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  Logo Trans_States_Airlines_(TSA_-_Trans_States)gif
  Logo Size 150px
  Fleet Size 48
  Destinations 62
  IATA AX
  ICAO LOF
  Callsign WATERSKI
  Parent Trans States Holdings, Inc
  Founded 1985
  Headquarters St Louis , Missouri
  Key People Hulas Kanodia, Chairman , Richard A Leach, President & COO
  Hubs Lambert-St Louis International Airport <br> O'Hare International Airport <br> Dulles International Airport <br> Pittsburgh International Airport <br> Denver International Airport
  Focus Cities
  Frequent Flyer Dividend Miles (US Airways Express)<br> Mileage Plus (United Airlines Express)<br> AAdvantage (AmericanConnection)
  Lounge US Airways Club (US Airways Express)<br> Red Carpet Club (United Airlines)<br> Admirals Club (AmericanConnection)
  Alliance Star Alliance (United Airlines Express and US Airways Express)<br> Oneworld (AmericanConnection)
  Website http://wwwtransstatesnet/


Trans States Airlines is an American Regional Airline based in St. Louis , Missouri . It operates as American Connection for American Airlines , United Express for United Airlines and US Airways Express for US Airways .


HISTORY


The company was founded in 1985 to feed Trans World Airlines flights at Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport . Trans States Airlines operated Delta Connection flights from March 1998 to March 31, 2000, mainly from the Boston and New York focus cities. It began operations as Resort Air in 1983 and changed its name to Trans states Airlines in 1989.

The call sign "Waterski" and the ICAO "LOF," which is reported to stand for 'Lodge '''o'''f the '''F'''our Seasons', are from the early days when the company was operated as Resort Air and took visitors to the Ozark Lakes in Missouri.


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As American Connection

Service to/from St. Louis, Missouri – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport :


As United Express

Service from Chicago, Illinois – O'Hare International Airport :

Service from Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport :

Service from Washington, DC – Washington Dulles International Airport :


As US Airways Express

Service to/from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh International Airport :


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Many of the ERJ-145s operating as United Express are the only ERJ-145s in America operating without Thrust Reversers in an effort to save weight and money.


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