Air Florida Commuter was the
regional
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
feeder network for
Air Florida
Air Florida was an American low-cost carrier that operated from 1971 to 1984. In 1975 it was headquartered in the Dadeland Towers in what is now Kendall, Florida in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Air Florida's IATA code is now used by ...
. Air Florida Commuter was not an
airline
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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
An aircraft livery is a set of comprehensive insignia comprising color, graphic, and typographical identifiers which operators (airlines, governments, air forces and occasionally private and corporate owners) apply to their aircraft.
As aircraft ...
and colors and their flights were listed in
computer reservation system Computer reservation systems, or central reservation systems (CRS), are computerized systems used to store and retrieve information and conduct transactions related to air travel, hotels, car rental, or other activities. Originally designed and oper ...
s 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:
Marco Island Airways
Marco Island Airways is a defunct airline based in Miami, Florida, United States.
History
Marco Island Airways was formed in 1972 and commenced scheduled flights in 1973 from Miami International Airport, with a maintenance base at Opa Locka Ai ...
,
Florida Airlines
Florida Airlines was a commuter airline based in Florida that operated from 1960 to 1982. It is said to have had the largest Douglas DC3 fleet in the world in 1976.
Airline deregulation eventually resulted in the demise of the airline. The com ...
,
Key Air
Key Airlines was founded as Thunderbird Airlines in 1964 and then changed its name in 1969.
The airline took over Sun Valley Airlines in 1972 and became known as Sun Valley Key Airlines
for several years until reverting to the Key Airlines name. Th ...
,
Southern International Airways,
Skyway of Ocala,
North American Airlines
North American Airlines, Inc., was a United States airline with its headquarters at the HLH Building in Peachtree City, Georgia in Greater Atlanta, United States. Prior to May 2008, it operated scheduled international services from the U.S. to Af ...
,
National Commuter Airlines,
Gull Air,
Pompano Airways,
Finair Express Air Florida Commuter was the regional feeder network for Air Florida. Air Florida Commuter was not an airline, but a system of affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into Air Florida's hubs. In an arrangement commonly known as code-sharing, ...
,
Slocum Airlines,
Atlantic Gulf Airlines
Atlantic Gulf Airlines was a regional airline founded by Tom Tepper and Kerry Broaddus in Florida that began operations in October 1983.
History
Service started with two British-manufactured Vickers Viscount four engine turboprop airliners. Atl ...
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:
See also
*
List of defunct airlines of United States
References
Defunct regional airline brands
Defunct airlines of the United States
Airlines based in Florida
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