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Allegheny Airlines was a local service carrier that operated out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1952 to 1979, with routes primarily located in the eastern U.S. [1] It was the forerunner of USAir that was subsequently renamed US Airways, which itself merged with American Airlines.
All 150 passengers and 5 crew members (2 pilots and 3 flight attendants) survived. New York's Governor David Paterson called it "the miracle on the Hudson". [69] US Airways received its first Airbus A330-200 in June 2009. In mid-2009 it was reported that US Airways, along with American Airlines and United Airlines was placed under credit watch.
The following is a list of transatlantic flights classified by airline. Some flights may be transatlantic while not being classed as such; for instance SQ21&22 (alongside 23&24) may fly over the Atlantic if wind conditions are preferable, but may fly over Asia or the Arctic Ocean instead.
New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia: 1985 Founded as Express Airlines I. Operates as Delta Connection. Envoy Air: MQ ENY ENVOY Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago–O'Hare Miami. Phoenix–Sky Harbor. 1984 Founded as American Eagle Airlines. Operates as American Eagle. GoJet Airlines: G7 GJS LINDBERGH Chicago–O'Hare Denver: 2004 Commenced operations in ...
American Airlines ordered 25 DC-10s in its first order. [16] [17] The DC-10 made its first flight on August 29, 1970, [18] and received its type certificate from the FAA on July 29, 1971. [19] On August 5, 1971, the DC-10 entered commercial service with American Airlines on a round-trip flight between Los Angeles and Chicago. [20]
In 1971 Allegheny Convair 580s flew nonstop to Erie, Harrisburg, Jamestown, NY, New York Newark Airport, Pittsburgh and Washington National Airport and direct to Detroit. [7] Allegheny introduced McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s and flew one-stop in 1976 from Chicago O'Hare Airport via Erie and from New York LaGuardia Airport via Elmira while ...
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The new airport, christened as Greater Pittsburgh Airport (renamed Greater Pittsburgh International Airport in 1972 upon the opening of the International Arrivals Building) opened on 31 May 1952. The first flight was on 3 June 1952.