American Connection EMB-140LR (N379SK) (7340002206)

AmericanConnection was an American flight connection service

brand name A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...

for the spoke-hub of U.S. mainline carrier

American Airlines American Airlines is a major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the largest airline in the world when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passeng ...

, under which

regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In North ...

operator

Chautauqua Airlines Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. was an American regional airline and a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Prior to the shut down of operations, it operated scheduled passenger services to 52 airports ...

operated feeder flights for

at its

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

hub. American Airlines also uses affiliated companies (

corporations A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and r ...

under common ownership) operating under the

American Eagle The bald eagle (''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'') is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), which occupies the same niche as ...

brand A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...

to provide regional service to its other hubs in addition to the AmericanConnection service that was operated by

. 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. At one time AmericanConnection operated over 180 flights a day to 21 destinations.

History

Most of the AmericanConnection carriers previously operated under a marketing agreement with

Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline which operated from 1930 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with F ...

(TWA) as Trans World Express carriers and later as Trans World Connection during the merger transition between TWA and American.

RegionsAir RegionsAir was a 14 CFR Part 121 regional airline based out of the Smyrna Airport in Smyrna, Tennessee, USA. The hub airports for RegionsAir were Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE). ...

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 Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit." Having a business name does not separat ...

was yet another

air carrier An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in which ...

which flew under the AmericanConnection marketing banner. Prior to its acquisition by

AMR Corporation AMR Corporation was an airline holding company based in Fort Worth, Texas, which was the parent company of American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, AmericanConnection and Executive Airlines. AMR filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protect ...

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

, 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.Sky Talk: Eagle won't fly American feed out of LAX, closing pilot and flight attendant base
. Blogs.star-telegram.com (2012-09-12). Retrieved on 2013-08-16. 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

Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 was a scheduled passenger flight from St. Louis, Missouri, to Kirksville, Missouri. On October 19, 2004, the Jetstream 32 operating the flight crashed on approach to Kirksville Regional Airport due to pilot er ...

crashed on October 19, 2004, near Kirksville,

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

, killing 13 people, with two survivors.

References

{{Navboxes , list = {{American Airlines {{American Eagle Carriers {{AmericanConnection Carriers {{Airlines of the United States American Airlines Former Oneworld affiliate members Companies based in St. Louis Companies based in Indianapolis Economy of the Midwestern United States Defunct regional airline brands Airlines based in Indiana

History

Discontinuation of the marketing brand

Accidents and incidents

See also

References