Trans States Airlines

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Trans States Airlines
IATA
AX		 ICAO
LOF		 Callsign
WATERSKI
Founded 1985
Hubs Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
O'Hare International Airport
Dulles International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport
Frequent flyer program Dividend Miles (US Airways Express)
Mileage Plus (United Airlines Express)
AAdvantage (AmericanConnection)
Member lounge US Airways Club (US Airways Express)
Red Carpet Club (United Airlines)
Admirals Club (AmericanConnection)
Alliance Star Alliance (United Airlines Express and US Airways Express)
Oneworld (AmericanConnection)
Fleet size 48
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 its name to Trans states Airlines in 1989.

[edit] Destinations as American Connection

Service to/from St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport:

[edit] Destinations as United Express

Service to/from Chicago, Illinois – Chicago O'Hare International Airport:

Service to/from Washington, DC – Washington Dulles International Airport:

[edit] Destinations as US Airways Express

Service to/from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh International Airport:

[edit] Fleet

Trans States Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
Embraer ERJ 145ER 12 50
Embraer ERJ 145LR 36 50

Many of the ERJ-145s operating as United Express are the only ERJ-145s in America operating without thrust reversers in an effort to save weight and money.[citation needed]

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[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

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    Delta Connection Carriers

    Atlantic Southeast Airlines · Chautauqua Airlines · Comair · Freedom Airlines · Shuttle America · SkyWest
    Former Carriers: Air Midwest · Atlantic Coast Airlines · Business Express Airlines · Ransome Airlines · Rio Airways · Trans States Airlines
    Future Carriers: Big Sky Airlines · ExpressJet Airlines


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    US Airways Express Carriers

    Air Midwest · Air Wisconsin · Chautauqua Airlines · Colgan Air · Mesa Airlines · Piedmont Airlines · PSA Airlines · Republic Airlines · Trans States Airlines
    Former carriers: CCAir · CommutAir · Crown Airways · FloridaGulf Airlines · Jet Express · Liberty Express Airlines · Midway Airlines · Paradise Island Airlines · Potomac Air · Ransome Airlines · Shuttle America · Southern Jersey Airways · States West Airlines

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    United Express Carriers

    Chautauqua Airlines · Colgan Air · GoJet Airlines · Mesa Airlines · Republic Airlines · Shuttle America · SkyWest · Trans States Airlines
    Former Carriers: Air Wisconsin · Aspen Airways · Atlantic Coast Airlines · Great Lakes Airlines · North Pacific Airlines · Presidential Airways · WestAir


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       AmericanConnection Carriers
    Chautauqua Airlines • Great Lakes Airlines • Trans States Airlines
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