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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 · Operational between 1948 and 1989, Piedmont Airlines was an American carrier with hubs at Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) in Maryland and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina.
Dedicated to the memory of Piedmont Airlines - 1948-1989. On a cold day in February, 1948, a small DC-3 took to the skies over Wilmington, North Carolina. From this humble beginning, Piedmont Airlines grew to become the 6th largest airline in the U.S., in terms of passengers carried, flying over 200 jet aircraft from Los Angeles to London!
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
Piedmont Airlines (PI) formed as a division of Piedmont Aviation. Feb 20, 1948 PI makes its first scheduled flight between Wilmington, N.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dec 14, 2012 · 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...
