Airlines that are now extinct
US Airways is only the latest of many airlines to disappear from the friendly skies.
US Airways will soon be no more, announcing an $11 billion deal to merge with American Airlines and create the world's largest airline carrier. It's only the latest in a long line of airlines that have gone the way of the dinosaurs and are now extinct. Here are some of the more memorable ones.
US Airways will soon be no more, announcing an $11 billion deal to merge with American Airlines and create the world's largest airline carrier. It's only the latest in a long line of airlines that have gone the way of the dinosaurs and are now extinct. Here are some of the more memorable ones.
Allegheny Airlines (1946-1979, changed name to USAir, which is now US Airways)
American Trans Air or ATA (1973-2008)
Braniff International Airways (1930-1982)
Canadian Airlines (1987-2000, acquired by Air Canada)
Continental Airlines (1934-2012, merged with United Airlines)
Eastern Air Lines (1926-1991)
Frontier Airlines (1950-1986, not related to the current Frontier Airlines)
Midway Airlines (1976-1991)
Midwest Airlines/Midwest Express (1948-2010, merged with Frontier Airlines)
Mohawk Airlines (1945-1972, acquired by Allegheny Airlines)
National Airlines (1934-1980, acquired by Pan Am)
New York Air (1980-87, merged with Continental Airlines)
North Central Airlines (1952-1979, merged with Southern Airways to form Republic Airlines, which later merged with Northwest Airlines)
Northwest Airlines (1927-2010, merged with Delta Air Lines)
Ozark Airlines (1950-1986, bought by TWA)
Pan Am (1927-1991)
People Express (1981-87, merged into Continental Airlines)
Pacific Southwest Airlines (1949-1988, merged with USAir)
Swissair (1931-2002, transferred to Crossair which became Swiss International Air Lines)
Trans European Airways or TEA (1971-1991)
Trans International Airlines/Transamerica Airlines (1947-1986)
Trans World Airlines or TWA (1925-2001, merged with American Airlines)
Vanguard Airlines (1994-2002)
Western Airlines (1925-1987, merged with Delta Air Lines)
