AmericanConnection ERJ-140 operated by Chautauqua Airlines
On April 6, 2010, American moved all existing AmericanConnection operations to Chicago-O'Hare as part of its restructuring plan, eliminating service by AmericanConnection at Lambert-St. Louis.[1]
At one time AmericanConnection operated over 180 flights a day to 21 destinations.
RegionsAir operated as AmericanConnection until March 2007 and Trans States Airlines operated as AmericanConnection until May 2009.
Though not associated with TWA as many of former AmericanConnection airlines were, Business Express Airlines was yet another air carrier which flew under the AmericanConnection marketing banner. Prior to its acquisition by AMR Corporation and its integration into the American Eagle destinations route network, Business Express linked many smaller localities directly to American Airlines's expansive national and worldwide route network.
Discontinuation of the marketing brand
On September 12, 2012 AMR Corporation, announced it was discontinuing the AmericanConnection marketing brand and reverting to using the sole marketing brand of American Eagle for its feeder services to small cities it contracts regional airlines to perform.[2] However, in 2014 an announcement was made that Chautauqua, the last airline operating under the brand, would not seek renewal of its AmericanConnection contract and all flying would end by August 19, 2014.
AmericanConnection Flight 5329 from Westchester County (NY) to Chicago O'Hare was the final flight.
^Sky Talk: Eagle won't fly American feed out of LAX, closing pilot and flight attendant base 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Blogs.star-telegram.com (2012-09-12). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
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americanconnection, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources AmericanConnection news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message AmericanConnection was an American flight connection service brand name for the spoke hub of U S mainline carrier American Airlines under which regional airline operator Chautauqua Airlines operated feeder flights for American Airlines at its Chicago hub American Airlines also uses affiliated companies corporations under common ownership operating under the American Eagle brand to provide regional service to its other hubs in addition to the AmericanConnection service that was operated by Chautauqua Airlines AmericanConnectionIATA ICAO CallsignAA AAC CONNECT AMERICACommenced operationsDecember 2 2001 2001 12 02 Ceased operationsAugust 19 2014 2014 08 19 merged into American Eagle HubsChicago O Hare International AirportFrequent flyer programAAdvantageAllianceOneworld affiliate 2001 2014 Parent companyAmerican Airlines GroupAmericanConnection ERJ 140 operated by Chautauqua Airlines On April 6 2010 American moved all existing AmericanConnection operations to Chicago O Hare as part of its restructuring plan eliminating service by AmericanConnection at Lambert St Louis 1 At one time AmericanConnection operated over 180 flights a day to 21 destinations Contents 1 History 1 1 Discontinuation of the marketing brand 2 Accidents and incidents 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditMost of the AmericanConnection carriers previously operated under a marketing agreement with Trans World Airlines TWA as Trans World Express carriers and later as Trans World Connection during the merger transition between TWA and American RegionsAir operated as AmericanConnection until March 2007 and Trans States Airlines operated as AmericanConnection until May 2009 Though not associated with TWA as many of former AmericanConnection airlines were Business Express Airlines was yet another air carrier which flew under the AmericanConnection marketing banner Prior to its acquisition by AMR Corporation and its integration into the American Eagle destinations route network Business Express linked many smaller localities directly to American Airlines s expansive national and worldwide route network Discontinuation of the marketing brand Edit On September 12 2012 AMR Corporation announced it was discontinuing the AmericanConnection marketing brand and reverting to using the sole marketing brand of American Eagle for its feeder services to small cities it contracts regional airlines to perform 2 However in 2014 an announcement was made that Chautauqua the last airline operating under the brand would not seek renewal of its AmericanConnection contract and all flying would end by August 19 2014 AmericanConnection Flight 5329 from Westchester County NY to Chicago O Hare was the final flight Accidents and incidents EditCorporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashed on October 19 2004 near Kirksville Missouri killing 13 people with two survivors See also EditList of defunct airlines of the United StatesReferences Edit 1 permanent dead link Sky Talk Eagle won t fly American feed out of LAX closing pilot and flight attendant base Archived 2014 02 01 at the Wayback Machine Blogs star telegram com 2012 09 12 Retrieved on 2013 08 16 Wikimedia Commons has media related to AmericanConnection Portals United States Companies Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AmericanConnection amp oldid 1124222680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
