Air East
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| Air East | ||
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| Founded | 1967 | |
| Hubs | Johnstown-Cambria County Airport | |
| Fleet size | 2 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Headquarters | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Key people | ||
Air East is an airline based at Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. It was established in 1967 and is a charter and FBO operator.
On 1970-04-26, Air East inaugurated six daily passenger flights under the Allegheny Commuter brand.[1]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 6 January 1974, an Air East Beechcraft 99A crashed short of the runway at Johnstown, Pennsylvania after it failed to maintain flying speed and made a premature descent below the safe approach slope for reasons undetermined. Of the 15 passengers and two crew on board, 11 passengers and one crew members were killed.[2]
[edit] Fleet
The Air East fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) [3] :
[edit] References
- ^ Aviation Subcommittee, United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (1971). Local Air Service to Small Communities: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Aviation. United States Government Printing Office, 402.
- ^ Accident details. Plane Crash Info. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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