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Encyclopedia > Ransome Airlines

Ransome Airlines was a commuter airline which operated out of Northeast Philadelphia Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They flew as Allegheny Commuter under Allegheny Airlines (now US Airways) from 1973 until the company was sold to Pan Am in 1986. Northeast Philadelphia Airport is an airport located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania off United States Highway 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) east of the Bustleton neighborhood. ... Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... Allegheny Airlines (IATA: AL, ICAO: ALO, and Callsign: Allegheny) was an airline based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... A US Airways 737 at Chicago OHare US Airways is an airline based in Tempe, Arizona that is owned by US Airways Group, Inc. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


History

The airline was founded by Dawson Ransome.


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Ransome Airlines was named “Commuter Airline of the Year” in 1980 by Air Transport World magazine and at the time was the largest commuter airline in the world.
Ransome Airlines served commuter passengers in the northeast United States with a perfect safety record before being sold to Pan Am in 1986.
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