Piedmont Airlines

This article is about the airline founded as Henson Airlines in 1962, but currently called Piedmont Airlines. For the airline founded as Piedmont Airlines in 1948, see Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989).
Piedmont Airlines, Inc.
IATA ICAO Call sign
PT PDT PIEDMONT
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
(as Henson Airlines)
Commenced operations
  • 1962; 62 years ago (1962)
    (as Henson Airlines)
  • 1993; 31 years ago (1993)
    (as Piedmont Airlines)
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Hubs
Frequent-flyer programAAdvantage
AllianceOneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size61
Destinations55+
Parent companyAmerican Airlines Group
HeadquartersSalisbury Regional Airport, Wicomico County, Maryland, U.S.
Key peopleEric Morgan (President & CEO)
FounderRichard A. Henson
Employees9,800+ (April 2019)
Websitewww.piedmont-airlines.com

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. (/ˈpiːdmɒnt/ PEED-mont) is an American regional airline headquartered at the Salisbury Regional Airport in Wicomico County, Maryland,[2] near the city of Salisbury.[3] The airline is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group and it is paid by fellow group member American Airlines to staff, operate and maintain aircraft used on American Eagle flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by American Airlines. Piedmont also provides ground handling and customer service for airports in the northeastern and western United States.

Piedmont operates a fleet consisting exclusively of Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet aircraft. Its main base is Philadelphia International Airport with an additional hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The company has a team of more than 9,800 employees, operating flights to nearly 50 destinations.

Started in 1961 as Henson Airlines, the airline was rebranded in 1993 to re-use the name of the 1948–1989 airline, Piedmont Airlines, one of the predecessors of today's American Airlines, to protect the trademark.

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