1.0: Pre-Deregulation
US Airways began, in the mid 1930s, calling itself All American Aviation. It began service as an airmail carrier, supplying service to many small western Pennsylvania and Ohio Valley communities. Then, in 1949 All American Aviation changed its name to All American Airways; with the change of name the airline also changed direction in terms of the service it offered. The airline is able to focus on passenger service with the introduction of the DC-3. The airlines’ route system continues to grow, and in 1953 it changes its name again, this time to Allegheny Airlines.
In 1965, Allegheny Airlines began purchasing the turbine-powered Convair 580. One year later, the airline decided to purchase a DC9-10, and was replaced in 1967 by a DC9-30, which would eventually go on to form most of Allegheny’s fleet. That same year, Allegheny began commuter service Hagerstown, MD and Baltimore/Washington International Airport, which was run by Henson......
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