Air Florida Commuter was the regional feeder network for Air Florida. Air Florida Commuter was not an

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, but a system of affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into Air Florida's hubs. In an arrangement commonly known as code-sharing, each airline painted their aircraft in Air Florida aircraft livery and colors and their flights were listed in computer reservation systems as Air Florida flights.

History

Air Miami became the first affiliate airline in 1980, and over a dozen other small airlines eventually became part of the system, including:

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, National Commuter Airlines, Gull Air, Pompano Airways,

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and others. As Air Florida became financially strapped, the commuter system was dismantled in early 1984.

Fleet

The Air Florida Commuter fleet consisted of the following aircraft models and quantities:

References

Defunct regional airline brands Defunct airlines of the United States Airlines based in Florida {{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed

History

Fleet

See also

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