Trans States Airlines, along with Compass Airlines and GoJet Airlines, is owned by Trans States Holdings and is headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri.
As of 2011, Trans States Airlines employed 650 people throughout North America. The airline currently operates over 240 daily flights in 70 cities as United Express for United Airlines and American Eagle for American Airlines. In total, TSA carried 3.6 million passengers in 2015.
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History
The company began operations as Resort Air in 1982. As an independent commuter air carrier, Resort Air operated Swearingen Metro propjets from a small hub located in St. Louis (STL) with service to Carbondale, Illinois; Columbia, Missouri; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Joplin, MO; Lake of the Ozarks, MO; Springfield, IL; and Springfield, MO. In 1985, the company entered into an agreement with Trans World Airlines (TWA) to operate as Trans World Express serving six cities in Missouri and Illinois.
Resort Air changed its name to Trans States Airlines in 1989. That same year, TSA began operations on the west coast as USAir Express at Los Angeles (LAX) and by 1995 was serving Fresno, Monterey, Ontario, CA, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara nonstop from LAX with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 propjets. By 1999, Trans States was operating BAe Jetstream 31 flights from LAX as US Airways Express nonstop to just four destinations in California: Fresno, Palm Springs, San Diego and Santa Barbara.
On the east coast, in 1995 TSA began operations as a code share feeder airline into New York City JFK Airport as United Express. By 1999, Trans States had begun operations as a Delta Connection code share air carrier for Delta Air Lines at New York JFK Airport with Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets and British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 41 propjets with nonstop service to Albany, NY, Baltimore, Greensboro, NC, Hartford/Springfield, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, VA and Rochester, NY.
The call sign "Waterski" and the ICAO 3-letter identifier "LOF," which stands for 'Lodge of the Four Seasons', are from the early days when the company was operated as Resort Air and took visitors to the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.
St. Louis TWA Express Hub Operations in 1990
Trans States was operating 48-passenger ATR-42 and 19-passenger Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (Metro III model) propjets in Trans World Express code share service for Trans World Airlines at this time from the TWA hub in St. Louis with nonstop flights to the following destinations:
- Burlington, IA
- Chicago, IL (Meigs Field) - one stop service via Springfield, IL
- Columbia, MO
- Des Moines, IA
- Joplin, MO
- Lincoln, NE
- Madison, WI
- Memphis, TN
- Moline, IL
- Peoria, IL
- Sioux City, IA
- Springfield, IL
- Springfield, MO
St. Louis TWA Express Hub Operations in 1995
By 1995, Trans States had expanded its Trans World Express code sharing operations at the TWA St. Louis hub and was operating ATR-42, ATR-72, British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 and BAe Jetstream 41, and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops with nonstop flights to the following destinations:
- Birmingham, AL
- Bloomington, IN
- Burlington, IA
- Cape Girardeau, MO
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Champaign, IL
- Chicago, IL (Midway Airport)
- Columbia, MO
- Decatur, IL
- Des Moines, IA
- Evansville, IN
- Fayetteville, AR
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Joplin, MO
- Lexington, KY
- Knoxville, TN
- Madison, WI
- Marion, IL
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- Moline, IL
- Paducah, KY
- Peoria, IL
- Quincy, IL
- Sioux City, IA
- South Bend, IN
- Springfield, IL
- Springfield, MO
- Waterloo, IA
Current Airline Operations
Trans States Airlines is headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri, where its main training facility and maintenance facility are located. Crew domiciles are located in Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, and Washington-Dulles. Trans States currently flies as American Eagle and United Express. American Eagle flights are operated from the New York-LaGuardia hub. United Express are operated from the Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, and Washington-Dulles hubs.
Current Destinations
As United Express
- Colorado
- Denver (Denver International Airport)
- Florida
- Jacksonville (Jacksonville International Airport)
- Georgia
- Savannah (Savannah International Airport)
- Illinois
- Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) Hub
- Moline (Quad City International Airport)
- Peoria (General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport)
- Indiana
- Evansville - Evansville Regional Airport
- Indianapolis - Indianapolis International Airport
- South Bend - South Bend International Airport
- Iowa
- Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
- Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
- Kansas
- Wichita (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport)
- Kentucky
- Covington (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport)
- Michigan
- Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
- Grand Rapids (Gerald R. Ford International Airport)
- Missouri
- Springfield (Springfield-Branson National Airport)
- St. Louis (Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport)
- Montana
- Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport)
- Nebraska
- Lincoln (Lincoln Airport)
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport)
- New York
- Albany (Albany International Airport)
- Rochester (Greater Rochester International Airport)
- Syracuse (Syracuse Hancock International Airport)
- North Carolina
- Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem (Piedmont Triad International Airport)
- Raleigh-Durham (Raleigh-Durham International Airport)
- Ohio
- Cleveland (Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport) Hub
- Columbus (Port Columbus International Airport)
- Dayton (James M. Cox International Airport)
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City (Will Rogers World Airport)
- Tulsa (Tulsa International Airport)
- Pennsylvania
- Allentown (Lehigh Valley Airport)
- Harrisburg (Harrisburg International Airport)
- Philadelphia (Philadelphia International Airport)
- South Carolina
- Greenville-Spartanburg (Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport)
- South Dakota
- Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field)
- Tennessee
- Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
- Memphis (Memphis International Airport)
- Nashville (Nashville International Airport)
- Texas
- Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) Hub
- Vermont
- Burlington (Burlington International Airport)
- Virginia
- Norfolk (Norfolk International Airport)
- Richmond (Richmond International Airport)
- Roanoke (Roanoke Regional Airport)
- Washington, D.C. area (Washington Dulles International Airport) Hub
- Wyoming
- Casper - Natrona County International Airport
As American Eagle
United States
- Connecticut
- Hartford (Bradley International Airport)
- Missouri
- St. Louis (Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport)
- New York
- New York City (LaGuardia Airport) Hub
- North Carolina
- Greensboro (Piedmont Triad International Airport)
- Raleigh (Raleigh-Durham International Airport)
- Ohio
- Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
- Columbus (Port Columbus International Airport)
- Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport)
- Virginia
- Norfolk (Norfolk International Airport)
Canada
- Quebec
- Montréal (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport)
Current Fleet
As of February 2017, the Trans State Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:
In October 2009, Trans States Holdings announced an agreement to purchase 50 Mitsubishi MRJ90 with options for 50 more. Trans States Holdings holds conversion rights to take the smaller, 76-seat MRJ70 instead of the 92-seat MRJ90 dependent on the scope clause environment by the time the airline takes delivery. It has not been announced what subsidiary these aircraft will operate for; Compass, GoJet, or Trans States.
In April 2013, Trans States Airlines began taking delivery of six former Passaredo Linhas Aéreas ERJ-145s.
In 2015 Trans States began parking their United Express ERJ-145ER's, in exchange for ERJ-145XR's transferred from ExpressJet Airlines.
Previously operated turboprop aircraft
Prior to becoming an all-jet airline, Trans States operated several different turboprop aircraft types including:
- ATR 42
- ATR 72
- British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31
- British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 41
- Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
- Fairchild Swearingen Metro III
These propjet aircraft were operated in code share feeder services for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), USAir and US Airways.
Accidents and incidents
- July 14, 2004
- Trans States Airlines Flight 3504, operated and marketed as a United Express flight, overran the runway at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport and sustained damage to the left inboard tire. There were no serious injuries. Transport Safety Board of Canada Accident Report
- June 16, 2010
- Trans States Airlines Flight 8050, operated and marketed as a United Express flight, overran the runway at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport and sustained damage to the front of the aircraft with a nose gear collapse. Both pilots and one passenger sustained minor injuries.
- March 1, 2011 at 6:45 am EST
- A US Airways Embraer 145 operated by Trans States Airlines was being pushed back from the gate at Bradley International Airport for a departure to Pittsburgh when the front nose gear collapsed and the front of the plane dropped to the tarmac. None of the 29 passengers were injured.
- September 4, 2011
- Trans States Airlines Flight 3363 originating from Chicago IL, operated as a United Express flight, left the runway during landing at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. The aircraft, with 44 passengers on board, sustained damage to the main gear and belly, as well as to the right wing. There were no injuries to passengers or crew.
- February 22, 2012
- Trans States Airlines operating as United Express Flight 3350 originating from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Rochester,NY was on approach to land but overran the end of the runway by about 50-75 feet and came to a stop with all gear off the paved surface. There were no injuries. The passengers disembarked via mobile stairs and were bussed to the terminal.
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