Crown Airways

Crown Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
ALLEGHENY
Commenced operations1967(Allegheny Commuter)
1969 (Crown Airways)
Ceased operations1989 (Allegheny Commuter)
1994 (Crown Airways)
Operating bases
AllianceUSAir Express
Fleet size15 (Crown Airways)
HeadquartersWashington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States (Crown Airways)

Crown Airways was a regional airline operating for USAir Express (Then US Airways Express) with its headquarters on the grounds of DuBois Regional Airport in Washington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, near Falls Creek.[1][2] Allegheny Commuter was the brand name for the regional affiliate of Allegheny Airlines, under which a number of individually owned commuter air carriers operate short and medium haul routes. The airline is often credited as the first code-share agreement between a major airline and smaller commuters.

  1. ^ "Washington township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 22–28, 1995. 65.