US Airline (wxternal links 1) |
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IATA |
ICAO |
Callsign |
Hubs and focus cities |
Founded |
Notes |
| Alaska Airlines |
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AS |
ASA |
ALASKA |
- Seattle/Tacoma
- Anchorage
- Los Angeles
- Portland (OR)
- San Francisco
- San Diego
- San Jose (CA)
|
1932 |
Founded as McGee Airways and commenced operations in 1944 as Alaska Airlines. In April 2017, Alaska merged with Virgin America. |
| Allegiant Air |
 |
G4 |
AAY |
ALLEGIANT |
- Las Vegas
- Bellingham
- Cincinnati
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Walton Beach
- Los Angeles
- Myrtle Beach
- Oakland
- Orlando/Sanford
- Phoenix/Mesa
- Pittsburgh
- Punta Gorda (FL)
- St. Petersburg/Clearwater
|
1997 |
Founded as WestJet Express and commenced operations in 1998 as Allegiant Air. |
| American Airlines |
 |
AA |
AAL |
AMERICAN |
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Charlotte
- Chicago-O'Hare
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- New York-JFK
- New York-LaGuardia
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix-Sky Harbor
- Washington-National
|
1926 |
Founded as American Airways and commenced operations in 1936 as American Air Lines; largest airline in the world based on airline company revenue, scheduled passenger miles flown (per year), and fleet size. |
| Delta Airlines |
 |
DL |
DAL |
DELTA |
- Atlanta
- Amsterdam
- Boston
- Cincinnati
- Detroit
- Los Angeles
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
- New York-JFK
- New York-LaGuardia
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle
- Salt Lake City
- Seattle/Tacoma
- Tokyo-Narita
- London-Heathrow
- Raleigh/Durham
|
1924 |
Founded as Huff Daland Dusters and commenced operations in 1929 as Delta Air Service; largest airline in the world based on number of passengers served per year. |
| Frontier Airlines |
 |
F9 |
FFT |
FRONTIER FLIGHT |
- Denver
- Atlanta
- Chicago-O'Hare
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Miami
- Orlando
- Philadelphia
- Trenton
|
1994 |
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| Hawaiian Airlines |
 |
HA |
HAL |
HAWAIIAN |
- Honolulu
- Kahului
- Kailua-Kona
- Lihue
|
1929 |
Founded as Inter-Island Airways in early 1929 and commenced operations in late 1929 as Hawaiian Airlines. |
| JetBlue Airways |
 |
B6 |
JBU |
JETBLUE |
- New York-JFK
- Boston
- Fort Lauderdale
- Long Beach
- Orlando
- San Juan (International)
|
1998 |
Founded as New Air and commenced operations in 2000 as JetBlue Airways. |
| Southwest Airlines |
 |
WN |
SWA |
SOUTHWEST |
- Dallas-Love
- Chicago-Midway
- Las Vegas
- Atlanta
- Baltimore
- Denver
- Houston-Hobby
- Los Angeles
- Milwaukee
- Nashville
- Oakland
- Orlando
- Phoenix-Sky Harbor
- Sacramento
- St. Louis
- San Diego
- Tampa
|
1967 |
Founded as Air Southwest and commenced operations in 1971 as Southwest Airlines. |
| Spirit Airlines |
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NK |
NKS |
SPIRIT WINGS |
- Fort Lauderdale
- Detroit
- Las Vegas
- Atlantic City
- Chicago-O'Hare
- Dallas/Fort Worth
|
1980 |
Founded as Charter One. |
| Sun Country Airlines |
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SY |
SCX |
SUN COUNTRY |
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Fort Myers
|
1982 |
Commenced operations in 1983. |
| United Airlines |
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UA |
UAL |
UNITED |
- Chicago-O'Hare
- Denver
- Guam
- Houston-Intercontinental
- Los Angeles
- Newark
- San Francisco
- Tokyo-Narita
- Washington-Dulles
|
1926 |
Founded as Varney Air Lines and commenced operations in 1931 as United Airines. |
| Virgin America |
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VX |
VRD |
REDWOOD |
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Dallas-Love
|
2004 |
Commenced operations in 2007. In December, the U.S Court approved the merger of Virgin America and Alaska Airlines; the social media campaign was successful in its branding. If plans continue as predicted, the merger will be complete in 2018. |
