Trans States Airlines (historically)

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defunct airline regional airline

Trans States Airlines was a former U.S. regional airline that operated feeder flights for major carriers under brands such as American Eagle.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct airline → regional airline →
airlineType	commuter airline → feeder carrier →
allianceRole	regional affiliate →
callsign	WATERSKI →
ceasedOperations	2020 →
country	United States →
employeeCountApproximate	1500 →
finalOperatingBrand	United Express →
fleetType	ATR 42 → ATR 72 → BAe Jetstream 31 → Embraer ERJ-135 → Embraer ERJ-145 → Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner →
formerName	Resort Air →
founded	1982 →
headquartersLocation	Bridgeton, Missouri →
headquartersMetropolitanArea	St. Louis metropolitan area →
IATACode	AX →
ICAOCode	LOF →
industry	aviation →
notableEvent	announced wind-down of operations in March 2020 →
operatedAsBrand	American Eagle → Trans World Express → US Airways Express → United Express →
operatedForAirline	American Airlines → Trans World Airlines → US Airways → United Airlines →
operatedServiceType	feeder flights → regional flights →
operatingCertificateType	Part 121 air carrier →
parentCompany	Trans States Holdings →
primaryHub	St. Louis Lambert International Airport →
reasonForClosure	COVID-19 pandemic impact → fleet rationalization by major partners →
renamedInYear	1989 →
safetyRecordSummary	no fatal passenger jet accidents in later years of operation →
secondaryHub	O’Hare International Airport → Washington Dulles International Airport →
servedRegion	Eastern United States → Midwestern United States → Southern United States →
serviceModel	capacity purchase agreements →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Endeavor Air ("Express Airlines I") →	formerName
American Eagle →	operatesAsBrandFor
Trans States Airlines ("Trans States Holdings") →	parentCompany