Trans States Airlines is the thirteenth largest[1] American regional airline and is headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri.[2][3][4] It operates as United Express for United Airlines and US Airways Express for US Airways.
[edit] History
The company began operations as Resort Air in 1982.[5] In 1985 the company entered into an agreement with Trans World Airlines to operate as Trans World Express serving six cities in Missouri and Illinois.[5] The company changed its name to Trans States Airlines in 1989.[5]
The call sign "Waterski" and the ICAO 3-letter identifier "LOF," which stands for 'Lodge of the Four Seasons', are from the early days when the company was operated as Resort Air and took visitors to the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.
Trans States Airlines announced 30 pilot furloughs and 15 downgrades for May 2009. As of December 2009, the company operates 30 aircraft and has 133 pilots on furlough.
[edit] Airline Operations
Trans States Airlines is headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri where its main crew domicile, training facility, and maintenance facility are located. The airline also has crew domiciles in Richmond,VA and most recently, Washington, Dulles which opened in October 2008. The Dulles base also includes the new east-coast maintenance base, as the Richmond maintenance base closed in late 2008. It operates hubs for United Express in Chicago at O'Hare International Airport and Washington, DC at Washington Dulles International Airport and as US Airways Express in Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh International Airport.
[edit] Destinations
An ERJ 145EP at Washington Dulles International Airport
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Many of the ERJ-145s operating as United Express are the only ERJ-145s in the United States operating without thrust reversers in an effort to save weight and money.[citation needed] These aircraft were purchased from Swissair.
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