TRANS STATES AIRLINES

'Trans States Airlines' is an American 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.

Contents

History

Destinations

Fleet

External links

References

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.
The call sign "Waterski" and the ICAO "LOF," which is reported to stand for ''L'odge 'o'f the 'F'our Seasons', are from the early days when the company was operated as Resort Air and took visitors to the Ozark Lakes in Missouri.

Destinations

===As American Connection===
Service to/from St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport:

★ Atlanta, Georgia – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

★ Austin, Texas – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

★ Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

★ Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The Eastern Iowa Airport

★ Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

★ Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport

★ Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines International Airport

★ Fayetteville, Arkansas – Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport

★ Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis International Airport

★ Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville International Airport

★ Little Rock, Arkansas – Little Rock National Airport

★ Memphis, Tennessee – Memphis International Airport

★ Madison, Wisconsin – Dane County Regional Airport

★ Milwaukee, Wisconsin – General Mitchell International Airport

★ Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville International Airport

★ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Will Rogers World Airport

★ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia International Airport

★ Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport

★ Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport

★ San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio International Airport

★ Tulsa, Oklahoma – Tulsa International Airport

★ Washington, D.C. – Washington Dulles International Airport

★ Wichita, Kansas – Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
===As United Express===
Service from Chicago, Illinois – O'Hare International Airport:

★ Greensboro, North Carolina – Piedmont Triad International Airport

★ Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg International Airport

★ Knoxville, Tennessee – McGhee Tyson Airport

★ Milwaukee, Wisconsin – General Mitchell International Airport

★ Moline, Illinois – Quad City International Airport

★ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Will Rogers World Airport

★ Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport

★ Roanoke, Virginia – Roanoke Regional Airport

★ St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport

★ South Bend, Indiana – South Bend Regional Airport

★ Syracuse, New York – Syracuse Hancock International Airport

★ Tulsa, Oklahoma – Tulsa International Airport
Service from Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport:

★ Milwaukee, Wisconsin – General Mitchell International Airport

★ Moline, Illinois – Quad City International Airport

★ St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
Service from Washington, DC – Washington Dulles International Airport:

★ Albany, New York – Albany International Airport

★ Burlington, Vermont – Burlington International Airport

★ Greensboro, North Carolina – Piedmont Triad International Airport

★ Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg International Airport

★ Hartford, Connecticut – Bradley International Airport

★ Manchester, New Hampshire – Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (starting September 5th, 2007)

★ Newark, New Jersey – Newark Liberty International Airport

★ Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk International Airport

★ Providence, Rhode Island – T. F. Green Airport

★ Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport

★ Roanoke, Virginia – Roanoke Regional Airport

★ Syracuse, New York – Syracuse Hancock International Airport

★ St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
===As US Airways Express===
Service to/from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh International Airport:

★ Greensboro, North Carolina – Piedmont Triad International Airport

★ Hartford, Connecticut – Bradley International Airport

★ Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville International Airport

★ Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville International Airport

★ Newark, New Jersey – Newark Liberty International Airport

★ New York, New York – LaGuardia International Airport

★ Norfolk, Virginia – Norfolk International Airport

★ Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham International Airport

★ Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport

★ St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport

★ Washington, D.C. – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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.

External links

★ Trans States Airlines

References