AmericanConnection
| AmericanConnection | ||
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| Founded | 2001 | |
| Hubs | Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | AAdvantage | |
| Member lounge | Admirals Club | |
| Alliance | Oneworld | |
| Fleet size | 15 (Chautauqua) 15 (Trans States) |
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| Destinations | 32 | |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, IN (Chautauqua) Cheyenne, WY (Great Lakes) St. Louis, MO (Trans States) |
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| Key people | ---- | |
AmericanConnection is a brand name used by three regional airlines and their holding companies to feed American Airlines's flights at the Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport hub:
- Chautauqua Airlines, serving 14 cities with 15 Embraer ERJ 140 jets
- Great Lakes Airlines, serving 5 cities with Beechcraft 1900D turbo props
- Trans States Airlines, serving 29 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 three carriers operate over 300 flights a day to 33 destinations. The AmericanConnection services are operated as an affiliate to the Oneworld airline alliance.
In March of 2007, AMR announced that RegionsAir would no longer operate as an AmericanConnection carrier. It was announced that Great Lakes Airlines would resume service to six of the nine cities that RegionsAir had previously served. The remaining three cities (Cape Girardeau, MO, Jackson, TN, and Owensboro, KY) no longer receive AmericanConnection service. [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.
Destinations
AmericanConnection operates non-stop service to and from St. Louis, Missouri's Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport to destinations in the United States.
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Windsor Locks – Bradley International Airport (TS)
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
- Decatur – Decatur Airport (GL)
- Marion – Williamson County Regional Airport (GL)
- Quincy – Quincy Regional Airport (GL)
- Springfield – Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (TS)
Indiana
Iowa
- Burlington – Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (GL)
- Cedar Rapids – The Eastern Iowa Airport (TS)
- Des Moines – Des Moines International Airport (CH, TS)
Kansas
- Wichita – Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (CH, TS)
Minnesota
Missouri
- Fort Leonard Wood – Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field (GL)
- St. Louis – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (CH, GL, TS) Hub
New Jersey
North Carolina
- Charlotte – Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (TS)
- Raleigh – Raleigh-Durham International Airport (CH)
Ohio
- Columbus – Port Columbus International Airport (TS)
- Dayton – James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (CH)
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia – Philadelphia International Airport (CH, TS)
Tennessee
- Memphis – Memphis International Airport (TS)
- Nashville – Nashville International Airport (CH, TS)
Texas
Virginia
- Norfolk – Norfolk International Airport (CH)
- Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Airport (TS)
- Washington, DC area – Washington Dulles International Airport (CH)
Wisconsin
- Madison – Dane County Regional Airport (TS)
- Milwaukee – General Mitchell International Airport (CH, TS)
References
| AmericanConnection Carriers | |
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| Current | Chautauqua Airlines · Great Lakes Airlines · Trans States Airlines |
| Former | RegionsAir |
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