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| Founded | 1944 (as Aviation Enterprises) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | October 31, 1982 (merged into Continental Airlines) | ||||||
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| Parent company | Texas Air Corporation (1980–1982) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Key people | Frank Lorenzo | ||||||
Texas International Airlines Inc. was a United States local service carrier, known from 1940 until 1947 as Aviation Enterprises,[1] until 1969 as Trans-Texas Airways (TTA), and as Texas International Airlines until 1982, when it merged with Continental Airlines. It was headquartered near William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas.[2]
Trans-Texas Airways originally operated in Texas and surrounding states.[3] In August 1953, it scheduled flights to 36 airports from El Paso to Memphis; in May 1968, TTa flew to 48 U.S. airports plus Monterrey, Tampico and Veracruz in Mexico. The airline changed its name to Texas International and continued to grow.
When Texas International was merged into Continental Airlines in 1982, it had grown to reach Baltimore, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Ontario CA., Mexico City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Omaha, Phoenix, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Tucson, and Washington, DC, and had an all-DC-9 jet fleet.[4][5] In 2010, Continental merged into United Airlines.
- ^ "Aviation Enterprises". Airline History. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "505. "Head Office: PO Box 12788. 8437 Lockheed, Houston, Texas 77017, USA."
- ^ timetableimages.com, August 1968 Trans-Texas Airways system timetable
- ^ departedflights.com; April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition
- ^ departedflights.com, June 1, 1982 Continental/Texas International joint timetable