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Piedmont Airlines was a local service carrier, a scheduled carrier in the United States that operated from 1948 until it merged with USAir in 1989. Its headquarters were at One Piedmont Plaza in Winston-Salem, North Carolina , a building that is now part of Wake Forest University .
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.
Aug 3, 2022 · On August 5, 1989, Piedmont airlines were acquired by USAir (formerly Allegheny Airlines) and merged into USAir, making it one of the largest airlines on the East Coast. On November 4, 2007, the airline merged with America West Airlines.
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Oct 12, 2022 · "Founded by Thomas H. Davis in 1948, Piedmont Airlines was one of the most respected regional airlines of its time. This exhaustive history follows the airline from its humble beginnings at Smith-Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC, to its 1989 buyout by USAir at the highest price ever commanded by a regional airline"--Provided by publisher
The origins of Piedmont Airlines can be traced back to 1931, when founder Richard A. Henson, an aviation pioneer and Fairchild Aircraft test pilot, began a fixed-base operation as Henson Aviation in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Piedmont Airlines ends 1983 as the 10th largest airline in the United States, and the 17th largest in the world, with 11.7 million passengers in 1983. Apr 1, 1984: Piedmont Airlines begins transcontinental service to the West Coast with daily flights to Los Angeles from Charlotte and Dayton.
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History. The airline was formed in 1961 by Richard A. Henson as Henson Aviation, a fixed-base operator in Hagerstown, Maryland. It began its first scheduled flights to Washington National Airport in 1962 under the Hagerstown Commuter name, later changed to Henson Airlines.
