Allegheny Airlines
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| Founded | January 1, 1953 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | October 28, 1979 (expanded and renamed USAir) | ||||||
| Hubs | Pittsburgh International Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | US Airways Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Crystal City, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Key people | Ed Colodny (President & CEO) | ||||||
Allegheny Airlines was a local service carrier, a scheduled airline that operated out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1953 to 1979, with routes primarily located in the Eastern United States. It was the direct predecessor of USAir, which was subsequently renamed US Airways, which itself merged with American Airlines. Its headquarters were at Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia.