Trans States Airlines
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Trans States Airlines | ||
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IATA AX |
ICAO LOF |
Callsign WATERSKI |
Founded | 1985 | |
Hubs | Lambert-St. Louis International Airport O'hare International Airport Dulles International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport |
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Frequent flyer program | Dividend Miles (US Airways Express) Mileage Plus (United Airlines Express) AAdvantage (AmericanConnection) |
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Member lounge | US Airways Club (US Airways Express) Red Carpet Club (United Airlines) Admirals Club (AmericanConnection) |
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Alliance | Star Alliance (United Airlines Express and US Airways Express) Oneworld (AmericanConnection) |
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Fleet size | 56 | |
Destinations | 62 | |
Parent company | Trans States, Inc. | |
Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Key people | Hulas Kanodia, Chairman, Richard A. Leach, President & COO | |
Website: [1] |
Trans States Airlines is a regional airline based in St. Louis, Missouri. It operates as American Connection for American Airlines, United Express for United Airlines and US Airways Express for US Airways.
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[edit] History
The company was founded in 1985 to feed Trans World Airlines flights at Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport. Trans States Airlines operated Delta Connection flights from March 1998 to March 31, 2000, mainly from the Boston and New York focus cities. It began operations as Resort Air in 1983 and changed it's name to Trans states Airlines in 1989.
[edit] Destinations as American Connection
Service to/from St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport:
- Atlanta, Georgia – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Austin, Texas – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
- Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport
- Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines International Airport
- Fayetteville, Arkansas – Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
- Hartford, Connecticut – Bradley International Airport
- Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis International Airport
- Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville International Airport
- Memphis, Tennessee – Memphis International Airport
- Madison, Wisconsin – Dane County Regional Airport
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin – General Mitchell International Airport
- Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville International Airport
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Will Rogers World Airport
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia International Airport
- Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio International Airport
[edit] Destinations as United Express
Service to/from Chicago, Illinois – Chicago O'Hare International Airport:
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg International Airport
- Knoxville, Tennessee – McGhee Tyson Airport
- Moline, Illinois – Quad City International Airport
- Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport
- St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
- South Bend, Indiana – South Bend Regional Airport
- Syracuse, New York – Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Service to/from Washington, DC – Washington Dulles International Airport:
- Albany, New York – Albany International Airport
- Burlington, Vermont – Burlington International Airport
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg International Airport
- Hartford, Connecticut – Bradley International Airport
- Newark, New Jersey – Newark Liberty International Airport
- Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk International Airport
- Providence, Rhode Island – T. F. Green Airport
- Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport
- Syracuse, New York – Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
[edit] Destinations as US Airways Express
Service to/from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh International Airport:
- Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore/Washington International Airport:
- Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville International Airport
- Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville International Airport
- Newark, New Jersey – Newark Liberty International Airport
- Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
Service to/from *Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport
[edit] Fleet
As of August 2006 the Trans States Airlines fleet includes [1] :
Many of the E145 jets operating as United Express are the only E145's in America operating without thrust reversers in an effort to save weight and money. Its GoJets division operates the 66 seat Canadair 700.
[edit] External links
[edit] Trivia
- The call sign "Waterski" and the ICAO "LOF," which is reported to stand for 'Lodge of the Four Seasons', are from the early days when the company was operated as Resort Air and took visitors to the Ozark Lakes in Missouri.
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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