Crown Airways

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Crown Airways was a regional airline operating for USAir Express with its headquarters on the grounds of DuBois Regional Airport in Washington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, near Falls Creek.[1][2]

A privately-owned company, Crown Airways started as Allegheny Commuter in March 1969.[2] By 1981, Allegheny Commuter was flying twelve French Nord 262s and three DeHavilland Dash 7s. The planes served Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC and much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Washington township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 22–28, 1995. 65.
  3. ^ Lowman, Ron (January 12, 1981). "U.S. airline boss loves our Dash 7s". Toronto Star: p. B08. 

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