Trans States Airlines

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<tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFFF;">Image:Trans States Airlines (TSA - Trans States).gif</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
O'hare International Airport
Dulles International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Frequent flyer program</th><td>Dividend Miles (US Airways Express)
Mileage Plus (United Airlines Express)
AAdvantage (AmericanConnection)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Member lounge</th><td>US Airways Club (US Airways Express)
Red Carpet Club (United Airlines)
Admirals Club (AmericanConnection)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Alliance</th><td>Star Alliance (United Airlines Express and US Airways Express)
Oneworld (AmericanConnection)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Parent company</th><td>Trans States, Inc.</td></tr>

Trans States Airlines
IATA AX	ICAO LOF	Callsign WATERSKI
Founded		1985
Fleet size		56
Destinations		62
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.

1 History
2 Destinations as American Connection
3 Destinations as United Express
4 Destinations as US Airways Express
5 Fleet
6 External links
7 Trivia
8 References

[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:

[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:

Service to/from Boston, Massachusetts – Logan International Airport:

Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Trans States Airlines fleet includes <ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref> :

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. It also operates a fleet of Jetstream 41 turboprop aircraft for American Connection. Its GoJets division operates the 66 seat Canadair 700.

[edit] External links

Trans States Airlines

[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

v • d • e</div> Delta Connection Carriers
Atlantic Southeast Airlines • Chautauqua Airlines • Comair • Freedom Airlines • Shuttle America • SkyWest Former Carriers: Air Midwest • Atlantic Coast Airlines • Business Express • Ransome Airlines • Rio Airways • Trans States Airlines

v • d • e</div> 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

v • d • e</div> 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