Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989)
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For the current American Airlines subsidiary, see Piedmont Airlines.
Piedmont Airlines was a local service carrier, a scheduled carrier in the United States that operated from 1948 to 1989, when it merged into USAir. Its headquarters were at One Piedmont Plaza in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a building that is now part of Wake Forest University.[1][2]
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Founded | January 1, 1948 (1948-01-01) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | February 20, 1948 (1948-02-20) | ||||||
Ceased operations | August 5, 1989 (1989-08-05) (merged into USAir) | ||||||
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Subsidiaries | Piedmont Regional Airlines | ||||||
Parent company | USAir | ||||||
Headquarters | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
Key people | William R. Howard (CEO) | ||||||
Founder | Thomas Henry Davis |
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In April 1989, shortly before it merged into USAir, Piedmont had 22,000 employees.[1] In September 1988 it flew to 95 airports from hubs in the eastern United States; its commuter and regional affiliates flew turboprop aircraft via code sharing agreements to 39 more airports.