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Hawaiian Airlines cancelled flights by its commuter airline, Ohana by Hawaiian.

Mr. Morrison, 43, is a captain for Southern Airways Express, a commuter airline based in Hernando, Miss.

Silver Airways, a commuter airline, on Thursday will begin offering three weekly flights to Santa Clara, and later this year will start flights to Cienfuegos, Santiago de Cuba, Cayo Coco, Varadero, Cayo Largo and Manzanillo.

Southwest Airlines was born, not on the back of a cocktail napkin, as he later liked to boast, but when one of his legal clients, Rollin King, owner of a small commuter airline, and his banker, John Parker, came to his office.

Experts Trump hired to run his various enterprises repeatedly hit walls when their advice ran counter to Trump's gut instincts or his vision of success, like when Trump aimed to convert the commuter airline he purchased into a luxury experience, even as passengers made clear they overwhelmingly prized efficiency and reliability.

Air East was a commuter airline based at Johnstown–Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Air Flamenco is a commuter airline operated by Air Charter, Inc., based in Puerto Rico.

Commuter Airlines was a commuter airline based in Binghamton, New York from the 1960s to 1984.

Malinair was a commuter airline based at Glasgow Airport (GLA) in Scotland in the mid-1980s.

The corporate headquarters did not leave Colorado. In 2007, Frontier established a commuter airline subsidiary, Lynx Aviation, Inc.

Alas Chiricanas (Spanish: Chiriquí Wings) was a commuter airline based in Panama, which was operational from 1980 to 1995.

Royale Airlines was a regional / commuter airline with headquarters on the grounds of Shreveport Regional Airport in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Commuter airline Boutique Air is currently serving the McCook Regional Airport with daily nonstop round trip commercial flights to Denver, Colorado.

Tejas Airlines was a commuter airline based in San Antonio, Texas with scheduled passenger service operated to several destinations inside Texas.

Richard Adams Henson (December 12, 1910-June 12, 2002) was an American test pilot, flight school operator, and founder of the modern "commuter airline" concept.

" (Archive) Mokulele Airlines. Retrieved on November 29, 2012. is an American commuter airline based in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii."Contract of Carriage.

Sun Aire Lines was a United States commuter airline that operated from 1968 to 1984. Sun Aire served a number of cities in Southern California and Arizona.

Britten-Norman Islander of Salmon Air at Salmon Idaho in 2000 Salmon Air is a commuter airline based in Salmon, Idaho, United States which was established in 1968.

StatesWest Airlines was a commuter airline headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona"World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 26, 1988. 116. that operated to destinations in the Southwestern United States.

Mountain Air Express (MAX) was a short-lived United States commuter airline founded in 1996. The air carrier was established by Western Pacific Airlines in order to provide passenger feed.

National Florida Airlines was a commuter airline based in Daytona, Florida. National Florida flew several cities in central and south Florida. NFA declared Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on December 2, 1983.

NetherLines B.V. was a commuter airline that was a subsidiary of the Royal Nedlloyd Group.Flight International. 24 October 1987. 49. It merged with NLM CityHopper in 1991 to form KLM Cityhopper.

Mokulele Airlines, a small inter-island commuter airline, is headquartered in the CDP, on the grounds of Keahole at Kona Int'l Airport."Contact Us ." Mokulele Airlines. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.

Billings also serves as a small hub for Cape Air, a commuter airline which operates nonstop flights with Cessna 402 prop aircraft to Glasgow, Glendive, Havre, Sidney and Wolf Point in Montana.

Air-Speed, Inc. was a commuter airline in the United States from the 1970s based at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. It began operations in 1974. Hanscom Field has no scheduled airline service today.

Sun West Airlines logo Sun West Airlines was a commuter airline that flew in the Southwestern United States from 1980 through 1985.Sun West Airlines Hubs were operated at Phoenix, AZ and Albuquerque, NM.

Vintage Props and Jets King Air 100 Vintage Props and Jets was a commuter airline based in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The airline provided daily flights between selected cities in Florida and The Bahamas.

The first airline flights were Frontier DC-3s in September 1954; a commuter airline replaced Frontier when it ended DC-3 flights in 1968-69, but Frontier returned with Twin Otters and stayed until 1980.

Harbor Airlines (also known as Harbor Air) was a commuter airline from the United States, which existed from 1971 to 2001. Based at Oak Harbor, Washington and operated regional passenger flights in the Puget Sound area.

Previous logo Surf Air is a California-based commuter airline that offers unlimited flight service for a fixed monthly fee. The company uses Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. Surf Air provides commuter services in California and Texas.

NLM CityHopper full name Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Dutch Aviation Company), was a Dutch commuter airline, founded in 1966. Its head office was in Building 70 in Schiphol Airport East in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands."World Airline Directory." Flight International.

Air Vermont was a commuter airline in the United States based in Morrisville, Vermont. It was established in 1981 but suspended operations in 1984. It served several airports that are no longer served by scheduled airline service.

The city is served by the Lea County/Jal airport about three miles to the northeast. The airport has a paved, 4700 ft. runway. Jal once saw commuter airline service in 1964 by Solar Airlines.Solar Airlines Inc.

Kenneth Ward established a commuter airline, Ward Air. Robert Ward, Jr. was a candidate for a Ketchikan-area seat in the Alaska House of Representatives in the 1980s, and is currently the city manager of Skagway, Alaska.

In 2020, United Airlines announced that Boutique Air will be a partner airlines for its new United Aviate program. Boutique is the first commuter airline and part 135 operator to have a flow-through program with a legacy carrier.

Manx2 branded FLM Aviation owned Dornier 228-202K Manx2 was a virtual commuter airline with its head office in Hangar 9, Isle of Man Airport in Ballasalla, Malew, Isle of Man."Customer Services ." Manx2. Retrieved on 11 February 2011.

Air L.A. (IATA: UE, ICAO: UED), a wholly owned subsidiary of Air L.A. Inc (NASDAQ: AILA) was a U.S. commuter airline headquartered in the Westchester area of Los Angeles, California.World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 22–28, 1995. 51.

Perry Stokes Airport is northeast of Trinidad, Colorado. From 1949–50 to 1957 it was on Continental's route between Denver and Albuquerque, one DC-3 a day each way; it had commuter-airline flights in 1969–71, and possibly none since.

Airways of New Mexico also began flights to Albuquerque and Air Midwest ended their service in 1981. Airways of New Mexico ceased operating in 1985 at which time Mesa Airlines began service with Beechcraft 99 and Beechcraft 1900 airliners. JetAire, a new commuter airline, also served the Alamogordo to Albuquerque market for a few months in 1985 and for two months in the spring of 1987, Trans Colorado Airlines, operating as Continental Express, provided flights to El Paso using Swearingen Metroliners. Another short-lived commuter airline, Air Ruidoso, briefly provided flights to Albuquerque and El Paso in the spring of 1988.

Brockway Glass Corporation, headquartered in nearby Brockway, built a hangar for their aircraft (and later a commuter airline service), and Fixed-Base Operator Beechwoods Flying Service built general aviation "T hangars", fuel pumps and maintenance hangars. The FAA opened a Flight Service Station in 1963 to provide weather and advisory service to pilots; the area is noted for rapidly changing and severe weather. In the 1970s the FAA built a regional radio navigational maintenance facility on the field. In 1988 Brockway Glass was taken over by Owens-Illinois and its assets were liquidated, including the Crown Airways commuter airline.

In the 1970s, Pond acquired Skystream Airlines, a small commuter airline in northern Indiana. Skystream, which was formed in September 1973, when it acquired routes once flown by Hub Airlines, Inc., served northern Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Retrieved on January 15, 2012.

Mokulele Airlines has historically been voted as "Hawai'i's #1 Island Hopper" or Commuter Airline by the local news media, along with awards for the "Best Air Tour". In 2019, Trip Advisor ranked Mokulele Airlines as the Best Specialty/Leisure Airline in North America.

Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. was a commuter airline formed in 1989. Atlantic Coast Airlines operated as United Express and Delta Connection. Upon termination of their codeshare agreements, in 2004 the company changed its name to FLYi, Inc, representing the airline's new name, Independence Air.

Multi-colored tail wing, used from 1970 to 1975Air New England was an American commuter airline with service to New England communities during the 1970s. It was headquartered at Logan International Airport in the East Boston area of Boston, Massachusetts.World Airline Directory. Flight International.

Air Kentucky was a commuter airline based in Owensboro, Kentucky. It was also known for a time as Owensboro Aviation. It began operations in 1974, and joined the Allegheny Commuter system for Allegheny Airlines, and later USAir Express. The airline ended its operations in 1989.

Star Marianas Air, Inc. is a U.S. commuter airline headquartered at Tinian International Airport in Tinian Municipality, Northern Mariana Islands. It operates scheduled and charter passenger service in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, both U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean.

Boutique Air, Inc. is a commuter airline based in San Francisco, California. The airline offers charter services as well as scheduled passenger services subsidized under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. Boutique operates the second largest PC-12 fleet, with 26 aircraft, in the United States.

The airline was incorporated on 29 July 1993. The airline started service on 23 October 1995. Two Shorts 360 aircraft were acquired from one of the airline's major shareholder, Mesa Airlines, a United States commuter airline. Services were started between Birmingham, East Midlands and London Gatwick.

Florida Airlines was a commuter airline based in Florida that operated from 1960 to 1982. It is said to have had the largest Douglas DC3 fleet in the world in 1976 Airline deregulation eventually resulted in the demise of the airline. The company slogan was The Florida Connection.

Downeast Airlines was a commuter airline based in Rockland, Maine, from 1960 to June 1, 2007 when it was acquired by Maine Atlantic Aviation, an arm of the Jordache Enterprises conglomerate.MAA (2007) While the airline was closed, Downeast Air remains a fixed-base operator at its former home airfield.

Air Pennsylvania was a commuter airline active from 1976 to 1982 and based in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was owned by Eugene F. Plum II, whose family also operated a flight school and other airlines as Perkiomen Airways based in Reading, Pennsylvania and Sun International Airways in Puerto Rico.

Island Air (officially Hawaii Island Air) was an independent Hawaiian commuter airline based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It operated scheduled inter-island passenger services in Hawaii. Its main base was the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Oahu. The airline maintained a code share and frequent flyer agreement with United Airlines.

Air New Orleans was an airline based in Birmingham, Alabama that was conceived as a commuter airline to provide service to cities throughout the Southeastern United States from Texas to Florida. The airline was founded in 1981 in Panama City, Florida and operated scheduled passenger service between 1981 and 1988.

Aero Cuahonte was a commuter airline based in Uruapan, Mexico, operating scheduled and chartered passenger flights out of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport in Guadalajara. The airline was established and started operations in 1957, founded by Enrique Cuahonte and Marta Amezcua. In 2007, Aero Cuahonte was shut down.

Aroostook Airways was an airline based in Presque Isle, Maine, United States, from 1969 to 1972. It was established as P & M Flying Services, founded by John C. Philbrick in 1965. It offered commuter airline service throughout Maine, Boston, and Hartford's Bradley International Airport. The airline also offered charter and air ambulance service.

Wheeler suffered a major blow when Piedmont Airlines selected another commuter airline for code sharing air services. Realizing Wheeler Airlines was going to fail, Warren Wheeler started Wheeler Regional Airlines (WRA) a much smaller version of Wheeler Airlines specializing in underserved mid Atlantic destinations. In 1986 Wheeler Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Island Airlines was a commuter airline headquartered at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States which operated hourly scheduled flights between the island of Nantucket and Hyannis, Massachusetts. Island Airlines (Hyannis) along with its sister company, Cape & Islands Air Freight, ceased operations on December 11, 2015. The company slogan was Nantucket's Community Airline.

Golden West de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at Los Angeles International Airport in 1970 Golden West Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7, 1981 Golden West Airlines Short 330, 1982 Golden West Airlines was a commuter airline that operated flights on a high volume schedule in California. It ceased operations in 1983.

By then, the airline had gotten rid of its Dash 7s, with the ATR 42 remaining the only aircraft type in the fleet. Due to a lack of profitability, TWA decided to shut down Trans World Express on 6 November 1995,The Philadelphia Inquirer: Trans World Express Exiting Commuter Airline To Close. Published on September 5, 1995.

Pacific Wings Airline was an American commuter airline headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, United States in Greater Phoenix. The airline operated flights under the brands New Mexico Airlines in New Mexico, GeorgiaSkies in Georgia, TennesseeSkies in Tennessee, and KentuckySkies in Kentucky, as well as under the Pacific Wings name in Hawaii. The airline was closed in 2014.

It was started as a joint venture between Clive E. Roberson and Rudolph P. Scheerer.NTSB Accident Report It was a member of the Commuter Airline Association of America. It offered weekday flights starting in the morning from West Palm Beach, Florida and stopping in Gainesville, Florida before continuing to Tallahassee, Florida. In the afternoon the route was the reverse.

Wright Air Service terminal building Wright Air Service is an American commuter airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It was established by Al Wright and started operations in 1967. It is located off the east ramp near the Fairbanks International Airport. The president of the company was Robert Bursiel, but the company was recently bought out by a new owner in 2017.

Gem Air is a commuter airline based in Salmon, Idaho, United States. It is owned by the former owners of Salmon Air. They sold the Salmon Air name to McCall Aviation, but kept their operating certificate. When their non-compete clause with McCall Aviation expired, they began full operations again, under the same certificate, but with the new Gem Air name.

Short 360 at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in 2004 Short 360 in 2004 Pacific Island Aviation (PIA) was a commuter airline headquartered on the second floor of the Cabrera Center in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It operated passenger and cargo services. Its main base was Saipan International Airport.Flight International 12–18 April 2005 PIA's last flight was February 9, 2005.

Commuter airline Cape Air offers frequent service to the island via the Martha's Vineyard Airport (MVY). It provides year-round service to and from Boston, Hyannis, New Bedford, Providence, and Nantucket, and seasonal service to White Plains, New York. Additional air service is provided to New York- LaGuardia, as well as Philadelphia and Washington-Reagan seasonally. JetBlue serves the island out of New York's Kennedy Airport.

Midwest Aviation was a commuter airline based first in New Ulm, Minnesota then in Marshall, Minnesota. From 1973 to 1977, the airline operated under the name Air New Ulm and from 1977 to 1979 under the name Lake State Airways. The airline operated from 1979 until 1983 under its final name, Midwest Aviation, before folding. At one point Midwest Aviation offered flights between Minneapolis and St. Paul.

He worked as a commercial pilot and later ran a commuter airline in England. His business activities included marketing imported jeans and skateboards. Bale was an activist for environmental and animal rights causes. He served as a board member of The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the Ark Trust, which in 2002 became the Hollywood branch of the Humane Society of the United States.

The Navajo B was also superseded in the 1975 model year, by the Navajo C version of the PA-31 model. Piper established its T1000 Airliner Division in May 1981 at its Lakeland, Florida factory. There were two aircraft in the T1000 series. The T1020, or more accurately the PA-31-350T1020 was a PA-31-350 Chieftain optimized for and marketed for the commuter airline market.

Peninsula Airways, operating as PenAir, was a U.S.-based regional airline headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It is Alaska's second-largest commuter airline operating scheduled passenger service, as well as charter and medevac services throughout the state. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. PenAir currently has a code sharing agreement in place with Alaska Airlines with its flights operated in the state of Alaska.

A commuter airline, Texas Airlines, also served the airport in the mid-1980s with Piper Navajos to Houston Intercontinental Airport.departedflights, Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide The airport's Master Plan considers the potential return of airline service as well as the trend of corporate aircraft and oil industry helicopter activity. In preparation for increased corporate activity, the plan considers the extension of the primary runway (17/35) from 6000 X .

In November 1990, Air L.A. added Mexico service through the acquisition of Air Resorts, another southern California-based commuter airline. In April 1993, it had the distinction of entering into one of the first international codeshare agreements with Aeromexico. The relationship began initially on the Los Angeles to Tijuana route and expanded to another of other Mexican cities primarily out of Tijuana and Hermosillo. The airline bought Conquest Airlines in 1995.

Provincetown- Boston Airlines was a regional airline headquartered in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The airline had been grounded on November 10, 1984 for violating federal aviation safety rules, and began returning to service on November 25. Prior to being grounded, the airline carried more passengers than any other commuter airline in the United States. On December 6, 1984, PBA operated Flight 1039 using an Embraer Bandeirante EMB-110P1 twin-turboprop regional airliner (registration ').

Western Pacific was involved with the creation of a new commuter airline, Mountain Air Express (MAX), which began operations in 1996 flying Dornier 328 turboprops. MAX provided passenger feed for Western Pacific at Colorado Springs and later at Denver. Earlier, Western Pacific had leased two (2) Boeing 727-200 jetliners from Express One International to initiate new service to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) during the airline's expansion in 1995.

As its feeder commuter airline Caricom Airways carried out few scheduled flights to the hinterland of Suriname for SLM. This National airline, Surinam Airways (SLM), in collaboration with Caricom Airways, reintroduced domestic service to various destinations in Suriname using three aircraft belonging to Caricom Airways: two Islanders and a Cessna 206. Operational control remained in the hands of Caricom Airways. SLM periodically performed quality checks on the aircraft and audited Caricom Airways.

Central Airlines was merged into Frontier Airlines in 1967 and Frontier continued operating these routes through the 1970s. Air Midwest operated a late night mail route from Pueblo to Garden City and Dodge City, KS from 1967 through 1977 in which they occasionally transported passengers. A Beechcraft 99 aircraft was used. Trans Central Airlines, a commuter airline, provided service along the north-south route from Denver to Albuquerque in 1968 through 1970.

PBA Florida Network in 1982 Provincetown-Boston Airlines was an airline that operated between 1949 and 1989. The airline operated a route network in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and at one time was the largest commuter airline in the United States before its purchase by People Express Airlines and then eventual consolidation with other commuter airlines into Continental Express, now United Express after the merger of Continental Airlines and United Airlines.

Banner inside the airport terminal listing Albuquerque's sister cities Albuquerque International Sunport has one terminal with 25 gates in four concourses, including a concourse for commuter airline gates. Concourse A has 13 gates: A1 – A12, A14. Concourse B has 9 gates: B1, B3-B10 (Gate B2 was removed during the security hall expansion in 2005). Concourse E has 2 gates: E1 & E2. Concourse C, originally known as the west wing, consisted of four gates (11, 12, 14, & 15).

Ayer founded and was president of Air Olympia, a commuter airline serving Washington state. “We operated for two years,” noted Ayer. “We didn’t go broke, but we probably would have if we’d stuck with it.” He also served as a regional manager for Piper Aircraft Co. Ayer began his career with Alaska in 1995 as vice president of marketing and planning and progressed through various posts to become chief executive officer in 2002, and chairman in 2003.

Northcoast Executive Airlines was a regional commuter airline that operated in the Midwestern United States in the early 1990s. The airline served secondary airports in larger cities with Fairchild SA227 aircraft (from the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner family). In late 1990, the airline announced a move from Cleveland's Burke Lakefront to the much larger Cleveland Hopkins International Airport,"Burke Airport losing its airline", Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 17, 1990, p. G1. but later rescinded its decision and returned to Burke.

The airline was established in 1987 and began helicopter operations in August 1988. It secured commuter airline status in February 1992 and started operations as such on 21 March 1992. It became a codeshare partner with Continental Micronesia in December 1992 and took over flights to Guam, Rota and Saipan. In February 1995 Continental discontinued its service to Rota and Pacific Island Aviation began codesharing with Northwest Airlines, becoming a Northwest Airlink carrier in February 1998.

The airport has the third longest active runway in Maine at 7439' (behind Bangor International Airport, 11,440' and Brunswick Executive Airport, formerly Naval Air Station Brunswick runway 1R/19L, 8000'), and fifth longest overall (after the Loring Commerce Centre, formerly Loring Air Force Base (runway closed), 12,100', and Brunswick Executive Airport 1L/19R (runway closed), 8000'). It was once hub to Aroostook Airways, a commuter airline in the 1970s, with service to several cities throughout New England.

The aircraft involved was an 8-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-88 registered as It was built in April 1988 and delivered to Delta in November the same year. The aircraft was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 turbofan engines. It had 22,031 flight hours and 18,826 take off and landing cycles at the time of the accident. The 40-year-old captain had been with Delta Air Lines since 1979, having previously flown for a commuter airline.

1987 saw the arrival of Continental Airlines when the airline bought People Express and took over their routes. It saw the beginning of Business Express, a commuter airline offering service from Portland to Boston, New York–La Guardia, and Presque Isle, originally independently, and then doing business as Delta Connection. In 1995 a terminal building improvement project was undertaken to add two-second-level boarding gates, as well as additional space for ticketing, operations, departure lounge, concessions, and an international customs facility.

Freedom previously operated the CRJ-900 aircraft for Delta Connection as well; however, this contract was canceled and all aircraft were transferred to Eagan, MN-based Mesaba Airlines, Atlanta, GA-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines, and Pinnacle Airlines. A commuter airline flying as Freedom Airlines operated independent passenger service during the 1980s with Convair 580 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprops. This earlier version of Freedom Airlines served the eastern U.S. including destinations in Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia including Washington D.C.

Due to his work on Planet Earth through Cineflex, he is the founding board member of Wildstar.tv led by the award wining producers and directors, Vanessa Berlowitz and Mark Linfield. He was a founding advisory board member of Surf Air, a California based unlimited flight commuter airline, and served as a member of the CGI Leadership, Education and Development program administered by the Clinton Global Initiative. He currently sits on the board of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Mike Kelly was born on May 6, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington, the oldest of seven children of Halford "Hal" and Helen Kelly. Hal Kelly moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in late 1947; his family moved to Fairbanks the following year. Mike Kelly graduated from Monroe High School in 1960. Kelly retired as the President and CEO of GVEA in 2000, and was working as a commuter airline pilot for Tanana Air Service at the time of his election to the State House.

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Getline grew up in San Diego, California. She first became interested in flying while in college, and persisted despite a bout of airsickness during her first flying lesson. She attempted to join the military and become a pilot there, but circumstances constrained her to work mostly in air traffic control. Her first position as an airline pilot was with a California-based commuter airline, during which time she earned a type rating on the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.

By 1981, the airline had been sold to and folded into Aviation Developments Operations, one of a number of commuter airline purchases by the newer airline, associated with retail financier General Credits, who would themselves soon be taken over by Australian Guarantee Corporation. In 1982, an investigation by the board of inquiry into the 1980 crash into confusion regarding the corporate ownership and company structure of the former Advance Airlines narrowly allowed legal claims for damages to be launched within the statutory period of limitations.

Air Nelson was established and started operations in 1979. It was founded by Robert Inglis and Nicki Smith, who later sold it to Air New Zealand. It initially operated as a small commuter airline in the top half of the South Island, linking Nelson and Wellington with up to half-hourly services. It also provided isolated towns such as Takaka and Motueka with a convenient safe service to the outside world. At this time aircraft included Piper PA-31 Navajo, Fairchild Metro, and Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante.

She then made over 100 applications before securing a job as pilot at Genair, a small commuter airline based at Humberside Airport. In March 1984, Harmer joined British Caledonian and flew BAC One-Elevens for three years. She then started flying the long haul McDonnell Douglas DC-10. In 1987, British Caledonian merged with British Airways, the airline operating Concorde in the UK. At that time, British Airways employed over 3000 pilots, but only 60 of them were women and no woman had ever piloted Concorde.

In June 2013, Makani Kai began regular daily service to "topside" Molokai at the Hoolehua Airport. On May 1, 2019, Makani Kai Air began twice-daily service between Honolulu International Airport and Princeville Airport on Kauai. On August 1, 2019, Makani Kai Air began air service between Kahului, Maui, and Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. On June 3, 2020, Makani Kai announced it would be merging with Mokulele Airlines, another commuter airline operating in Hawaii, with the new airline operating under the Mokulele brand.

1997 was the year that Kootznoowoo Inc., an Alaska Native Village Corporation for Angoon, became 50% owner, and the same year that the company appeared on the cover of Alaska Business Monthly. At that point they were flying to 30 destinations, they had hubs in both Ketchikan and Sitka, and by flying to British Columbia, they had become an international air carrier. Taquan was now the largest floatplane company in the world, and the second largest commuter airline in Alaska, having boarded 243,000 people in 1997.

The airport was established by Richard A. Newhouse (original spelling Neuhaus). Among his other aviation-related projects, in 1911 he built a plane of his own design, featuring separate floating ailerons -- a major innovation, as the planes of that time used wing warping for roll control. The paved runway opened about 1965, and the airport has since had occasional commuter airline flights-- e.g. in 1979, Princeton Airways was operating fifteen scheduled passenger flights to Newark each weekday with Britten-Norman Islander STOL capable aircraft.

Norfolk Island Airlines Limited was a regional airline based on Norfolk Island which operated services to the Australian mainland from Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. The airline commenced operations in 1973 with a Beech Baron on services from Norfolk Island Airport to Brisbane. A Beech King Air 200 was acquired by the airline in 1975 and services began from Lord Howe Island Airport in 1976. The route between Norfolk Island and Brisbane is some , making it one of the longest commuter airline routes in the world.

One person was killed and five injured, in the crash of the flight from Naples to Tampa that was mistakenly fueled with the wrong type of aircraft fuel. In November 1984, the FAA grounded the airline for this and many other safety violations. At the time of the shutdown by the FAA, PBA was the USA's largest commuter airline with 113 aircraft in the fleet. In December 1984, the airline was allowed to return to the skies, but then days later had another fatal crash.

The airport's main runway (18R/36L) is 2114m long and is sealed with asphalt. There is also a shorter grass runway (18L/36R) which runs parallel to the main runway, although the proximity of the two runways means that they can't be used simultaneously. Currently, the airport is served by Air New Zealand's regional subsidiaries with flights to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and commuter airline Sunair with flights to Gisborne, Whangarei and North Shore. A number of charter and scenic airlines also operate from the airport on a regular basis.

Mesa ended their Albuquerque flights in 1989 and the Phoenix flights became America West Express in 1992 operating as a feeder for America West Airlines using Beechcraft 1900D airliners. The Phoenix service thrived with the major airline code-share and as many as seven flights per day were operated. Mesa/America West Express also added a larger 30-seat Embraer 120 Brasilia aircraft to its schedule for a brief time in 1994. In the late 1990s commuter airline traffic suffered a major downturn nationwide and the Phoenix flights ended in 1999.

Eugene Vidal, standing, third from left, with Amelia Earhart, sitting, left In the Wall Street Crash of 1929, T.A.T. suffered significant financial losses. Before the year ended the entire executive staff in St. Louis, including Vidal, were fired.Kaplan (1999), pp. 29-30 The following February he and veteran airmail pilot Paul Collins, who had also been let go by T.A.T., went to Philadelphia to organize the first commuter airline, the New York, Philadelphia and Washington Airway Corporation, better known as the Ludington Line, financed and owned by brothers Nicholas and Charles Townsend Ludington.

CCAir was the first commuter airline to ever enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy and emerge profitable. CCAir began with a fleet of Cessna 402 "Businessliner" piston-engined aircraft as well as Beech 99 and Short 330 commuter turboprops. After the changeover to CCAIR the Cessna were retired and the Short 330's were replaced by the new Shorts 360. CCAir also acquired the British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 32, a pressurized turboprop aircraft which proved a poor choice as most flights were operated under 10,000 feet and maintenance costs were high.

In 1986 prior to TranStar being shut down, a commuter airline feeder service in Texas from Austin (AUS) to Killeen (ILE), Laredo (LRD) and San Angelo (SJT), and also from Houston (HOU) to Brownsville (BRO), College Station (CLL), Killeen (ILE) and Victoria (VCT) was established and briefly undertaken under the name and guise "TranStar Skylink". These services were operated by and in association with Rio Airways. However, none of the commuter turboprop aircraft operated by Rio Airways on the "Skylink" service were ever painted with TranStar's branding as was indicated in some print advertising.

Being a commuter airline made this easy, as each of its services consisted of short flights with quick turnaround times, and, with a large number of aircraft available, Bar Harbor had hubs in every city it served. During the 1970s, Bar Harbor Airlines primarily used Cessna 402's and 310's, later adding Beech 99 aircraft. The airline also offered cargo service to the destinations it served. Bar Harbor's first crash, on August 16, 1976, was on a cargo flight from Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, to Bar Harbor.

Barnstable Municipal Airport served as a hub for Nantucket-based commuter airline Island Airlines until its shutdown in 2015. The airport was founded in 1928. During World War II it was also known as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis, and both the Navy and Army Air Forces flew antisubmarine patrols from the airport. It was renamed Barnstable Municipal Airport–Boardman/Polando Field in honor of Massachusetts aviation pioneers Russell Boardman and John Polando in 1981, the first aviators in history to fly non-stop for a 5,000-mile distance.

In the early 1980s, Pan Am contracted several regional airlines (Air Atlanta, Emerald Air, Empire Airlines, Presidential Airways and Republic Airlines) to operate feeder flights under the Pan Am Express branding.Pan American World Airways 1984 domestic route map, at departedflights.comPan American World Airways 1986 domestic route map, at departedflights.com The acquisition of Pennsylvania- based commuter airline Ransome Airlines for $65 million (which was finalized in 1987) was meant to address the issue of providing additional feed for Pan Am's mainline services at its hubs in New York, Los Angeles and Miami in the United States, and Berlin in Germany.

Attorneys at Kreindler and Kreindler LLP continue to represent families of victims of the 2009 crash of Buffalo- bound Colgan Air Flight 3407 (marketed as Continental Connection). The crash, which killed 50 people, was the most recent fatal accident of a commercial airliner in the U.S. until the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 on July 6, 2013 in San Francisco. The disaster raised significant issues regarding commuter airline safety and has resulted in the FAA proposing or implementing several rule changes. Complicating the litigation surrounding the 2009 crash is the April 2012 bankruptcy filing by Colgan Air's parent company Pinnacle Airlines Corporation.

In 1968, after Northeast Airlines began its merger with Delta Air Lines, the new organization applied to the Civil Aeronautics Board to discontinue service on the Boston to Rockland route. The Northeast- Delta's executives began searching for a company to sponsor as a replacement carrier. Stenger's operation, which already had an air-taxi certificate from the FAA under Part 135 of the Federal Air Regulations, applied for the route as a scheduled air-taxi carrier and subsequently qualified as a Part 135 commuter airline. In 1980, Stenger sold the Boston to Rockland route to Bar Harbor Airlines, but continued the air-taxi service.

In 1958 Hamilton's first environmental control system entered service on the Convair 880. In 1968 Hamilton began delivering automatic, electronic systems for control of cabin pressure in aircraft. Hamilton's mechanical fuel controls, in use since the 1950s, evolved into electronically controlled fuel controls and, eventually, to Full Authority Digital Electronic Controls (FADEC) for jet engines and are in use today on many commuter, airline, and military engine applications. Hamilton's environmental systems and early association with NASA were highlighted in the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing - supported by environmental control, fuel cell, and life support systems manufactured by Hamilton Standard.

In the 1950s, scheduled air carrier service was provided at Dutchess County Airport by Colonial Airlines. Its service to POU in 1956 was a DC-3 aircraft from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, making an 11:50 am Monday-Friday flag stop en route to Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario in Canada, with intermediate stops at Albany, New York, and Burlington, Vermont. In the 1960s–1980s, the airport had commuter airline service by Command Airways, Colgan Airways, Air North, and others. Command Airways, later known as American Eagle Airlines, maintained its hub, executive offices, and maintenance facilities at the airport.

EMB-120 Cockpit (Non-Glass Cockpit) Three-abreast cabin After the success of the EMB 110 Bandeirante, Embraer began the development of their first transport category airliner in 1974. The Family 12X comprised three models with modular concept designs: EMB 120 Araguaia, EMB 123 Tapajós and EMB 121 Xingu. EMB 121 was the sole 12X model effectively produced. Araguaia's name was changed to Brasilia in 1979 at the official launching of the project, when at a CAAA (Commuter Airline Association of America) convention several suggestions from prospective operators were collected and incorporated to EMB 120 design.

To assist in starting the airline, the operating certificate was purchased from Ozark Airlines, an airline not related to the original Ozark Airlines, but a small airline operating Dornier 328JETs. The airline also took over operation of Ozark's two aircraft, and later expanded the fleet to five aircraft including a Dornier 328 turbo-prop by the time of the airline's closure. In 2002 Great Plains joined with commuter airline Rio Grande Air to provide a feeder network from Albuquerque to the smaller New Mexico cities of Alamogordo and Taos as well as to Durango, Colorado. Rio Grande Air adopted Great Plains "ZO" code on their flights.

Mr. Botero and Mr. Peñaloza, were considered pioneers in the early days of Colombian commercial aviation, had tried several times to establish a commuter service between Manizales and Bogotá. They managed to operate a small commuter airline by the name TARCA (acronym of Taxi Aéreo de Caldas), which was forced to shut down due to financial difficulties. With the support and capital of the new partners from Medellín, they embarked on the successful enterprise that would be ACES. The airline began service in 1972 with Saunders ST-27 aircraft for the routes Medellín-Bogotá and Manizales-Bogotá, and soon became a major player in the Colombian market.

Wings Airways was a commuter airline based out of Wings Field in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The airline focused primarily on shuttling passengers to nearby airports throughout the region. Wings Airways promised faster commute times to and from major airports for those living in neighboring suburban areas of Philadelphia. The primary route served by the air carrier was the short hop between Wings Field (BBX) in Blue Bell and the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) which was a flight of less than 15 minutes. From the late 1970s to the late 1980s, Wings operated a high frequency shuttle service between BBX and PHL with up to 22 round trip flights on weekdays.departedflights.

Due to his success as a promoter, Gilbert would be the primary concert promoter in western Puerto Rico. He made a barter agreement with Prinair, the local commuter airline, as to bring acts to the city that would not otherwise be shown there, in exchange for advertising the airline. The most notable of these performers was Raphael, who stayed at Gilbert's home while in Mayagüez, while the house was mobbed by screaming fans who even climbed to the roof to get a glimpse of their idol). Gilbert also composed a few boleros, most famous of which is "Fracaso" ("Failure", aka "Qué Poco Duró", or "How Little Did It Last").

The Socorro airport located on the southern edge of the city received scheduled airline service by Continental Airlines in the early 1950s. A Douglas DC-3 aircraft provided a daily northbound flight to Albuquerque that went on to Denver after several stops and a southbound flight to El Paso with stops at Truth or Consequences and Las Cruces. Zia Airlines, a small commuter airline, also made on-demand flag stops at the Socorro airport on their flights between Albuquerque and Las Cruces in the mid 1970s.Continental Airlines and Zia Airlines timetables The airport remains in use as a general aviation facility with several based aircraft.

N801SA boards at Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Wilmington, DE (ILG) in 1999. Shuttle America was established in 1995 by former CEO David Hackett, and began operations on November 12, 1998 Flight International 12–18 April 2005 as a low-fare commuter airline, headquartered in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the location of Hartford's Bradley International Airport. Shuttle America's first route was Hartford, Connecticut to Buffalo, New York. Shuttle America got much publicity for their launch because of their "super-low $29 fares". Shuttle America's first aircraft; registered N801SA, was a 50-seat Bombardier Dash 8-300 with leather seats and a very creative and patriotic paint scheme.

A Skyway Airlines Fairchild Dornier 328JET painted in the colors of Midwest Connect at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI. SkyWest Airlines aircraft operated under contract to Midwest. A Boeing 717 in the airline's final livery In 2002, the airline made another major change, shortening its name from Midwest Express to simply Midwest. A major reason for the change was the modern association of "express" with a regional airline, which Midwest was not. At the same time, Midwest's commuter airline subsidiary changed its name from Skyway Airlines, the Midwest Express Connection, to Midwest Connect. In a move to save money on jet fuel, the airline accelerated the replacement of DC-9 aircraft with the Boeing 717-200.

The American Eagle brand operated a variety of twin turboprop aircraft over the years via its various regional and commuter airline partners, including the ATR 42 and ATR 72; Beechcraft Model 99; British Aerospace Jetstream 31 and 32 models; CASA C-212 Aviocar; Convair 580; Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner; Grumman Gulfstream I (stretched G-IC model); NAMC YS-11; Short 330 and Short 360; and the Saab 340. Piedmont Airlines (wholly owned by US Airways at the time of its merger with AA) previously operated a fleet of de Havilland Canada DHC-8 turboprop aircraft as American Eagle. The -100 variety was retired in November 2017. The -300 variety was retired in July 2018.

The airport has a Pueblo Revival style passenger terminal which houses two concourses and an area for commuter airline gates. The largest passenger aircraft scheduled into Albuquerque is the Airbus A321, operated by Delta Air Lines on flights to Atlanta. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Frontier Airlines occasionally operate Airbus A321's as equipment swaps. The largest regular passenger aircraft used to be the Boeing 757-200 operated by Delta Airlines, who flew the aircraft to and from Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Minneapolis. The largest commercial aircraft the Sunport usually sees is a FedEx or UPS Boeing 767-300, replacing the latter's McDonnell Douglas DC-10 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 that now only fly in on rare occasions.

In June 1983, Alaska Airlines introduced their frequent-flyer program, Gold Coast Travel. In 1987, Alaska Airlines acquired Jet America Airlines, which offered a frequent- flyer program that awarded credit by flight segments (number of flights taken), compared to Gold Coast Travel, where members earned credit based on the mileage of flights taken.in Service by Jet America Stops Losses: Move From Oakland to Orange County Pays Off After acquisition by Alaska Airlines, participants of Jet America's frequent-flyer program were enrolled in Gold Coast Travel, and in September 1989, Gold Coast Travel was renamed Mileage Plan. Alaska Airlines also purchased regional commuter airline Horizon Air in 1986 and incorporated the carrier into Mileage Plan.

Business Express expanded its existing route structure into Canada in 1989 through the acquisition of Mall Airways, a commuter airline based in Albany, New York, with routes to Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. In the mid-1990s, the airline negotiated an unconventional second codeshare agreement with Northwest Airlines, becoming the Northwest Airlink regional affiliate in New England and Eastern Canada. In September 1997, the branding scheme expanded to include a third partner, American Airlines, affiliated first as American Connection, and later as an integral carrier under the American Eagle program. These new affiliations were part of a broader expansion scheme that included longer-range flying beyond the Northeast, enhanced mainline flight bank integration and operation of jet aircraft.

Brockway Glass was also the owner of Crown Airways, an Allegheny Commuter airline headquartered at DuBois, Pennsylvania. The combination of Air North and Clinton Aero took place on October 1, 1984, and the new airline began operations as Brockway Air with the fleet receiving Brockway blue and tan liveries. The Clinton Aero fleet had included the Beechcraft 1900 19-seat regional airliner and additional orders for the B1900 turboprop were made by the new Brockway Air. By 1985, the fleet had been rationalized around the F.27 and the B1900 and service was further expanded through growth of the Binghamton hub (30 weekday flights by September 1985) and the addition of flights between key northeast markets such as Buffalo-Washington, Syracuse- Newark and Burlington-Boston.

Southern Airways Express is a commuter airline operating in the United States, headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida. Southern Airways Express acts as a local service airline for several cities in the Southern United States, and it provides scheduled passenger service in the Mid-Atlantic Region subsidized by the Federal government of the United States under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. In its Gulf Region, Southern operates from executive terminals at primary airports, meaning that passengers are not required to check-in at the main passenger terminals, nor are they required to pass through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security screening. In Southern's mid-Atlantic footprint, which includes Pittsburgh International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Airport, passengers embark and disembark through the primary secured (TSA) terminals.

In 1914, McCormick, Plew, and Bion J. Arnold attempted to form a commuter airline which they announced would begin service in May, "using seaplanes to ferry passengers between various North Shore suburbs and Grant Park and the South Shore Country Club. Lake Shore Airline, which had two seaplanes, was intended to be a profit-making venture charging a steep twenty-eight-dollar round-trip fare between Lake Forest and downtown Chicago on four daily scheduled circuits. However, Chicago's irregular weather, especially the crosswinds, made a shamble of schedules, and the airline disappeared before the end of the year."Chicago Tribune, January 25, 1918; Harold F. McCormick, "From My Experiences Concerning Aviation," speeches of December 1 and 8, 1917, before the Psychological Club of Zurich, Switzerland, McCormick Collection, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.

At Jones Day, Steinberg has represented large airline clients opposed to FAA efforts to increase safety regulation, including new limits on pilot work hours. He also defended a commuter airline, Gulfstream International Airlines, against FAA safety allegations over alleged maintenance and work rule violations after the airline’s training academy came under scrutiny in the Colgan Flight 3407 crash. He has been critical of the slow pace of modernization of the air traffic control system under the FAA “NextGen” program. He claimed that President Barack Obama's National Mediation Board would take various procedural steps to benefit airline labor unions, which later occurred. Earlier in his career, Steinberg represented American Airlines in defeating claims of predatory pricing and attempted monopolization by Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines, who were represented by prominent plaintiff’s attorneys David Boies and Joe Jamail.

Lambert again grew in importance for TWA after the airline declared bankruptcy in 1992 and moved its headquarters to St. Louis from Mount Kisco, NY in 1993. TWA increased the number of cities served and started routing more connecting passengers through its hub at Lambert: the total number of passengers using Lambert rose from 19.9 million passengers enplaned in 1993 to 23.4 million in 1994, jumping almost 20% in one year. Growth continued, with total enplaned passengers jumping to 27.3 million by 1997 and 30.6 million in 2000, the highest level in its history. By the late 1990s, Lambert was TWA's dominant hub, with 515 daily flights to 104 cities as of September 1999. Of those 515 flights, 352 were on TWA mainline aircraft and 163 were Trans World Express flights operated by its commuter airline partners.

The airport was also served by Portland-based Air Oregon with Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner commuter propjets during the late 1970s and early 1980s with nonstop flights to Portland and Boise as well as to other destinations in Oregon which were served with small Piper Navajo prop aircraft before this commuter airline was acquired by Horizon Air.Aug. 5, 1979 Air Oregon timetable In 1981, Air Oregon was operating up to three nonstop flights a day to Portland with Metroliner aircraft before being acquired by Horizon Air later that same year.April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Portland flight schedules By 1983, Horizon Air was operating two nonstop flights a day to Portland with Metroliner aircraft and in 1985 the airline was operating up to three nonstop flights a day to Portland, two with Metroliner aircraft and the third with a Fairchild F-27 turboprop.July 1, 1983 & Feb.

Donna Jensen is a girl from a small town in Nevada who wishes to see the world in order to get away from her unhappy life of living in a trailer with her alcoholic mother, a former Las Vegas showgirl, and her abusive, alcoholic stepfather, where she feels miserable and lonely. After graduating from high school, Donna tries to make ends meet by working as a clerk in a Big Lots. After her boyfriend, Tommy, leaves her for another girl, she goes to a bar where she sees a talk show segment about Sally Weston, who has written a memoir called My Life in the Sky, and decides to follow her destiny by becoming a flight attendant. Her first position is at a small, seedy California commuter airline called Sierra, where she works with Sherry, a senior attendant, and also gets an intern herself, named Christine.

Royal Hawaiian Air Service was the only commuter airline authorized to use the airport, although Federal Express also used it. According to one private pilot, the airport "had no markings to indicate that it was restricted or private use only, (but when) my wife and I landed a rented Piper Cherokee on this airstrip in August 1970 while on our honeymoon... we were not well received and were politely but firmly asked to leave." The airport was one of the most challenging locations to fly because of its short runway, which began just beyond Kaanapali Beach and cut a narrow swath through high green sugarcane fields. Because the airport was near the edge of a wind shadow, where the West Maui Mountains shielded the airport from the trade winds, the winds at the airport could range from calm to breezy depending on the wind direction.

Boeing Field had scheduled passenger flights on West Coast Airlines to Idaho, Oregon, Washington state, northern California, western Montana, northern Utah, and Calgary in Alberta. The airline's April 1968 timetable showed non-stop service to Aberdeen, WA/Hoquiam, WA, Boise, ID, Olympia, WA, Pasco, WA, Portland, OR, Salt Lake City, UT, Spokane, WA, Tacoma, WA, Wenatchee, WA and Yakima, WA. West Coast, which had its headquarters in the Seattle area and operated all of its flights from Boeing Field, merged with Pacific Air Lines and Bonanza Air Lines to form Air West (later renamed Hughes Airwest) which continued at Boeing Field until it moved to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 1971. Aeroamerica, an airline based at Boeing Field from 1971 to 1982 which operated Boeing 707s and Boeing 720s, flew nonstop to Spokane, Washington. Air Oregon, a commuter airline, scheduled Swearingen Metros in 1979 to its hub in Portland, Oregon.

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations. Kwigillingok Airport was the most dangerous airport that Alaskan commuter airline Ravn Alaska served, with its sole runway boasting an incredibly narrow width of just over 40 feet. The runway is, essentially, on an island among the numerous creeks, rivers, and other water bodies that are common to the geographical region, as it spans a stretch of land roughly two thousand feet long and one hundred feet wide that connects to the mainland with sparsely placed, thin strips of land. The apron, and the short taxiway to the apron, are both located on one of these thin strips of land, making the taxiing of an aircraft extremely dangerous, as all parts of the airport have bodies of water that present a considerable hazard to aircraft on at least two sides.

Skywest logo (2003–2013) Two Skywest British Aerospace Jetstream 31s at Perth Airport in the mid-1990s Skywest Fokker 50 departs Geraldton Airport in June 2005 Airbus A320 at Perth Airport in August 2011 Virgin Australia Regional was formed in 1963 as Carnarvon Air Taxis flying charter flights with small general aviation aircraft out of Carnarvon, Western Australia. In 1979 it changed its name to Skywest Aviation and moved to Perth's Jandakot Airport. In 1980 Skywest Airlines was formed (ICAO code OZW), based at Perth Airport, and acquired Stillwell Airlines and its routes; the combined fleet included 39 aircraft, making it the second largest commuter airline in Australia at the time. The Skywest Airlines/Aviation fleet included a mix of general aviation types and small airliners including GAF N-24 Nomads, Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirantes, Beechcraft King Air 200s & Fairchild SA-227 Metro IIIs, as well as smaller types such as Cessna 182 Skylanes and Piper Aztecs.

Most of the property remained undeveloped until, following the decision to establish the Johnson Space Center in the area, Humble Oil's venture, the Friendswood Development Company, made plans to establish a residential development. The company established the Clear Lake City Community Association, Inc. (CLCCA) in 1963."About CLCAA ." Clear Lake City Community Association, Inc.. Retrieved on January 4, 2009. In 1962 Del E. Webb Corporation was brought in as an additional developer. Webb's construction company constructed dozens of residential and commercial buildings throughout Clear Lake City throughout the 1960s. Clear Lake City was the former location of the Clear Lake City STOLport, a private airport constructed and owned by Houston Metro Airlines which was located on State Highway 3 just south of Ellington Field. This commuter airline operated up to 22 roundtrip flights every weekday in the mid 1970s between Clear Lake City (CLC) and Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) with de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL (short take off and landing) turboprop aircraft.Feb.

Another commuter airline in the U.S., Rocky Mountain Airways, operated Twin Otters from the Lake County Airport in Leadville, CO. At an elevation of 9,927 feet above mean sea level, this airport is the highest airfield in the U.S. ever to have received scheduled passenger airline service, thus demonstrating the wide-ranging flight capabilities of the Twin Otter. Rocky Mountain Airways went on to become the worldwide launch customer for the larger, four-engine de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 STOL turboprop, but continued to operate the Twin Otter, as well. Larger scheduled passenger airlines based in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Australia, particularly jetliner operators, also flew Twin Otters, with the aircraft providing connecting feeder service for these airlines. Jet aircraft operators which also flew the Twin Otter included Aeronaves de Mexico, Air BC, Alaska Airlines, ALM Antillean Airlines, Ansett Airlines, Cayman Airways, Frontier Airlines (1950-1986), LIAT, Norcanair, Nordair, Ozark Air Lines, Pacific Western Airlines, Quebecair, South Pacific Island Airways, Time Air, Transair (Canada), Trans Australian Airlines (TAA), Wardair Canada and Wien Air Alaska.

JAL Flight Academy (JFA) was established by Japan Airlines (JAL) in August 1989, as a flight training school subsidiary based at Omura Airport, Nagasaki. It provided conversion training for its flight engineers to become pilots. In April 1991, a new division of JFA was created to operate scheduled services to succeed the troubled Nishi Seto Airlink services, a commuter airline serving cities in western Japan. Since the introduction of the 19-seats Jetstream 31s (JS31) in September 1991, the aircraft progressively replaced the Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante inherited from Nishi Seto. In August 1996, JAL Flight Academy was restructured, J-Air was separated and established as a wholly owned regional subsidiary airline of Japan Airlines on August 8. On November 1, the airline inaugurated its first flight from Hiroshima-Nishi Airport and was building up service on smaller-demand domestic routes, which larger aircraft could not serve economically. However, the local government subsidy was terminated at the end of the 2000 fiscal year and the airline was required to become self- sufficient. As part of its domestic marketing strategy, JAL found a niche market where the 100-plus-seats Boeing 737s were too large and frequent services were in demand, and began repositioning the airline.