Air Florida Commuter was the
regional
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feeder network for
Air Florida
Air Florida was an American low-cost carrier that operated under its own brand from 1972 to 1984. During the period from 1972 to 1978 Air Florida was an intrastate airline. Until a high-profile 1982 aircraft crash in Washington DC, Air Florida ...
. Air Florida Commuter was not an
airline
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, but a system of
affiliate
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* Affiliate (commerce), a legal form of entity relationship used in Business Law
* Affiliation (family law), a legal form of family relationship
* Affiliate marketing
* Affiliate network or affiliation platfo ...
d 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
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As aircraf ...
and colors and their flights were listed in
computer reservation system
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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,
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,
Southern International Airways
Air Florida Commuter was the air taxi, regional feeder network for Air Florida. Air Florida Commuter was not an airline, but a system of affiliate (commerce), affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into Air Florida's hubs. In an arrangement ...
,
Skyway of Ocala,
North American Airlines
North American Airlines, Inc., was an American 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 Afri ...
,
National Commuter Airlines,
Gull Air,
Pompano Airways,
Finair Express,
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
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airl ...
References
Defunct regional airline brands
Defunct airlines of the United States
Airlines based in Florida
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