Ransome Airlines
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| Founded | 1967 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1995 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Northeast Philadelphia Airport | ||||||
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Pan Am (1987-1991) TWA (1991-1995) |
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| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Key people | J. Dawson Ransome (founder) | ||||||
Ransome Airlines was a regional airline from the United States, headquartered at Northeast Philadelphia Airport near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1967, it operated feeder flights on behalf of different mainline carriers via specific airline brands for most of its existence: as Allegheny Commuter (1970-1982), Delta Connection (1984-1987), Pan Am Express (1987-1991) and finally Trans World Express (1991-1995).
The company was founded by J. Dawson Ransome in 1967, which the launch of revenue flights in March of that year. The initial network spanned along the East Coast from Philadelphia to Norfolk, and was served using a fleet of Volpar (Beechcraft) Model 18 11-seat airliners.
In August 1970, Ransome Airlines started one of its first branding partnerships with Allegheny Airlines, which would last until June 1, 1982. During that period, Ransome was branding its flights as Allegheny Commuter, feeding into Allegheny's hub at Pittsburgh International Airport, though the point-to-point network in the north-eastern United States was also kept. This airline co-operation is seen as one of the earliest examples for a true codeshare agreement (Henson Airlines had been the first carrier to operate as "Allegheny Commuter" in 1967). Following the Airline Deregulation Act, Allegheny Airlines was renamed USAir in 1979. The Allegheny Commuter name was kept for some years, though, so that Ransome Airlines never operated as USAir Express.
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