Florida Airlines

Not to be confused with the Miami-based Florida Airways of the mid 1920s associated with Eddie Rickenbacker or the Orlando-based local service carrier Florida Airways (1947–1949) or Miami-based intrastate airline Air Florida which operated from 1972 to 1985
Florida Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
FE — Florida
Founded1960
Ceased operations1981
DestinationsRegional Florida
HeadquartersTampa, relocated to Sarasota in August 1974

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.[1] Airline deregulation eventually resulted in the demise of the airline.[citation needed] The company slogan was The Florida Connection.

  1. ^ "Florida Airlines". Sunshine Skies: Historic Commuter Airlines of Florida and Georgia. Sunshineskies. December 18, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.