American_Connection

American Connection

AmericanConnection

IATA
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Founded 2001

Frequent flyer program AAdvantage

Member lounge Admirals Club

Alliance Oneworld

Fleet size 15 (Chautauqua)
15 (Trans States)

Destinations 27

Headquarters Indianapolis, IN (Chautauqua)
St. Louis, MO (Trans States)

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AmericanConnection is a brand name used by two regional airlines and their holding companies to feed American Airlines's flights at the airline's Miami and St. Louis hubs:

Chautauqua Airlines, serving 13 cities with 15 Embraer ERJ 140 jets
Trans States Airlines, serving 21 cities with 15 Embraer ERJ 145 jets

AmericanConnection is the name given to flights operated by independent carriers. The AmericanConnection carriers previously operated under a marketing agreement with Trans World Airlines as Trans World Express.

Together, the two carriers operate over 300 flights a day to 27 destinations. The AmericanConnection services are operated as an affiliate to the Oneworld airline alliance.

In March 2007, AMR announced that RegionsAir would no longer operate as an AmericanConnection carrier. It was announced that Great Lakes Airlines, under its own name, would resume service to seven of the nine cities that RegionsAir had previously served. The remaining two cities (Jackson, TN, and Owensboro, KY) no longer receive air service to St. Louis. ^[1]

Disasters

Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashed on 19 October 2004 near Kirksville, Missouri killing 13 people, with two survivors.

Incidents

An Embraer ERJ 145 en route Washington's Reagan National-St. Louis (Flight AA5526) was forced to make an emergency landing at the Pittsburgh International on June 12, 2006 after one of its hydraulic systems failed. The aircraft's alternate hydraulic system failed after landing and the jet was towed to the gate.

On April 22, 2008, a Chautauqua Airlines flight from St. Louis to Milwaukee Experinced engine failure and landed safely at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. Of the 32 passengers on board, none were injured.

Destinations

AmericanConnection operates non-stop service to and from St. Louis, Missouri's Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport to destinations in the United States. Beginning in June 2008, AmericanConnection (Trans States) will also begin flying from American Airlines' hub at Miami International Airport.

Terminated destinations

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d AMR Press Release
^ "Airlines" of Bush Intercontinental Airport as of September 20, 2003, Houston Airport System

v • d • e AmericanConnection Carriers

Current	Chautauqua Airlines · Trans States Airlines

Former	RegionsAir

v • d • e Airlines of the United States

Airline Carriers	AirTran Airways • Alaska Airlines • Allegiant Air • American Airlines • Continental Airlines • Delta Air Lines • Frontier Airlines • Hawaiian Airlines • JetBlue Airways • Midwest Airlines • Northwest Airlines • Southwest Airlines • Spirit Airlines • Sun Country Airlines • United Airlines • US Airways • USA3000 Airlines • Virgin America

Regional airline brands	American Connection • Continental Connection • Continental Express • Delta Connection • Frontier JetExpress • go! • Midwest Connect • New Mexico Airlines • Northwest Airlink • Southern Skyways • United Express • US Airways Express

Regionals	Air Wisconsin • American Eagle Airlines • Atlantic Southeast Airlines • Cape Air • Chautauqua Airlines • Colgan Air • Comair • CommutAir • Compass Airlines • Era Aviation • Executive Airlines • ExpressJet Airlines • Freedom Airlines • GoJet Airlines • Great Lakes Airlines • Gulfstream International Airlines • Horizon Air • Island Air • Kenmore Air • Lynx Aviation • Mesa Airlines • Mesaba Airlines • Mokulele Airlines • Nantucket Airlines • Pacific Wings • PenAir • Piedmont Airlines • Pinnacle Airlines • PSA Airlines • Republic Airlines • Shuttle America • Skyway Airlines • SkyWest Airlines • Trans States Airlines • Vintage Props and Jets

Commuter	40-Mile Air • Alaska Seaplane Service • Arctic Circle Air • Bering Air • Copper River Air Taxi • Ellis Air Taxi • Everts Air • Frontier Flying Service • Hageland Aviation Services • Isla Nena Air • Island Air Service • L.A.B. Flying Service • Promech Air • Servant Air • Skagway Air Service • Taquan Air • Vieques Air Link • Warbelow's Air Ventures • Ward Air • Wings of Alaska • Wright Air Service

Cargo	ABX Air • Air Transport International • AirNet Express • Aloha Air Cargo • Amerijet International • Ameristar Air Cargo • Arrow Air • Asia Pacific Airlines • Astar Air Cargo • Atlas Air • Capital Cargo International Airlines • Cargo 360 • Centurion Air Cargo • Empire Airlines • Evergreen International Airlines • Express.Net Airlines • FedEx Express • Focus Air Cargo • Freight Runners • Gemini Air Cargo • Kalitta Air • Kitty Hawk Aircargo • Northern Air Cargo • Polar Air Cargo • Southern Air • Tepper Aviation • Tradewinds Airlines • UPS Airlines • Wiggins Airways

Defunct	Air Midwest • Allegheny Airlines • America West Airlines • Aloha Airlines • ATA Airlines • Champion Air • Eastern Air Lines • Northeast Airlines • Ozark Airlines • Pacific Southwest Airlines • Pan Am • Republic Airlines • TWA • Western Airlines • more defunct airlines

Contents

Disasters

Incidents

Destinations

Arkansas

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maryland

Minnesota

Missouri

New Jersey

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Wisconsin

Terminated destinations

References