newark Inc.</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td>2N</td><td>NER</td><td>NEWAIR</td><td>Fort Lee</td><td>1961</td><td>1964</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Niagara</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td>NA</td><td></td><td></td><td>Niagara Falls</td><td>1978</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air North</td><td>Vermont</td><td></td><td>NO</td><td>ANO</td><td>AIR NORTH</td><td>Burlington</td><td>1963</td><td>1988</td><td>Established as Northern Airways. Contract for Allegheny Commuter in 1970. Acquired by Brockway Air in 1983.</td></tr><tr><td>Air North</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fairbanks</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air O'Hare</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago O'Hare</td><td>1974</td><td>1975</td><td>Operated C-47AQ Skytrain</td></tr><tr><td>Air Oasis</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1962</td><td>1964</td><td>Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Air Olympia</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Olympia</td><td>1981</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air One</td><td>Missouri</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>AON</td><td>GATEWAY</td><td>St. Louis</td><td>1983</td><td>1984</td><td>Remains merged into Interstate Airlines in 1987. All first class service.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Oregon</td><td>Oregon</td><td></td><td>JT</td><td></td><td>AIR OREGON</td><td>Portland</td><td>1978</td><td>1981</td><td>Merged with Horizon Air.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Pac</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>5P</td><td>APM</td><td>ALASKA PACIFIC</td><td>Dutch Harbor</td><td>1982</td><td>1986</td><td>Renamed Air Pacific</td></tr><tr><td>Air Pacific</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>IK</td><td></td><td></td><td>Oakland</td><td>1970</td><td>1981</td><td>Founded as Eureka Aero. Merged with Gem State Airlines to form Golden Gate Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Pennsylvania</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Reading</td><td>1976</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Rajneesh</td><td>Oregon</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Big Muddy Ranch</td><td>1985</td><td>1985</td><td>Operated Convair 240</td></tr><tr><td>Air Resorts</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>UZ</td><td>ARZ</td><td>AIR RESORTS</td><td>McClellan–Palomar</td><td>1975</td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Response North</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td>RPS</td><td></td><td>New York-LaGuardia</td><td>1986</td><td>2003</td><td>Renamed Global Air Response. Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25, Learjet 35</td></tr><tr><td>Air San Juan</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Friday Harbor</td><td>1990</td><td>1991</td><td>Founded as ChartAir</td></tr><tr><td>Air Sedona</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sedona</td><td>1983</td><td>1988</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Services</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1959</td><td>Supplemental air carrier shut by CAB in 1959 for combine activities</td></tr><tr><td>Air Shamrock</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1999</td><td>2007</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Shannon</td><td>Virginia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Washington National</td><td>1966</td><td>1967</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air South (Florida)</td><td>Florida</td><td>https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSIcCJgqstPXUGzMDSc01dF43IPxOJPoMh48n5aK1Lg&s</td><td>GD</td><td></td><td>SHAWNEE</td><td>Miami Homestead</td><td>1986</td><td>1987</td><td>Operated Trislander. Owner previously associated with Shawnee Airlines, Bahamas Caribbean Airline, Aero International, Bahamas Air Bridge and Argosy Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air South (Georgia)</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1969</td><td>1978</td><td>Founded as Nationwide Airlines Southeast. Acquired by Florida Airlines in 1975.</td></tr><tr><td>Air South (South Carolina)</td><td>South Carolina</td><td></td><td>WV</td><td>KKB</td><td>KHAKI BLUE</td><td>Columbia (SC)</td><td>1993</td><td>1997</td><td>Commenced operations in 1994.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Spirit</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td>SIP</td><td>AIR SPIRIT</td><td>Dallas Love Field</td><td>1981</td><td>1984</td><td>Founded as Cen-Tex Airlines. Operated Embraer Bandeirante</td></tr><tr><td>Air St. Thomas</td><td>Virgin Islands</td><td></td><td>ZP</td><td>SST</td><td></td><td>St. Thomas</td><td>1975</td><td>2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Sunshine</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>AG</td><td>AAT</td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1974</td><td>1979</td><td>Founded as American Air Taxi in 1972. Absorbed by Air Florida</td></tr><tr><td>Air Tahoma</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td>HMA</td><td>TAHOMA</td><td>Columbus</td><td>1995</td><td>2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Taos</td><td>New Mexico</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Taos</td><td>1977</td><td>1979</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Taxi</td><td>South Carolina</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Florence</td><td>1969</td><td>1969</td><td>Renamed Florence Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air Texana</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lufkin</td><td>1980</td><td>1981</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Traders International</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1980</td><td>1980</td><td>Operated 2 L-1049 Super Constellation</td></tr><tr><td>Air Traffic Service</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1972</td><td>1980</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Trails</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Salinas</td><td>1960</td><td>1999</td><td>Renamed Million Air Monterey. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna 310, Cessna 550</td></tr><tr><td>Air Train</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>GJ</td><td>ATF</td><td>AIR TRAIN</td><td>San Jose</td><td>1987</td><td>1989</td><td>CF AirFreight-contractor. Became Emery Worldwide Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Air Transit</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Show Low</td><td>1959</td><td>1968</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Transport Associates</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle</td><td>1948</td><td>1953</td><td>Irregular air carrier shut by the CAB in 1953 for flying scheduled service.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Transport Services</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Kodiak</td><td>1984</td><td>1988</td><td>Acquired by PenAir</td></tr><tr><td>Air Travel</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Oakland</td><td>1946</td><td>1947</td><td>Original name of Overseas National Airways. Became Calasia Air Transport in 1947</td></tr><tr><td>Air Trine</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1976</td><td>1977</td><td>Operated Convair 880</td></tr><tr><td>Air U.S.</td><td>Wyoming Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Riverton Denver</td><td>1978</td><td>1984</td><td>Renamed Excellair</td></tr><tr><td>Air Vectors Airways</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Newburgh</td><td>1979</td><td>1985</td><td>Founded by Jim Aspin. Contract carrier for FedEx.</td></tr><tr><td>Air Vegas</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td>6V</td><td>VGA</td><td>AIR VEGAS</td><td>North Las Vegas</td><td>1971</td><td>2004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Vermont</td><td>Vermont</td><td></td><td>MU</td><td>VER</td><td>AIR VERMONT</td><td>Burlington</td><td>1981</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Virginia</td><td>Virginia</td><td></td><td>CE</td><td>FVA</td><td>AIR VIRGINIA</td><td>Lynchburg</td><td>1979</td><td>1988</td><td>Established as Cardinal Airlines. Renamed AVAir in 1985</td></tr><tr><td>Air-Lift Commuter</td><td>North Carolina</td><td></td><td>3L</td><td>WPK</td><td></td><td>Raleigh Durham</td><td>1976</td><td>1988</td><td>Operated Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner</td></tr><tr><td>Air-Speed</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hanscom Field</td><td>1974</td><td>1980</td><td>Operated Beech 99, Piper Cherokee</td></tr><tr><td>Air21</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>A7</td><td>UBA</td><td>ROCKETEER</td><td>Fresno Yosemite</td><td>1995</td><td>1997</td><td>Operated Fokker F-28, bankrupt</td></tr><tr><td>Airborne Express</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td>GB</td><td>ABX</td><td>ABEX</td><td>Wilmington, Ohio</td><td>1980</td><td>1989</td><td>Previously Midwest Air Charter. Renamed ABX Air</td></tr><tr><td>Airborne Transport</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1948</td><td>1948</td><td>Operated Douglas DST-144</td></tr><tr><td>Aircharters World</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>WFT</td><td>WORLD FLIGHT</td><td></td><td>1994</td><td>1994</td><td>Charter carrier</td></tr><tr><td>AirCal</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>OC</td><td>ACL</td><td>AIRCAL</td><td>Orange County</td><td>1981</td><td>1987</td><td>Established as Air California</td></tr><tr><td>Aircraft Pool Leasing Corporation</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1973</td><td>?</td><td>Operated L-1049 Super Constellation</td></tr><tr><td>AirExec</td><td>Maryland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ocean City</td><td>1973</td><td>1975</td><td>Operated Twin Otter</td></tr><tr><td>Airgo Air Freight</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dallas Love Field</td><td>1977</td><td>1981</td><td>Operated Vickers Viscount, DC-3, Convair 440</td></tr><tr><td>Airlift International</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>RD</td><td>AIR</td><td>AIRLIFT</td><td>Miami</td><td>1945</td><td>1991</td><td>Founded as Riddle Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Airline Transport Carriers</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Burbank</td><td>1946</td><td>1962</td><td>Irregular air carrier dba California Hawaiian, sister airline to California Central</td></tr><tr><td>Airmark Aviation</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>TRH</td><td>TRANSTAR</td><td></td><td>1991</td><td>1993</td><td>Renamed Transtar Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Airmark Corporation</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>MRC</td><td>AIRMARC</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>VIP charters carrier</td></tr><tr><td>AirNow</td><td>Vermont</td><td></td><td></td><td>RLR</td><td>RATTLER</td><td>Bennington</td><td>1957</td><td>2011</td><td>Established as Business Air</td></tr><tr><td>AirOne</td><td></td><td></td><td>K3</td><td>QTN</td><td></td><td></td><td>1998</td><td>2002</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airpac</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td>APM</td><td>ALASKA PACIFIC</td><td></td><td>1978</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airplane Charter by Mercer</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hollywood Burbank</td><td>1945</td><td>1949</td><td>Irregular air carrier, renamed Associated Airways in 1949.</td></tr><tr><td>Airship Airways</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood</td><td>1998</td><td>2000</td><td>Renamed Planet Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Airship Ventures</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Moffett Federal Airfield</td><td>2008</td><td>2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AirSpur</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>OT</td><td>ASU</td><td>SPUR EXPRESS</td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1981</td><td>1985</td><td>Acquired by Evergreen International Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>AirTrain Airlines</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Pittsburgh</td><td>1993</td><td>1995</td><td>Renamed Jettrain in 1996</td></tr><tr><td>AirTran Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>FL</td><td>TRS</td><td>CITRUS</td><td>Orlando Milwaukee</td><td>1992</td><td>2014</td><td>Merged into Southwest Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>AirTran JetConnect</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>2002</td><td>2004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AirVantage Airlines</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td>3N</td><td>AVV</td><td>AIRVANTAGE</td><td>St. Paul Downtown</td><td>1981</td><td>1997</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airvia Transportation Company</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York City</td><td>1929</td><td>1929</td><td>Operated Savoia-Marchetti S.55</td></tr><tr><td>Airways International</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>4A</td><td>AWB</td><td>AIRNAT</td><td>Miami</td><td>1981</td><td>1999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airways of New Mexico</td><td>New Mexico</td><td></td><td></td><td>ANM</td><td>AIR NEW MEXICO</td><td></td><td>1977</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aladdin Air Services</td><td>Utah</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Panguitch</td><td>1996</td><td>2001</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alair</td><td>Alabama</td><td></td><td>KB</td><td></td><td></td><td>Anniston</td><td>1977</td><td>1979</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alamo Jet</td><td>Alabama</td><td></td><td>KB</td><td></td><td></td><td>Stinson</td><td>1992</td><td>1998</td><td>Charter carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Aerial Transportation Company</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1924</td><td>1924</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Air Taxi</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1995</td><td>2006</td><td>Operated Texas Turbines Super Otter</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Air Transport</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Juneau</td><td>1935</td><td>1939</td><td>Merged with Marine Airways to form Alaska Coastal Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Cargo</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2004</td><td>2004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Central Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ruby</td><td>1974</td><td>1981</td><td>Founded as Tanana Air Taxi. Acquired by Harold’s Air Service in 1981.</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Coastal Airlines</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Juneau</td><td>1939</td><td>1968</td><td>Acquired by Alaska Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Flying Tours</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fairbanks</td><td>2001</td><td>2001</td><td>Tour service operator</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Interior Airlines</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage Merrill Field</td><td>1936</td><td>1937</td><td>Acquired by Star Air Lines</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska International Air</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>BF</td><td>AKA</td><td>INTERALAS</td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1972</td><td>1984</td><td>Founded as Interior Airways as an intrastate airline. Acquired Great Northern Airlines in 1980 and renamed Markair in 1984</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Island Air</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Petersburg Johnson</td><td>1968</td><td>1988</td><td>Founded as Lon's Flying Service</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Island Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Juneau</td><td>1946</td><td>1954</td><td>Merged with Alaska Coastal Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Mountain Flying Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1992</td><td>2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Southern Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1932</td><td>1934</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Star Airlines</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1932</td><td>1944</td><td>Founded as Star Air Lines. Renamed Alaska Airlines in 1944.</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska West Air</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1989</td><td>2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska-Washington Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1929</td><td>1930</td><td>Acquired by Seattle-Wenatchee-Yakima Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Alaskan Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1930</td><td>1932</td><td>Acquired by Pacific Alaska Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Alaskan Coastal Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1986</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Albany Air</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td>YU</td><td></td><td></td><td>Albany</td><td>1979</td><td>1979</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Albany Air Service</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Albany</td><td>1962</td><td>1964</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alii Air Hawaii</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1970</td><td>1975</td><td>Renamed Brandt Air in 1975</td></tr><tr><td>ALL</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Front Range</td><td>1988</td><td>2006</td><td>Cargo charter</td></tr><tr><td>All American Aviation</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Pittisburgh</td><td>1937</td><td>1939</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>All Hawaii Air</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1979</td><td>1979</td><td>Cargo carrier</td></tr><tr><td>All Star Airlines</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td>ASR</td><td>ALL STAR</td><td>Woburn</td><td>1985</td><td>1993</td><td>Charter carrier</td></tr><tr><td>All-American Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1948</td><td>1960</td><td>Supplemental air carrier renamed Saturn Airways in 1960</td></tr><tr><td>All West Freight</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Nikiski</td><td>1996</td><td>2012</td><td>Operated Fairchild C-123 Provider</td></tr><tr><td>All-America Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Long Beach</td><td>1994</td><td>1994</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allcair Air Transport</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Laredo</td><td>1993</td><td>1993</td><td>Operated Douglas C-118</td></tr><tr><td>Allegheny Air Cargo</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Pittsburgh</td><td>1947</td><td>1947</td><td>Operated Douglas DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Allegheny Airlines</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td>AL</td><td>ALO</td><td>ALLEGHENY</td><td>Pittsburgh</td><td>1959</td><td>1979</td><td>Renamed US Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Allegheny Commuter</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>DuBois</td><td>1969</td><td></td><td>Renamed Crown Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Allen Air Commuter</td><td>Kansas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Topeka</td><td>1967</td><td>1975</td><td>Founded as Allen Aviation. Acquired by Capitol Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Alliance Airlines</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td>ALZ</td><td>ALLIANCE AIR</td><td>Chicago O'Hare</td><td>1984</td><td>1988</td><td>Acquired by Great Lakes Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Allied Air Freight</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami-Opa Locka</td><td>1996</td><td>2001</td><td>Operated Douglas C-47</td></tr><tr><td>Aloha Airlines</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td>AQ</td><td>AAH</td><td>ALOHA</td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1946</td><td>2008</td><td>Founded as Trans-Pacific Airlines. Cargo operations still active under Aloha Air Cargo.</td></tr><tr><td>Aloha IslandAir</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1987</td><td>1992</td><td>Founded as Princeville Airways. Acquired by Island Air</td></tr><tr><td>Aloha Pacific</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1984</td><td>1985</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alpha Air</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>7V</td><td>ALH</td><td>ALPHA AIR</td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1976</td><td>1995</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alpine Airbus</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1973</td><td>1973</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alpine Aviation</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Nevada County Air Park</td><td>2005</td><td>2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alpine Aviation Corporation</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago Rockford</td><td>1980</td><td>1981</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Altair Airlines</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td>AK</td><td>AAR</td><td>ALTAIR</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>1967</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Altus Airlines</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td></td><td>2U</td><td>AXS</td><td>ALTUS</td><td>Altus/Quartz Mountain</td><td>1985</td><td>1987</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alyeska Air Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td>ALY</td><td>ALYESKA</td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1982</td><td>1989</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ambassadair</td><td>Indiana</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Indianapolis</td><td>1974</td><td>1981</td><td>Operated Boeing 720, Boeing 727</td></tr><tr><td>Ambassador Airlines</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Las Vegas McCarran</td><td>1963</td><td>1968</td><td>Subsidiary of American Trans Air. Operated Beech 18, Aero Commander 500</td></tr><tr><td>Amelia Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fort Lauderdale Executive</td><td>1993</td><td>2000</td><td>On-demand service Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain</td></tr><tr><td>America West Airlines</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td>HP</td><td>AWE</td><td>CACTUS</td><td>Phoenix Sky Harbor</td><td>1981</td><td>2007</td><td>Commenced operations in 1983. Merged with US Airways, then merged with American Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>America West Express</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td>RP</td><td>CHQ</td><td>AIR SHUTTLE CHATAUQUA</td><td>Las Vegas McCarran</td><td>1985</td><td>2007</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AmericAir</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td></td><td>DE</td><td>AAR</td><td>PATRIOT</td><td>Washington Dulles</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Air Taxi</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Key West</td><td>1960</td><td>1974</td><td>Renamed Air Sunshine (1974). Operated Beech 99, Piper Aztec, de Havilland Heron</td></tr><tr><td>American Air Transport and Flight School</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1948</td><td>1952</td><td>Irregular air carrier shut by the CAB in 1952 for flying scheduled service.</td></tr><tr><td>American Central Airlines</td><td>Iowa</td><td></td><td>JR</td><td>AAR</td><td></td><td>Dubuque</td><td>1980</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Export Airlines</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York-LaGuardia</td><td>1937</td><td>1945</td><td>Renamed American Overseas Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>American Flyers Airline</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ardmore</td><td>1949</td><td>1971</td><td>Taken over by Universal Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>American International Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Key West</td><td>1926</td><td>1927</td><td>Seaplane service to Havana</td></tr><tr><td>American International Airways</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York-LaGuardia</td><td>1947</td><td>1949</td><td>Operated Boeing 314, DC-4</td></tr><tr><td>American International Airways</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>CKS</td><td></td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>1967</td><td>2000</td><td>Merged with Kitty Hawk International and rebranded as Kalitta Air</td></tr><tr><td>American International Airways</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Atlantic City</td><td>1981</td><td>1984</td><td>Established as Commercial Airlines in 1980. Operated MD-80, DC-9</td></tr><tr><td>American Overseas Airlines</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York-LaGuardia</td><td>1937</td><td>1950</td><td>Founded as American Export Airlines. Merged with Pan American Airways</td></tr><tr><td>American Overseas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1980s</td><td>1980s</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Railway Express</td><td>District of Columbia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Washington, D.C.</td><td>1918</td><td>1929</td><td>Freight service Renamed Railway Express Agency Operated a Handley Page converted bomber</td></tr><tr><td>American Trans-Oceanic Company</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Port Washington</td><td>1916</td><td>1928</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AmericanConnection</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td>AX</td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago O'Hare</td><td>2001</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AMI Jet Charter</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>San Francisco</td><td>1998</td><td>2007</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Amistad Airline</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Del Rio</td><td>1966</td><td>1980</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anchorage Air Transport</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1927</td><td>1928</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anchorage Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1981</td><td>1982</td><td>Established as Air Logistics</td></tr><tr><td>Angier Flying Service</td><td>North Carolina</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Piedmont Triad</td><td>1975</td><td>1975</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antelope Airlines</td><td>Wyoming</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Gillette–Campbell</td><td>1974</td><td>1975</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apache Airlines</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Phoenix Sky Harbor</td><td>1957</td><td>1970</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apex Air Cargo</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>APX</td><td>PARCEL EXPRESS</td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1987</td><td>1989</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apollo Airways</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td>SNC</td><td>SONIC</td><td>Santa Barbara</td><td>1969</td><td>1982</td><td>Renamed Pacific Coast Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Appalachian Airlines</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td>DI</td><td></td><td></td><td>Tri-Cities</td><td>1977</td><td>1980</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arctic Circle Air</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>5F</td><td>CIR</td><td>AIR ARCTIC</td><td>Fairbanks</td><td>1973</td><td>2009</td><td>Acquired by Era Alaska</td></tr><tr><td>Arctic Frontier Airways</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle–Tacoma</td><td>1948</td><td>1948</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arctic Guide Air Taxi</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Barrow</td><td>1974</td><td>1985</td><td>Charter carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Arctic Pacific Airlines</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle-Tacoma</td><td>1947</td><td>1970</td><td>Charter carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Arctic Transportation Services</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>7S</td><td>RCT</td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1950</td><td>2010</td><td>Rebranded as Ryan Air Services</td></tr><tr><td>Argonaut Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1946</td><td>1962</td><td>Supplemental air carrier cargo line. Voluntarily gave up operating authority in 1962</td></tr><tr><td>Argosy Air Lines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>VJ</td><td>ARY</td><td>GOSEY</td><td>Fort Lauderdale Executive</td><td>1971</td><td>1978</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aries Air Cargo</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1973</td><td>1973</td><td>Cargo carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Arista International Airlines</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td>RY</td><td></td><td></td><td>New York Kennedy</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>Established as Tourlite International Airlines in 1980.</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Air</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td>AAE</td><td>ARIZONA</td><td>Scottsdale</td><td>1992</td><td>1995</td><td>Scenic flights and charter</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Airways</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td>AAE</td><td>ARIZONA</td><td>Phoenix Sky Harbor</td><td>1946</td><td>1950</td><td>Merged with Summit Airways and Monarch Air Lines to form Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Airways (1993–1996)</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td>VZ</td><td>AZY</td><td>ARIZAIR</td><td>Tucson</td><td>1993</td><td>1996</td><td>To Arizona Airways Express</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Airways Express</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Tucson</td><td>1995</td><td>1996</td><td>Merged into Great Lakes Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Express</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td>K7</td><td>TMP</td><td>TEMPE</td><td>Phoenix Sky Harbor</td><td>2001</td><td>2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Helicopters</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chandler</td><td>1970s</td><td>1970s</td><td>Operated in Laos during the 1970s</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Pacific Airlines</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td>AZP</td><td>ARIZONA PACIFIC</td><td>Flagstaff</td><td>1981</td><td>1982</td><td>Began as Omni Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Arkansas Traveler Airline</td><td>Arkansas</td><td></td><td></td><td>HOG</td><td>HOG-AIR</td><td></td><td>1984</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Armstrong Air Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dillingham</td><td>1985</td><td>1989</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arnold Air Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1946</td><td>1946</td><td>Operated Douglas DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Aroostook Airways</td><td>Maine</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Presque Isle</td><td>1969</td><td>1972</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arrow Air</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>JW</td><td>APW</td><td>BIG A</td><td>Miami</td><td>1981</td><td>2010</td><td>1980s follow-on from earlier 1940s/50s Arrow Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Arrow Airways</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Torrance Hollywood-Burbank Airport</td><td>1946</td><td>1951</td><td>Irregular air carrier shut down by Civil Aeronautics Board for illegal scheduled service</td></tr><tr><td>Arrowhead International Airlines</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duluth</td><td>1929</td><td>1930</td><td>Merged with Canadian-American Airlines Operated Lockheed Vega</td></tr><tr><td>ASA (Alaska Southcoast Airways)</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1974</td><td>1974</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ASA International Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>JI</td><td>JI</td><td></td><td></td><td>1947</td><td>1965</td><td>Trade name for Aerovias Sud Americana</td></tr><tr><td>ASAP (All Seasons Air Pacific)</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>ALL</td><td>Long Beach</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Asheville Flying Service</td><td>North Carolina</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Asheville</td><td>1982</td><td>1983</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aspen Airways</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td>AP</td><td>ASP</td><td>ASPEN AIR</td><td>Denver Stapleton</td><td>1952</td><td>1990</td><td>Merged into Air Wisconsin</td></tr><tr><td>Aspen Airways Air Taxi</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Aspen</td><td>1953</td><td>1955</td><td>Renamed Aspen Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Aspen Mountain Air</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td>AD</td><td></td><td></td><td>Denver</td><td>1996</td><td>1998</td><td>See Lone Star Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Associated Air Transport</td><td>Florida</td><td>Click reference for external photo</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1949</td><td>1962</td><td>Operated Sikorsky VS-44, DC-3, C-46, L-749</td></tr><tr><td>Associated Airways</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Burbank</td><td>1949</td><td>1951</td><td>Previously Airplane Charter by Mercer. Irregular air carrier shut by CAB in 1951 for scheduled svc</td></tr><tr><td>Astar Air Cargo</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>ER</td><td>DHL</td><td>DAHL</td><td>Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky</td><td>1969</td><td>2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Astec Air East</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td>AAE</td><td>AIR EAST</td><td>Canandaigua</td><td>1974</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Astro Airways</td><td>Arkansas</td><td></td><td>JW</td><td>AST</td><td>ASTRO-AIR</td><td>Pine Bluff</td><td>1969</td><td>1995</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ATA Airlines</td><td>Indiana</td><td></td><td>TZ</td><td>AMT</td><td>AMTRAN</td><td>Chicago Midway</td><td>1973</td><td>2008</td><td>Founded as Ambassadair</td></tr><tr><td>ATA Connection</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1983</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Atlanta Express</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td>FX</td><td></td><td>AYTEX</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1982</td><td>1987</td><td>Merged into Sunbird Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Atlanta Helicopter Airways</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>CITRUS</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1960</td><td>n/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Atlanta Skylarks</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td>SLK</td><td>SKYLARK</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1966</td><td>1986</td><td>Renamed Independent Air in 1986</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic & Pacific Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1947</td><td>1947</td><td>Operated Douglas DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic Air</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td>GAA</td><td>ATLANTIC AIR</td><td>Boston</td><td>1981</td><td>1984</td><td>Renamed BEX Business Express</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic and Gulf Coast Airlines</td><td>South Carolina</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Savannah-Hilton Head</td><td>1937</td><td>1937</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic Central Airlines</td><td>Maine</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bangor</td><td>1975</td><td>1976</td><td>Operated Beech 18</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic City Airlines</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Atlantic City</td><td>1965</td><td>1977</td><td>Renamed Southern Jersey Airways Operated Twin Otters</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic Coast Airlines</td><td>Virginia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Washington Dulles</td><td>1989</td><td>2006</td><td>Merged into Independence Air</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic Coast Jet</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1989</td><td>2003</td><td>Operated Dornier 328JET</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic Gulf Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>ZY</td><td>AGF</td><td>ATLANTIC GULF</td><td>Tampa</td><td>1983</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic North Airlines</td><td>New Hampshire</td><td></td><td>8M</td><td>SDD</td><td>SKY DANCE</td><td>Laconia</td><td>1993</td><td>1993</td><td>Merged into Ocean Air Tradeways</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic Seaboard Airlines</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bader Field</td><td>1960</td><td>1961</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Atlantic Southeast Airlines</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td>EV</td><td>ASQ</td><td>ACEY</td><td>Detroit</td><td>1979</td><td>2011</td><td>Merged into ExpressJet</td></tr><tr><td>Atlantis Airlines</td><td>North Carolina</td><td></td><td>SG</td><td>AAO</td><td>ATLANTIS AIR</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>1979</td><td>1991</td><td>Branded as Eastern Atlantis Express</td></tr><tr><td>ATO America Trans-Oceanic Company</td><td>Florida New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami Long Island City</td><td>1920</td><td>1921</td><td>Acquired by Curtiss-Metropolitan Airplane Company</td></tr><tr><td>Atorie Air</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td>PAV</td><td>ATORIE-AIR</td><td>El Paso</td><td>1983</td><td>1986</td><td>Founded as Pronto Aviation Services Operated Douglas DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>ATX Air Services</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fort Worth Alliance</td><td>2013</td><td>2016</td><td>Rebranded to Hillwood Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Austin Express</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>7V</td><td>TXX</td><td>COWBOY</td><td>Austin-Bergstrom</td><td>1997</td><td>2000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Austral Aviation</td><td>Wisconsin</td><td></td><td>AL</td><td>SYX</td><td></td><td>Milwaukee Mitchell</td><td>1994</td><td>2008</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Av Atlantic</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>G6</td><td>KYC</td><td>DOLPHIN</td><td>Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood</td><td>1991</td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AVAir</td><td>North Carolina</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Raleigh Durham</td><td>1986</td><td>1989</td><td>Former American Eagle operator</td></tr><tr><td>Avalon Air Transport</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Long Beach</td><td>1953</td><td>1963</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avery Aviation</td><td>Wyoming</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Greybull</td><td>1961</td><td>1969</td><td>Operated Consolidated Privateer, Cessna 180</td></tr><tr><td>Aviation Enterprises</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1940</td><td>1947</td><td>Renamed Trans-Texas Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Aviation Services Inc.</td><td>Kansas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Wichita</td><td>1967</td><td>1969</td><td>Founded by Gary M. Adamson. Renamed Air Midwest</td></tr><tr><td>Aviex Jet</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Houston</td><td>1979</td><td>1999</td><td>Operated Super King Air 200, Learjet 25, Aero Commander 1121 Jet Commander</td></tr><tr><td>Avolar</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td>VLX</td><td>AVOLAR</td><td>Las Vegas McCarran</td><td>2001</td><td>2002</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aztec Air</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Panama City</td><td>1967</td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aztec Air</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Long Beach</td><td>1989</td><td>1989</td><td>Charter carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Aztec Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>El Paso</td><td>1966</td><td>1967</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B</td></tr><tr><td>B & C Aviation</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Nashville</td><td>1973</td><td>1999</td><td>Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25</td></tr><tr><td>B Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1989</td><td>1990</td><td>Operated Douglas DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>B Airways Air Cargo</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1997</td><td>1999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B.A.S Airlines</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Youngstown–Warren</td><td>1981</td><td>1988</td><td>Founded as Skyline Motors Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas Express</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1987</td><td>1988</td><td>Established as Pacific Inter Air. Renamed Majestic Air</td></tr><tr><td>Baja Cortez Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>XT</td><td>BCA</td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1977</td><td>1983</td><td>Operated BN Islander, Riley Turbo Skyliner</td></tr><tr><td>Bakersfield Aviation Services</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Meadows Field</td><td>1973</td><td>1975</td><td>Operated Beech E18S, Beech Bonanza</td></tr><tr><td>Ball Brothers</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1977</td><td>1980</td><td>Fresh fish carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Baltia Air Lines</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York Kennedy</td><td>1989</td><td>2018</td><td>Renamed USGlobal Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Baltimore Air Charter</td><td>Maryland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baltimore–Washington</td><td>2004</td><td>2006</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Baltimore Airways</td><td>Maryland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Logan Field</td><td>1929</td><td>1930</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Baltimore Airways Company</td><td>Maryland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Park Heights, Baltimore</td><td>1929</td><td>1929</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Baltimore Helicopter Services</td><td>Maryland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baltimore–Washington</td><td>2004</td><td>2015</td><td>Renamed GrandView Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>Bar Harbor Airlines</td><td>Maine</td><td></td><td>QO</td><td>AJC</td><td>BAR HARBOR</td><td>Bangor</td><td>1950</td><td>1971</td><td>Merged into Continental Express</td></tr><tr><td>Barnes and Gorst Air Mail</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base</td><td>1927</td><td>1927</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barnhill & McGee Airways</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1931</td><td>1932</td><td>Forerunner of McGee Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Barr Air Transport</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1935</td><td>1938</td><td>Founded by Frank Barr</td></tr><tr><td>BAX Global</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>8W</td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1997</td><td>2011</td><td>Founded as Burlington Northern Airfreight then Burlington Air Express</td></tr><tr><td>Bay Valley Air Service</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>San Francisco</td><td>1947</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bee Line</td><td>Connecticut</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1923</td><td>1925</td><td>Renamed Colonial Air Transport</td></tr><tr><td>Beeson Aviation</td><td>Kansas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Concordia</td><td>1965</td><td>1968</td><td>Absorbed by Trans-Mo Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Bellair</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>7G</td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1980</td><td>2004</td><td>Operated Volpar Turboliner</td></tr><tr><td>Bellingham-Seattle Airways</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bellingham</td><td>1964</td><td>1969</td><td>Merged into Puget Sound Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Bennett-Rodebaugh Company</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1927</td><td>1927</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Airlines</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td>IW</td><td>BST</td><td>BESTWAY</td><td>Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky</td><td>1982</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Biegert Aviation</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chandler</td><td>1984</td><td>1993</td><td>Cargo carrier Operated Douglas C-54</td></tr><tr><td>Big Sky Airlines</td><td>Montana</td><td></td><td>GQ</td><td>BSY</td><td>BIG SKY</td><td>Billings Logan</td><td>1978</td><td>2008</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bimini Island Air</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td>BMY</td><td>BIMINI</td><td>Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood</td><td>1993</td><td>2011</td><td>AOC removed by the FAA in 2011</td></tr><tr><td>BizAir Shuttle</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td>UE</td><td></td><td></td><td>DuPage</td><td>2015</td><td>2015</td><td>Established as BizCharters Operated Dornier 328, ERJ-135</td></tr><tr><td>Blackhawk Airways</td><td>Wisconsin</td><td></td><td>BB</td><td>BAK</td><td>BLACKHAWK</td><td>Southern Wisconsin</td><td>1970</td><td>1996</td><td>Operated Beech E18S</td></tr><tr><td>Blatz Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Burbank</td><td>1947</td><td>1962</td><td>Operated DC-3, DC-4</td></tr><tr><td>Blatz Airlines</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1963</td><td>1963</td><td>Renamed Nevada Airlines. Formed Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines in 1964</td></tr><tr><td>Blue Dog</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Omak</td><td>1968</td><td>1971</td><td>Commuter services Operated Aero Commander 560, Cessna 182</td></tr><tr><td>Blue Line Air Express</td><td>Wisconsin</td><td></td><td>4U</td><td></td><td></td><td>Medford</td><td>1982</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blue Moon Aviation</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Minneapolis–Saint Paul</td><td>2003</td><td>2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bluebell Aviation</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1969</td><td>1973</td><td>Renamed Wrangler Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>Bluegrass Airlines</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bowling Green</td><td>1944</td><td>1946</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bo-S-Aire</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>BAA</td><td>BOWMAN AIR</td><td></td><td>1979</td><td>1989</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bob Harris Flying Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bethel</td><td>1956</td><td>1975</td><td>Renamed Yute Air Alaska</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing Air Transport</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Boeing Field</td><td>1927</td><td>1930</td><td>To United Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Boise Aviation</td><td>Idaho</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Boise</td><td>1967</td><td>1971</td><td>Third-level services</td></tr><tr><td>Bonanza Air Lines</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td>BL</td><td></td><td>BONANZA</td><td>North Las Vegas</td><td>1945</td><td>1968</td><td>Merged with Pacific Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West which was then renamed Hughes Airwest</td></tr><tr><td>Bonanza Airlines</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td>BON</td><td>BONAIR</td><td>Phoenix Sky Harbor</td><td>1978</td><td>1978</td><td>Established as Mountain West Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Borrego Springs Airline</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Borrego Valley</td><td>1968</td><td>1968</td><td>Renamed Sun Aire Lines</td></tr><tr><td>Boone County Airlines</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky</td><td>1946</td><td>1950</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boston Airport Corporation</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>East Boston</td><td>1925</td><td>1926</td><td>Operated Travel Air</td></tr><tr><td>Boston Maine-Central Vermont Airways</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Boston</td><td>1933</td><td>1940</td><td>Formed by the merger of Boston Maine Airways and Central Vermont Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Boston-Maine Airways</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Boston</td><td>1931</td><td>1933</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boston-Maine Airways</td><td>New Hampshire</td><td></td><td>E9</td><td>CXS</td><td>CLIPPER CONNECTION</td><td>Hanscom Field</td><td>1999</td><td>2008</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bowen Air Lines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dallas/Fort Worth</td><td>1930</td><td>1935</td><td>Acquired by Braniff Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Braniff International Airways</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>BN</td><td>BNF</td><td>BRANIFF</td><td>Dallas/Fort Worth</td><td>1930</td><td>1982</td><td>Went bankrupt, some assets sold to Braniff Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>Braniff (1983–1990)</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>BN</td><td>BNF</td><td>BRANIFF</td><td>Dallas/Fort Worth</td><td>1983</td><td>1990</td><td>Officially Braniff Inc. aka Braniff II; went bankrupt, assets sold to Braniff International Airlines, Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>Braniff (1991–1992)</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>BE</td><td></td><td></td><td>Dallas/Fort Worth</td><td>1991</td><td>1992</td><td>Officially Braniff International Airlines, Inc. aka Braniff III; went bankrupt</td></tr><tr><td>Branson Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>E5</td><td>BRN</td><td>BRANSON</td><td>Fort Lauderdale Executive</td><td>1992</td><td>1994</td><td>Founded as Dash Airlines renamed Eclipse Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Bremerton Air Taxi</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bremerton</td><td>1964</td><td>1969</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Britt Airways</td><td>Indiana</td><td></td><td>RU</td><td>BTA</td><td>BRIT-AIR</td><td>Terre Haute</td><td>1956</td><td>1985</td><td>Founded as Vercoa Air Service. Merged into ExpressJet</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Bay Air Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bethel</td><td>1930</td><td>1943</td><td>Acquired by Ray Petersen Flying Service</td></tr><tr><td>Brockway Air</td><td>Vermont</td><td></td><td>SS</td><td>CVA</td><td>BROCKWAY</td><td>Burlington</td><td>1984</td><td>1989</td><td>Merged into Metro Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Brooks Air Transport</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fairbanks</td><td>1986</td><td>1986</td><td>Renamed Brools Fuel</td></tr><tr><td>Brooks Fuel</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fairbanks</td><td>1986</td><td>2008</td><td>Founded as Brools Air Transport</td></tr><tr><td>Brower Airlines</td><td>Iowa</td><td></td><td>UD</td><td></td><td></td><td>Fort Madison</td><td>1968</td><td>1980</td><td>Founded as Brower Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Buckeye Air Service</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td>1967</td><td>1971</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Budyer Air</td><td>Wyoming</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Evanston</td><td>1981</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Buffalo Airways</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>BV</td><td>BVA</td><td></td><td>Waco</td><td>1982</td><td>1996</td><td>Operated Boeing 707, Canadair CL-44, Douglas DC-8</td></tr><tr><td>Buker Airlines</td><td>Vermont</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hartness</td><td>1966</td><td>1968</td><td>Renamed Trans East Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Burdett Air Lines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1919</td><td>1927</td><td>Jack Frye merged with Aero Corporation and Standard Air Lines</td></tr><tr><td>Burlington Air Express</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>8W</td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1986</td><td>1997</td><td>Merged into BAX Global</td></tr><tr><td>Burlington Airways</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>BUR</td><td>BURLINGTON</td><td></td><td>1979</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Burlington Northern Airfreight</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1972</td><td>1985</td><td>Renamed Burlington Air Express</td></tr><tr><td>Business Express Airlines</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td>HQ</td><td>GAA</td><td>BIZEX</td><td>Boston</td><td>1982</td><td>2000</td><td>Merged into American Eagle Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Byerly Airlines</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jacksonville</td><td>1955</td><td>1961</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>C</td></tr><tr><td>C & M Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td>REM</td><td>REM</td><td>Inyokern</td><td>1979</td><td>1985</td><td>Renamed Indian Wells Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>C & R Connair</td><td>Connecticut</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1967</td><td>1971</td><td>Scheduled commuter services</td></tr><tr><td>C-Air</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1964</td><td>1969</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cable Commuter Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cable</td><td>1967</td><td>1969</td><td>Established as Cable Air Taxi. Acquired by Aero Commuter</td></tr><tr><td>Cal Aero Airways</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Van Nuys</td><td>1969</td><td>1970</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cal Jet Elite Air</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>McClellan–Palomar</td><td>2015</td><td>2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cal Sierra Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>San Diego</td><td>1980</td><td>1981</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Calasia Air Transport</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Oakland</td><td>1947</td><td>1950</td><td>Changed name to Overseas National Airways in 1950</td></tr><tr><td>California Air Charter</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lockheed Air Terminal</td><td>1946</td><td>1959</td><td>Originally Kesterson, founded in Knoxville, TN.</td></tr><tr><td>California Air Charter</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td>CAC</td><td>CALAIR</td><td>Hollywood Burbank</td><td>1968</td><td>1971</td><td>Renamed Ameriflight</td></tr><tr><td>California Air Commuter</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td>CLM</td><td>CALCOM</td><td>Oakland</td><td>1975</td><td>1979</td><td>Owned by Martin Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>California Air Freight</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1959</td><td>1959</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>California Air Shuttle</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Oxnard</td><td>1990</td><td>1990</td><td>Operated Swearingen Metro</td></tr><tr><td>California Airways</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Santa Monica</td><td>1979</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>California Arrow Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hollywood Burbank</td><td>1949</td><td>1949</td><td>Intrastate airline, subsidiary of Arrow Airways, suffered devastating crash that killed owner's wife and child</td></tr><tr><td>California Central Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hollywood Burbank</td><td>1949</td><td>1955</td><td>Intrastate airline slightly preceding Pacific Southwest Airlines. Assets bought in bankruptcy by Southwest Airways and Allegheny Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>California Eastern Airways</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Oakland</td><td>1946</td><td>1960</td><td>Part 45 carrier that became a supplemental in 1959, only to transfer its certificate to President Airlines in 1960.</td></tr><tr><td>California Hawaiian Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1952</td><td>1962</td><td>A dba of Airline Transport Carriers</td></tr><tr><td>California Pacific Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Burbank</td><td>1950</td><td>1950</td><td>Short-lived California intrastate airline.</td></tr><tr><td>California Pacific (CalPac)</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1993</td><td>2005</td><td>To Mesa Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>California Pacific Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>4A</td><td>DYN</td><td>AERODYNAMICS</td><td>McClellan–Palomar</td><td>2018</td><td>2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>California Seaboard Airlines</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td>SSB</td><td>CAL SEABOARD</td><td>Laughlin/Bullhead</td><td>1983</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>California Time Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hollywood Burbank</td><td>1963</td><td>1963</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cal-State Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1968</td><td>1970</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cam Air International</td><td></td><td></td><td>OX</td><td>FLM</td><td>BOXHAULER</td><td></td><td>1983</td><td>1986</td><td>Established as Fleming International Airways. Renamed Spirit of America Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Canadian Colonial Airways</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York Flushing</td><td>1928</td><td>1942</td><td>Operated flight to Montreal. Renamed Colonial Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Canadian-American Airlines</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Minneapolis</td><td>1929</td><td>1930</td><td>Merged with Arrowhead International Airlines Operated Lockheed Vega, Travel Air 6000</td></tr><tr><td>Cape & Islands Air Freight</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Nantucket</td><td>?</td><td>2015</td><td>Division of Island Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Cape & Islands Airline</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hyannis Barnstable</td><td>1951</td><td>1970</td><td>To Air New England Operated Beech 18, Twin Otter, Piper Navajo, Piper Aztec</td></tr><tr><td>Cape Smythe Air</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td>6C</td><td>CMY</td><td>CAPE SMYTHE AIR</td><td>Barrow</td><td>1975</td><td>2005</td><td>To Frontier Flying Service</td></tr><tr><td>Capital Airlines</td><td>Washington, D.C.</td><td></td><td>CA</td><td>CAP</td><td>CAPITOL</td><td>Washington National</td><td>1948</td><td>1961</td><td>Merged into United Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Capital Cargo International Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>PT</td><td>CCI</td><td>CAPPY</td><td>Miami</td><td>1996</td><td>2013</td><td>Merged into ATI Air Transport International</td></tr><tr><td>Capitol Airlines</td><td>Kansas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Manhattan</td><td>1965</td><td>1989</td><td>Acquired by Allen Aviation. Operated as Braniff Express</td></tr><tr><td>Capitol Air</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td>CL</td><td>CL</td><td>CAPITOL</td><td>Smyrna, Tennessee</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>Low cost carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Capitol Air Express</td><td>Virginia</td><td></td><td>C6</td><td>CEX</td><td>CAPITOL EXPRESS</td><td></td><td>1993</td><td>1996</td><td>Charter carrier founded by John Catsimatidis</td></tr><tr><td>Capitol Airways</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td>CL</td><td>CL</td><td>CAPITOL</td><td>Wilmington, Delaware</td><td>1946</td><td>1967</td><td>Supplemental air carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Capitol International Airways</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td>CL</td><td>CL</td><td>CAPITOL</td><td>Smyrna, Tennessee</td><td>1967</td><td>1982</td><td>Supplemental air carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Cardinal Airlines</td><td>Virginia</td><td></td><td>NN</td><td>CDA</td><td></td><td>Lynchburg</td><td>1968</td><td>1976</td><td>Renamed Air Virginia, Operated BN Islander, Beech 99</td></tr><tr><td>Cargo 360</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td>GG</td><td>GGC</td><td>LONGHAUL</td><td>Seattle–Tacoma</td><td>2005</td><td>2008</td><td>To Southern Air</td></tr><tr><td>Caribair</td><td>Puerto Rico</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>San Juan</td><td>1939</td><td>1973</td><td>Merged into Eastern Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Caribbean American Lines</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1956</td><td>Irregular air carrier shut by CAB in 1956 for flying scheduled service</td></tr><tr><td>Caribbean Express</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1983</td><td>1988</td><td>Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Cessna 402B</td></tr><tr><td>Caribbean Sun</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>2002</td><td>2007</td><td>To World Atlantic Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Carnival Air Lines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>KW</td><td>CAA</td><td>CARNIVAL AIR</td><td>Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood</td><td>1988</td><td>1998</td><td>Merged into Pan Am (1996), to Boston-Maine Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Cascade Airways</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td>CZ</td><td>CCD</td><td>CASCADE</td><td>Seattle-Tacoma</td><td>1969</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Casino Express Airlines</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td>XP</td><td>CXP</td><td>CASINO EXPRESS</td><td>Las Vegas McCarran</td><td>1987</td><td>2005</td><td>Rebranded as Xtra Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Catalina Air Lines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td>CAI</td><td>CATALINA</td><td>Long Beach</td><td>1963</td><td>1967</td><td>Avalon Air Transport (1953), then Catalina Air Lines (1963), acquired by Golden West Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Catalina Air Transport</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Santa Catalina Island</td><td>1931</td><td>1942</td><td>Founded as Wilmington-Catalina Airline in 1931. Renamed Catalina Air Transport in 1941. Contracted with United Air Lines to operate to Catalina 1946-1954.</td></tr><tr><td>Catalina Channel Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Pebble Beach</td><td>1959</td><td>1966</td><td>Founded by Bob Hanley. Used seaplane</td></tr><tr><td>Catlin Aviation</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td></td><td></td><td>CLN</td><td>CATLIN</td><td>Durant Eaker Field</td><td>1969</td><td>1969</td><td>Commuter services</td></tr><tr><td>Catskill Airways</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td>KF</td><td>CSK</td><td>CATSKILL</td><td>Utica</td><td>1966</td><td>1989</td><td>Merged into Mohawk Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>CCAir</td><td>North Carolina</td><td></td><td>ED</td><td>CDL</td><td>CAROLINA</td><td>Charlotte Douglas</td><td>1987</td><td>2002</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Centennial Airlines</td><td>Wyoming</td><td></td><td>BE</td><td>CNL</td><td>WYO-AIR</td><td>Laramie</td><td>1981</td><td>1987</td><td>Merged into Mesa Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Cen-Tex Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td>CTX</td><td>CEN-TEX</td><td></td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>Commuter services</td></tr><tr><td>Central Airlines (1934)</td><td>Virginia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Washington National</td><td>1934</td><td>1936</td><td>Merged into Pennsylvania Airlines. Operated Stinson Model A</td></tr><tr><td>Central Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dallas Love Field</td><td>1949</td><td>1967</td><td>Merged into Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)</td></tr><tr><td>Central American Airways</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Louisville</td><td>1946 1963</td><td>1948 1973</td><td>Irregular air carrier in 1940s. Uncertificated carrier from 1963. Became Central American International</td></tr><tr><td>Central American International</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Louisville</td><td>1973</td><td>1982</td><td>Uncertificated carrier, follow on from Central American Airways. Became Trans International Airlines (1985–1989)</td></tr><tr><td>Central Iowa Airlines</td><td>Iowa</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Davenport</td><td>1973</td><td>1973</td><td>Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Central State Airlines</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cleveland Shea Field</td><td>1989</td><td>1990</td><td>Operated BAe Jetstream</td></tr><tr><td>Centurion Air Cargo</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>WE</td><td>CWC</td><td>CHALLENGE CARGO</td><td>Miami</td><td>1985</td><td>2018</td><td>Formerly known as Challenge Air Cargo</td></tr><tr><td>Century 2000</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1971</td><td>1973</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Century Airlines</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Oakland County</td><td>1973</td><td>1996</td><td>Established as S.S. Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Century Airlines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Arcata–Eureka</td><td>1977</td><td>1981</td><td>Established as Six Rivers Air Service</td></tr><tr><td>Century Pacific Air Lines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1931</td><td>1932</td><td>To American Airways</td></tr><tr><td>CF Airfreight</td><td></td><td></td><td>CK</td><td></td><td></td><td>Indianapolis</td><td>1985</td><td>1989</td><td>Air freight forwarder and virtual airline. A predecessor to Emery Worldwide Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>CHA California Hawaiian</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1946</td><td>1962</td><td>see California Hawaiian Airlines.</td></tr><tr><td>Chalk’s Flying Service</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1919</td><td>1936</td><td>Renamed Chalk's International Airlines Operated Stinson Voyager with floats</td></tr><tr><td>Chalk's International Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>BK</td><td>CHK</td><td>CHALKS</td><td>Miami Seaplane Base</td><td>1996</td><td>1996</td><td>Established as Red Arrow Flying Service in 1917 Operated DHC-7 Dash 7, Grumman Albatross, Grumman Mallard</td></tr><tr><td>Chalk’s Ocean Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>OP</td><td>CHK</td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1999</td><td>2005</td><td>Renamed Chalk's International Airlines Operated Beech 1900D, Grumman G-73 Mallard, Saab 340A</td></tr><tr><td>Challenge Air Cargo</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>WE</td><td>CWC</td><td>CHALLENGE CARGO</td><td>Miami</td><td>1985</td><td>2001</td><td>Charter airline</td></tr><tr><td>Challenge Air International</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>VV</td><td>OFF</td><td>CHALLENGE AIR</td><td>Miami</td><td>1984</td><td>1987</td><td>Former Challenge International Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Challenger Airlines (1946)</td><td>Utah</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Salt Lake City</td><td>1946</td><td>1946</td><td>Utah intrastate airline, same parent company as Challenger Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Challenger Airlines</td><td>Wyoming</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Laramie, Wyoming, Salt Lake City, Denver</td><td>1947</td><td>1950</td><td>Merged with Monarch Air Lines and Arizona Airways to form Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)</td></tr><tr><td>Champion Air</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td>MG</td><td>CCP</td><td>CHAMPION AIR</td><td>Minneapolis–Saint Paul</td><td>1995</td><td>2008</td><td>Formed from MGM Grand Air</td></tr><tr><td>Channel Air Lift</td><td>Hawaii</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Honolulu</td><td>1967</td><td>1969</td><td>Went bankrupt</td></tr><tr><td>Chapman Air</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>EXR</td><td>EXPRESS COURIER</td><td></td><td>1978</td><td>1985</td><td>Renamed Flight Express, Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapparal Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>FC</td><td>CPL</td><td>CHAPPARAL</td><td>Abilene</td><td>1975</td><td>1990</td><td>Merged into Metro Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Charter Air Transport</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td>VC</td><td></td><td></td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td>1997</td><td>2015</td><td>Renamed Via Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Charter Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Gainesville</td><td>1977</td><td>1979</td><td>Established as Charterair Commuter Airline. Merged into Mackey International Airlines. Operated Convair 580</td></tr><tr><td>Charter One Airlines</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Detroit</td><td>1980</td><td>1992</td><td>Renamed Spirit Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Charterair Commuter Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>HO</td><td></td><td>CITRUS</td><td>Gainesville</td><td>1977</td><td>1979</td><td>Renamed Charter Air Center</td></tr><tr><td>Chatham Airlines</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1964</td><td>1970</td><td>Established as Lemco Flying Services</td></tr><tr><td>Chautauqua Airlines</td><td>Indiana</td><td></td><td>RP</td><td>CHQ</td><td>CHAUTAUQUA</td><td>Chicago O'Hare</td><td>1973</td><td>2014</td><td>To Shuttle America</td></tr><tr><td>Cherokee Airlines</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cherokee Airtaxi</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>CITRUS</td><td>Athens Ben Epps</td><td>1968</td><td>1971</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chesapeake Airways</td><td>Maryland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Salisbury–Ocean City</td><td>1946</td><td>1965</td><td>Merged into Metro Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Chicago Air</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td>CH</td><td>CHGO</td><td>WILDONION</td><td>Chicago Midway</td><td>1985</td><td>1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chicago Airways</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago O'Hare</td><td>1959</td><td>1961</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chicago and Southern Air Lines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td>CS</td><td>CSA</td><td></td><td>Peoria Downing</td><td>1933</td><td>1953</td><td>As Pacific Seaboard Air Lines, rebranded Chicago and Southern Air Lines (1935), merged with Delta Air Lines</td></tr><tr><td>Chicago Express Airlines</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td>C8</td><td>WDY</td><td>WINDY CITY</td><td>Chicago Midway</td><td>1993</td><td>2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chicago Helicopter Airways</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago O'Hare</td><td>1954</td><td>1965</td><td>Established as Helicopter Air Service</td></tr><tr><td>Chippewa Air Commuter</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td>CPW</td><td>CHIPPEWA-AIR</td><td>Manistee</td><td>1977</td><td>1978</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Christiansen Air Service</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anchorage</td><td>1956</td><td>1956</td><td>Acquired by Cordova Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Christler Flying Services</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td>CHR</td><td>CHRISTLER</td><td></td><td>1970</td><td>1979</td><td>Aerial spraying</td></tr><tr><td>Christler-Avery Aviation</td><td>Wyoming</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Greybull</td><td>1951</td><td>1961</td><td>Founded by Mel Christler and Morris Avery. Operated B-18 Bolo, B-25 Mitchell, Northrop Delta</td></tr><tr><td>Christman Air System</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td>SX</td><td>CAS</td><td>CHRISTMAN</td><td>Washington County</td><td>1977</td><td>1991</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cimarron Aire</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td></td><td></td><td>CMN</td><td></td><td>McAlester</td><td>2004</td><td>2006</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CitationAir</td><td>Connecticut</td><td></td><td></td><td>FIV</td><td>FIVE STAR</td><td>White Plains</td><td>1998</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CityLink Airlines</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>HSR</td><td>HOOSIER</td><td></td><td>2001</td><td>2002</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clearwater Flying Service</td><td>Idaho</td><td></td><td></td><td>CFS</td><td></td><td>Orofino</td><td>1977</td><td>1977</td><td>Renamed Empire Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Cleveland-Detroit Air Line</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td>1927</td><td>1928</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clifford Ball Airline</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bettis Field</td><td>1927</td><td>1930</td><td>Acquired by Pennsylvania Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Clinton Aero</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td>SS</td><td>CVA</td><td>CLINCO</td><td>Plattsburgh</td><td>1971</td><td>1984</td><td>Merged with Air North to form Brockway Air</td></tr><tr><td>Club International</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Boeing Field</td><td>1971</td><td>1975</td><td>Air travel club that preceded Aeroamerica</td></tr><tr><td>Coastal Air</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1975</td><td>1976</td><td>Renamed Southeastern Commuter Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Coastal Air Freight</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Operated Fokker Super Universal</td></tr><tr><td>Coastal Air Lines</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>San Francisco</td><td>1947</td><td>1962</td><td>Began as Coastal Cargo. Its certificate was taken over by Zantop Air Transport</td></tr><tr><td>Coastal Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>St. Petersburg–Clearwater</td><td>1968</td><td>1969</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Coastal Airlines</td><td>Rhode Island</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Warwick</td><td>1983</td><td>1989</td><td>Began as National Air</td></tr><tr><td>Coastal Airways</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td>PN</td><td>SQV</td><td>COASTAL AIR</td><td>Sequim Valley</td><td>1982</td><td>1992</td><td>Operated commuter service</td></tr><tr><td>Coastal Plains Commuter</td><td>South Carolina</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hilton Head</td><td>1978</td><td>1979</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cochise Airlines</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td>DP</td><td></td><td></td><td>Tucson</td><td>1971</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Coker Airfreight</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dallas Fort Worth</td><td>1969</td><td>1984</td><td>Renamed Skyfreighters. Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Coleman Air Transport</td><td>Illinois</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chicago Rockford</td><td>1977</td><td>1980</td><td>Founded by Philip Coleman.</td></tr><tr><td>Colgan Air</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td>9L</td><td>CJC</td><td>COLGAN</td><td>Memphis</td><td>1991</td><td>2012</td><td>Established an FBO (1965), flights began 1970, sold to Presidential Airways (1986), restarted as National Capital (1991), merged to Pinnacle Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Colonial Air Transport</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York-LaGuardia</td><td>1926</td><td>1930</td><td>To American Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Colonial Airlines</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>New York-LaGuardia</td><td>1928</td><td>1956</td><td>Established as Canadian Colonial Airways, merged into Eastern Air Lines</td></tr><tr><td>Colonial Western Airways</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Albany</td><td>1927</td><td>1929</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Colorado Airlines</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Crested Butte</td><td>1977</td><td>1979</td><td>Known as Crested Butte Air Service</td></tr><tr><td>Columbia Air</td><td>Virginia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Washington National</td><td>1981</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Columbia Pacific Airlines</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td>7C</td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle-Tacoma</td><td>1977</td><td>2002</td><td>Established as Execuair in 1971</td></tr><tr><td>Columbus Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood</td><td>1995</td><td>1996</td><td>Established as Liberty Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Colvin Air Charter</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Athens Ben Epps</td><td>1999</td><td>2004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Comair</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td>OH</td><td>COM</td><td>COMAIR</td><td>Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Orlando</td><td>1977</td><td>2012</td><td>Shut down by parent company Delta Air Lines</td></tr><tr><td>Comair Jet Express</td><td>Kentucky</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky</td><td>2000</td><td>2001</td><td>Delta Air Lines subsidiary</td></tr><tr><td>Comanche Air</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ephrata</td><td>2000</td><td>2001</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Combs Airways</td><td>Colorado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Denver</td><td>1957</td><td>1984</td><td>Began as Combs Freightair</td></tr><tr><td>Command Air</td><td>North Dakota</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1966</td><td>1969</td><td>Merged into Red Baron Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Command Airways</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td>DD</td><td>CMD</td><td>COMMAND</td><td>Hudson Valley</td><td>1965</td><td>1988</td><td>Renamed Flagship Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Commutair</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Houston Bush</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Commutaire International Airways</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1976</td><td>1977</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Commute Air</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Spokane</td><td>1967</td><td>1968</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Commuter Airlines</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Greater Binghamton</td><td>1964</td><td>1984</td><td>Established as Broome County Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>Commuter Airlines</td><td>Iowa</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sioux City</td><td>1965</td><td>1971</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Compass Airlines</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td>CP</td><td>CPZ</td><td>COMPASS</td><td>Minneapolis–Saint Paul</td><td>2006</td><td>2020</td><td>Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic</td></tr><tr><td>Concord Airlines</td><td>New Jersey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1970</td><td>1971</td><td>Third-level services</td></tr><tr><td>Concord International Airlines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td>Established as Jet Freight Cargo</td></tr><tr><td>Connectair</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td>CCR</td><td>CONNECTAIR</td><td>Santa Barbara</td><td>1980</td><td>1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conner Air Lines</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>CS</td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1948</td><td>1992</td><td>Operated C-46, DC-3, DC-6, DC-8</td></tr><tr><td>Connie Kalitta Services</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td>CKS</td><td>CONNIE</td><td>Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky</td><td>1967</td><td>1984</td><td>To American International Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Conquest Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>5C</td><td>CAC</td><td>CONQUEST</td><td>San Antonio</td><td>1986</td><td>1997</td><td>Acquired by Air L.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Conquest Sun Airlines</td><td>Georgia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>1993</td><td>1994</td><td>Renamed AirTran Airways</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Air Services, Inc</td><td>Nevada</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1965</td><td></td><td>A subsidiary of Continental Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Airlines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>CO</td><td>COA</td><td>CONTINENTAL</td><td>Houston Bush</td><td>1937</td><td>2010</td><td>Merged into United Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Charters</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami</td><td>1945</td><td>1954</td><td>Irregular air carrier bankrupt 1954, then bought for $20 after which CAB refused to allow it to operate</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Connection</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td></td><td>2010</td><td>Included Cape Air, Colgan Air, CommutAir and Silver Airways, merged with United Express</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Express</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>CO</td><td></td><td>Continental Express</td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td>1986</td><td>2010</td><td>Operations absorbed by United Express on merger of parent companies</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Lite</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cleveland Hopkins</td><td>1993</td><td>1995</td><td>Airline within an airline, brand of Continental Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Micronesia</td><td>Guam</td><td></td><td>CS</td><td>CMI</td><td>AIR MIKE</td><td>Guam</td><td>1968</td><td>2010</td><td>Founded as Air Micronesia. Subsidiary of Continental Airlines until 2010; subsidiary of UCH until 2017 when it was officially merged into United Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Continental Sky-Van</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dallas</td><td>1946</td><td>1946</td><td>irregular air carrier</td></tr><tr><td>Continental West</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td>CO</td><td></td><td></td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>1985</td><td>1986</td><td>New division of Texas Air Corporation</td></tr><tr><td>Contract Air Cargo</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td>TSU</td><td>TRANSAUTO</td><td>Oakland County</td><td>1983</td><td>2005</td><td>Rebranded as Gulf and Caribbean Cargo</td></tr><tr><td>Cook Inlet Aviation</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td>CKA</td><td>COOK-AIR</td><td>Homer</td><td>1989</td><td></td><td>Renamed Inlet Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Copper State Airlines</td><td>Arizona</td><td></td><td></td><td>ROD</td><td>ROADRUNNER</td><td>Douglas</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Coral Air</td><td>United States Virgin Islands</td><td></td><td>VY</td><td>VYK</td><td></td><td>Saint Croix</td><td>1980</td><td>1985</td><td>Acquired the operation of Eastern Caribbean Airlines. Operated GAF Nomad, Embraer Bandeirante, Twin Otter</td></tr><tr><td>Cordova Airlines</td><td>Alaska</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Cordova</td><td>1934</td><td>1968</td><td>Acquired by Alaska Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Coronado Flyers</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1975</td><td>1981</td><td>Operated DC-3</td></tr><tr><td>Corporate Air Fleet</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td></td><td>CTX</td><td>CATBIRD</td><td>Nashville</td><td>1978</td><td>1998</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Corporate Airlines</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td>3C</td><td>CEA</td><td>CORP X</td><td>Smyrna</td><td>1996</td><td>2007</td><td>Renamed as Corporate Airlines in 1997. Changed name to RegionsAir in 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>Corporate Express Airlines</td><td>Tennessee</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Nashville</td><td>1996</td><td>1998</td><td>Renamed Corporate Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Cortland Air Company</td><td>Ohio</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Youngstown–Warren</td><td>2003</td><td>2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cosmopolitan Airlines</td><td>New York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Republic</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cromwell Air Lines</td><td>Texas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dallas Love Field</td><td>1929</td><td>1931</td><td>Operated Stinson Aircraft Company</td></tr><tr><td>Cross Sound Commuter</td><td>Washington</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle–Tacoma</td><td>1970</td><td>1974</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Crown Airways</td><td>Pennsylvania</td><td></td><td></td><td>CRO</td><td>CROWN AIRWAYS</td><td>DuBois</td><td>1969</td><td>1994</td><td>Began as Allegheny Commuter, to Mesa Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Cryderman Air Service</td><td>Michigan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Oakland County</td><td>1977</td><td>1978</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Air Aviation</td><td>California</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Van Nuys</td><td>2007</td><td>2012</td><td>Renamed Fuga Air Charter</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Shamrock Airlines</td><td>Minnesota</td><td></td><td></td><td>CYT</td><td>CRYSTAL AIR</td><td>Minneapolis Crystal</td><td>1972</td><td>1991</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cumberland Airlines</td><td>Maryland</td><td></td><td>NQ</td><td></td><td></td><td>Greater Cumberland</td><td>1969</td><td>1988</td><td>Established as Nicholson Air Services</td></tr><tr><td>Curtiss Flying Service</td><td>Massachusetts</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Boston</td><td>1929</td><td>1932</td><td>Operated amphibious aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>Curtiss Metropolitan Airplane Company</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Miami-Opa Locka</td><td>1921</td><td>1924</td><td>Established as America Trans-Oceanic Company. Newspaper deliveries</td></tr><tr><td>Custom Air Transport</td><td>Florida</td><td></td><td>5R</td><td>CTT</td><td>CATT</td><td>Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood</td><td>1985</td><td>2008</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cutter Flying Service</td><td>New Mexico</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Albuquerque</td><td>1969</td><td>1969</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>