Air East
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| Founded | 1967 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1974 | ||||||
| Hubs | Johnstown–Cambria County Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
Air East was a commuter airline based at Johnstown–Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
It was established in 1967. On April 26, 1970, Air East inaugurated six daily passenger flights under the Allegheny Commuter brand.[1] In 1974, Air East's commercial certificate was revoked by the FAA.[2]
The Johnstown, Pennsylvania-based Air East appears to be unrelated to the family run airline that operated out of Farmingdale, New York under "Air East" brand from 1982[3] through the end of 2011,[4] when it merged with Ventura, an airline that remains in operation as of July, 2016.[5]
Yet another commuter airline using the name "Air East" was operating flights between New Orleans and Lafayette, LA in 1970.[6]
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The airline operated Beechcraft Model 99, British Aerospace Jetstream 31 commuter turboprop aircraft.[7][8]
