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Allegheny Airlines was an airline based in Pittsburgh, Pa . It was the forerunner of today's US Airways . HISTORY Allegheny Airlines began as All American Aviation Company , a business founded by Du Pont Family brothers Richard C. Du Pont (1911-1943) and Alexis Felix Du Pont, Jr. (1905-1996). Based in Pittsburgh , the airline served the Ohio River valley in 1939. ALLEGHENY BEFORE 1979 In 1949, the company was renamed All American Airways as it switched from Airmail to passenger service. The company was again renamed, to Allegheny Airlines, in 1952; the 1950s began a period of significant growth for the airline. In the early 1960s, Allegheny added the Convair 540 turboprop to its fleet. Unfortunately, the aircraft proved to be unreliable, with many engine problems. Shortly thereafter, the airline switched to General Motors/Allison turboprops, the Convair 580. This proved to be a great aircraft and is credited with much of the airline's growth. Also contributing to Allegheny's growth were the acquisitions of regional carriers Lake Central Airlines in 1968 and Mohawk Airlines in 1972. On September 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 , a DC-9 en route from Cincinnati, OH to Indianapolis, collided with a small private plane and crashed into a soybean field southeast of Indianapolis, killing all 83 people aboard both aircraft. As deregulation dawned on the industry, Allegheny -- looking to shed its regional image -- changed its name to USAir on Oct. 28, 1979. "ALLEGHENY" UNDER USAIR AND US AIRWAYS After rebranding itself as USAir, the company retained its earlier name for its Allegheny Commuter service, later renamed " US Airways Express ." The Allegheny name continued to be used by a wholly-owned operating company, keeping the trademark under USAirways' control. That Allegheny division was headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and flew primarily De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Turboprop aircraft serving 35 destinations in north-eastern USA, and eventually Canada, from hubs at Boston and Philadelphia . Its activities and Dash 8 fleet were incorporated into Piedmont Airlines in 2004 to consolidate operations and costs. FLEET EXTERNAL LINKS General Interest
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