| Created Oct. 1993 by Gary B. - Latest Updates: Jan. 14,2008, Jul. 11,2008, Dec. 29, 2009 Jan. 31, 2011 |
A CAPITAL Idea (A virtual museum) 
Air Cal - acquired by American Airlines 1987 
Air Florida - Air Florida filed for bankruptcy and folded on July 3, 1984. Its assets acquired by Midway Airlines
Airwest - became Hughes Airwest 
Alitalia - filed for bankruptcy Aug. 29, 2008. Compagnia Aerea Italiana, CAI, bought the Alitalia brand. Jan. 2009 
Allegheny Airlines - Renamed US Airways 1995 
All American Aviation - was acquired by the US Airways Group 1986 
Aloha Airlines - filed for bankruptcy again March 20, 2008 
America West - merged into U.S. Airways Sep. 2005 
Arrow Airways and Canadian Airways merged to form Canadian Pacific Airlines. This airline would later be sold to Pacific Western Airlines in 1987, renaming the paired company Canadian Airlines International. This operation would later be absorbed by Air Canada in 2000.
ATA - American Trans Air filed for bankruptcy April 2, 2008
Bonanza Airlines - merged Pacific AirLines and West Coast AirLines as Hughes Air West 1968 
Braniff Airways - Ended operations in bankruptcy May 12, 1982 
Cable Commuter - aquired by Golden West 1969 Capital Airlines - May 1960, Vickers/Rolls Royce foreclosed on Capital's entire fleet of Viscounts. July 28, 1960 a merger with United Airlines was announced and completed July 1, 1961 
Capital Airlines Association (The website has been taken down)
Central Airlines
- started with a fleet of eleven Beechcraft Bonanza A35s in 1949. Central was sold and merged into Frontier Airlines on October 1, 1967.
Chicago & Southern Airlines - formerly Seaboard Air, Merged with Delta 
Colonial Airlines - formerly Canadian Colonial Airlines, merged with Eastern Airlines) 
Eastern - acquired by Continental Airlines [Texas International] and dissolved Feb. 24, 1986) 
Flying Tiger - merged with Federal Express 1989 
Frontier - operations ended with acquisition by Peoples Express 1986 
Frontier - resurrected July 5, 1994 with 180 employees and two 737 aircraft 
Golden Gate - 1979-1981, merged with Swift Aire Lines 1981 
Golden West - formed from merger of Aero Commuter, Cable Commuter, Catalina Airlines, and Skymark Airlines 1968. Ended operations 1983 
Horizon Air - acquired by Alaska Air 1981
Huges Airwest - formerly- Air West, Pacific Airlines, Southwest Airways. In the fall of 1980, the assets were acquired by Republic Airlines
Imperial Airlines - ended operations 1982 
LA Airways - sold to Golden West Airlines 1971
Lake Central - acquired by Allegheny Airlines 1968) 
Hanford Tri-State - became Mid-Continent Airlines in 1938, merged with Braniff in 1952
Midway - ended operations 1991 
Muse Air - Began service in 1982. In 1985, Southwest Airlines bought out Muse Air and renamed it TranStar.
Mohawk - acquired by AlleghenyAirlines 1972 
National - acquired by Pan American Airways 1980 
New York Airways - filed for bankruptcy on May 18, 1979 
Northeast - acquired by Delta Air Lines 1973 
Northwest - acquired by Delta Air Lines Oct. 30, 2008. Delta acquisition of Northwest is a $2.6 billion all-stock transaction, based on Northwest's share price
Ozark - acquired by TWA October 1986
Pacific Southwest Airlines - acquired by US Air 1988. - Site 2
- Site 3
- Site 4
- PSA Museum
Pan American - Pacific routes sold to United Airlines Feb. 11, 1986. Filed for bankruptcy 1991. Early 1997 brief revival of some services. Filed for bankruptcy Feb. 27, 1998
Peoples Express - merged into New York Air/Continental/Texas Air 
Piedmont Airlines - became part of US Air
Pioneer -
Essair changes its name to Pioneer Airlines May 15, 1946. Merged with Continental 
Reno Air - initiated service 1992. Merged with American 1999 
Republic - formed by a merger of North Central, Southern Airways. Ultimately acquired by Northwest
Seaboard Air Line Railroad - merged with Delta 
Skybus - ceases operation April 5, 2008 
Southern Airways - merged with North Central Airlines as Republic 
Sun Aire - merged with Skywest Airlines 1984 
Swift Aire - merged with Golden Gate Airlines 1981. Ended operations 1981 
Trans Texas - name changed to Texas International. Acquired Continental and retained the Continental name 
Trans World Airlines merged with American Airlines Apr. 9, 2001 
- Universal Air Lines System operated 1928-1930 - Inaugurated first coast-to-coast air/rail service on June 14, 1929. Became part of All American/American Airlines
West Coast - became part of Airwest 
Western - Merged with Delta Airlines 1987 
Wien Alaska - filed for Chapter 11 bankrutcy Nov. 1984 without success
Zoom International - ceased operations Aug. 28, 2008 
Historic Airline Group
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