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Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., was a regional airline and a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rjet.com/contactus.html )〕 It operated scheduled passenger services to 52 airports in the United States and Canada through feeder services under the name Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines, and AmericanConnection for American Airlines. Its last day in operation was December 31, 2014, at which time all flying was absorbed by the Shuttle America certificate. Chautauqua had crew bases at LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Louisville International Airport, and Port Columbus International Airport. == History == :''Republic Airways Holdings traces it roots to Chautauqua. See also: History of Republic Airways Holdings'' The airline was established on May 3, 1973, in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA, and started operations on August 1, 1974 using two 15-passenger Beech 99 aircraft. In 1984, the airline grew by adding five 19-passenger Fairchild Metro III aircraft to its fleet. In 1986, Chautauqua Airlines was purchased by GAC, an affiliate of Guarantee Security Life Insurance Company, and added twelve 30-passenger Saab 340 aircraft to replace slower Shorts 3-30’s in the fleet.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.flychautauqua.com/history.html )〕 Chautauqua is historically significant for it is one of the last remaining companies still in business that once flew as a part of Allegheny Commuter, one of the first regional franchisee systems combining independent regional and commuter airlines under one seemingly contiguous and seamless brand. Ironically, it no longer services the Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport from which it began. In 1994, Chautauqua Airlines posted its first loss in 20 years. The loss can be attributed to the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184. Media coverage of the crash spread quickly, and because of its association, Chautauqua Airlines lost passengers who had come to distrust commuter planes. However, Chautauqua Airlines bounced back, while renewing its code-share agreement with US Airways on May 8, 1994. To better support its growing operations, the corporate headquarters were relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana.〔 Chautauqua was acquired by Wexford Management in January 1998 and was subsequently realigned under a holding company, Republic Airways Holdings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chautauqua Airlines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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