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Founded | 1982 (as Resort Air) | ||||||
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Hubs |
As American Eagle: LaGuardia Airport (New York) O'Hare International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport Denver International Airport |
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Frequent-flyer program |
AAdvantage (American Eagle) Mileage Plus (United Express) |
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Airport lounge |
Admirals Club (American Eagle) United Club (United Airlines) |
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Alliance |
Star Alliance (United Express) Oneworld (American Eagle) |
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Fleet size | 81 | ||||||
Destinations | 70 | ||||||
Parent company | Trans States Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
Headquarters | Bridgeton, Missouri | ||||||
Key people | Hulas Kanodia (Chairman) Richard A. Leach (President) Fred Oxley (COO) |
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Website | transstates |
As American Eagle: LaGuardia Airport (New York)
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Trans States Airlines, along with Compass Airlines and GoJet Airlines, is owned by Trans States Holdings and is headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri.
As of 2011, Trans States Airlines employed 650 people throughout North America. The airline currently operates over 240 daily flights in 70 cities as United Express for United Airlines and American Eagle for American Airlines. In total, TSA carried 3.6 million passengers in 2015.
The company began operations as Resort Air in 1982. As an independent commuter air carrier, Resort Air operated Swearingen Metro propjets from a small hub located in St. Louis (STL) with service to Carbondale, Illinois; Columbia, Missouri; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Joplin, MO; Lake of the Ozarks, MO; Springfield, IL; and Springfield, MO. In 1985, the company entered into an agreement with Trans World Airlines (TWA) to operate as Trans World Express serving six cities in Missouri and Illinois.