Mohawk Airlines

Mohawk Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
MO MO MOHAWK
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
as Robinson Airlines
Ceased operations1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Fleet sizeSee fleet About 42 aircraft in service at acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972 [1]
DestinationsAlbany, Buffalo, Binghamton, Erie, Glens Falls, Ithaca, New York, Newark, Hartford, Harrisburg, Montreal, Rochester, Syracuse, Toronto, Utica, Washington
HeadquartersIthaca, New York
After 1958, Utica, New York
Key peopleCecil Robinson
Robert Peach
Employees2,200
Postcard showing the 1960s BAC 1-11 livery
Postcard showing the 1970s BAC 1-11 livery

Mohawk Airlines was a local service carrier operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, mainly in New York and Pennsylvania, from the mid-1940s until its acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972. At its height, it employed over 2,200 personnel and pioneered several aspects of regional airline operations,[2] including being the first airline in the United States to hire an African American flight attendant, in 1958. The airline was based at Ithaca Municipal Airport near Ithaca, New York, until 1958, when it moved to Oneida County Airport in Whitestown, New York.[3][4]

  1. ^ Lehman, William. "US Airways: A Heritage Story". US Airways. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  2. ^ Biographical History. "Mohawk Airlines records". Special Collections Research Center. Syracuse University Libraries. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. May 6, 1971. 637.
  4. ^ "Zoning Map." Town of Whitestown. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.