Crown Airways era una aerolínea regional que operaba para USAir Express (entonces US Airways Express ) con sede en el Aeropuerto Regional DuBois en Washington Township , Condado de Jefferson , Pensilvania , cerca de Falls Creek . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Allegheny Commuter era la marca de la filial regional de Allegheny Airlines, bajo la cual varias aerolíneas regionales de propiedad individual operan rutas de corto y medio alcance. A menudo se le atribuye a la aerolínea el primer acuerdo de código compartido entre una aerolínea importante y aerolíneas regionales más pequeñas.
Historia
Crown Airways comenzó como aerolínea alimentadora para Allegheny Commuter en marzo de 1969. [ 2 ] Allegheny Commuter comenzó en marzo de 1967, [ 2 ] cuando Henson Airlines comenzó a operar como aerolínea alimentadora para Allegheny Airlines , predecesora de US Airways . La ruta inicial fue de Baltimore a Hagerstown . [ 3 ] Generalmente se le atribuye a esto como el primer acuerdo de código compartido de la industria aérea y la primera aerolínea importante en usar otra aerolínea como su socio de vuelos regionales, [ 4 ] En ese momento la idea fue considerada nada menos que revolucionaria en la industria. [ 5 ] Dentro del acuerdo de código compartido, las aerolíneas regionales más pequeñas se harían cargo de las rutas que resultaron no rentables para las aerolíneas más grandes y pintarían sus aviones con la librea de Allegheny Airlines, [ 5 ] A su vez, Allegheny Airlines incluyó las rutas de las aerolíneas regionales en sus sistemas de horarios y reservas de vuelos como si fueran vuelos de la línea principal de Allegheny, dando a los pasajeros la impresión de operaciones completamente integradas. [ 5 ]
With this agreement Allegheny had a larger passenger base to fill their aircraft with while the feeder airlines saw huge growth in passenger numbers and revenue. Through the 1970's many other commuter airlines would join the Allegheny Commuter system providing feeder service from small communities for Allegheny Airlines. By the 1980s Allegheny Commuter was operating twelve French Nord 262 turboprops and three de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprops as well as a myriad of other aircraft.[6] Allegheny Airlines changed its name to USAir in 1979 however the feeder network still carried the name of Allegheny Commuter until 1989 when it was changed to USAir Express.[7]
After Allegheny Commuter became USAir Express, Crown Airways was taken over in a leveraged buyout in 1990 by two of its executives, Albert Beiga and Philip Burnaman. The carrier remained operating as USAir Express.[8] Crown Airways ceased to exist in 1994 when it was purchased by Mesa Air Group.[9]
Destinations
Main Article: Allegheny Airlines § Allegheny Commuter
Affiliate airlines


Allegheny Commuter was operated by a myriad of smaller commuter airlines, these included:
- Aeromech Airlines
- Air Kentucky
- Air East
- Air North
- Britt Airways
- Crown Airways
- Chautauqua Airlines
- Fischer Brothers Aviation
- GCS Airlines
- Henson Airlines
- Pennsylvania Commuter Airlines
- Pocono Airlines
- Ransome Airlines
- Southern Jersey Airways
- Suburban Airlines
- The Hagerstown Commuter,[10]
- Travel Air Aviation.[11]
Fleet

See also
References
- ↑"Washington township, Jefferson County, PennsylvaniaArchived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 14, 2010.
- 123"World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 22–28, 1995. 65.
- ↑"Aviation museum gives a glimpse of the WWII way of life for many". The Record Herald. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ↑"History of People Express". Century of Flight. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- 123Henderson, David (2005). Sunshine Skies: Historic Commuter Airlines of Florida & Georgia. Zeus Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1440424748.
- ↑Lowman, Ron (January 12, 1981). "U.S. airline boss loves our Dash 7s". Toronto Star. p. B08.
- ↑"Chautauqua Airlines". Sunshine Skies. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑Kohn, Bernie (February 5, 1991). "Crown Airways Earns Its Wings With Commuters". Pittsburgh Press. p. D1.
- ↑Mesa Air Group web site. Retrieved July 9, 2013Archived August 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑"The Hagerstown Commuter". Airline History. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑"Travel Air Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania
- Defunct regional airline brands
- Defunct regional airlines of the United States
- Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
- US Airways Group
- Mesa Air Group
- Airlines based in Pennsylvania