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.

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 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:

Hartford, Connecticut – Bradley International Airport
Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville International Airport
Manchester, New Hampshire – Manchester Boston Regional Airport (Begins June 3 2007)
Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville International Airport
Newark, New Jersey – Newark Liberty International Airport
Portland, Maine – Portland International Jetport (Begins June 3 2007)
Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport
St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis 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]}

[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

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

v • d • e AmericanConnection Carriers
Chautauqua Airlines • Great Lakes Airlines • Trans States Airlines

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[edit] History

[edit] Destinations as American Connection

[edit] Destinations as United Express

[edit] Destinations as US Airways Express

[edit] Fleet

[edit] External links

[edit] Trivia

[edit] References

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