List of Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operators
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In July 2016, 225 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners were in airline service: 170 in Americas, 28 in Asia Pacific & Middle East and 27 in Europe. Its airline operators with six or more aircraft were :[1]
- 30: Ameriflight
- 25: Aeronaves TSM
- 20: Key Lime Air
- 20: Perimeter Aviation
- 16: Bearskin Airlines
- 12: Encore Air Cargo
- 10: Sierra West Airlines
- 3: Berry Aviation
- 8: SkyCare Air Ambulance
- 7: Toll Priority
- 7: Sunwest Aviation
- 6: Sharp Airlines
- 5: Denver Air Connection
Australian Operators:
- Airnorth
- Australian airExpress
- Hardy Aviation
- Hazelton Airlines
- Kendell Airlines
- Link Airways (formerly known as Fly Corporate Air)
- MacAir Airlines
- Regional Express
- Sharp Airlines
- Skippers Aviation
- Toll
New Zealand operator:
Former U.S. and Canadian passenger airline operators
U.S. operators
A considerable number of commuter and regional air carriers previously operated Metro, Metro II, Metro III and/or Metro IV/Metro 23 aircraft primarily in scheduled passenger service in the U.S. and Canada.[2] According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), these airlines included:
- Air LA
- Air Link
- Air Midwest
- Air Oregon
- AirPac (Alaska-based air carrier)
- AirVantage Airlines
- Air Virginia (AVAir) (operated independently and also as American Eagle)
- Air Wisconsin
- Allegheny Commuter
- American Eagle
- Atlantic Express
- Atlantis Airlines
- Austin Express
- Big Sky Airlines
- Britt Airways
- California Air Shuttle
- Cascade Airways
- Cochise Airlines
- Comair (operated independently and later as Delta Connection)
- Commuter Airlines
- Conquest Airlines
- Continental Connection
- Delta Connection (operated by Comair and SkyWest Airlines)
- Denver Air Connection
- Empire Airlines (1976-1985) - acquired by Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)
- Empire Airlines (based in Idaho)
- Freedom Airlines
- Gem State Airlines
- Golden Gate Airlines
- Horizon Air
- Imperial Airlines
- Inland Empire Airlines
- Landmark Aviation Air Cargo
- Lone Star Airlines
- Mesa Airlines
- Mesaba Airlines (operated as Northwest Airlink)
- Mid Continent Airlines (1980s - formerly AAA Airlines)
- Midstate Airlines
- Midway Connection (feeder service for Midway Airlines)
- Mississippi Valley Airlines (MVA)
- Northeast Express Regional Airlines
- Northwest Airlink
- Pacific Cal Air
- Peninsula Airlines (PenAir)
- Pioneer Airlines (1980s commuter air carrier)
- Resort Air (operated as Trans World Express)
- Rio Airways
- Scenic Airlines
- Scheduled Skyways (renamed Skyways)
- SkyWest Airlines (operated independently and later as Western Express and then Delta Connection)
- Sierra West Airlines
- Star Airways
- Sun Aire Lines
- Tejas Airlines
- Trans-Central Airlines
- Trans-Colorado Airlines (operated independently and also as Continental Connection)
- Transwestern Airlines
- Trans World Express (operated by Resort Air)
- Western Express (operated by SkyWest on behalf of Western Airlines)
- Wings West Airlines (initially operated independently and then as American Eagle)
Other small air carriers operated Metroliners as well.[3]
In addition, Southern Airways, a local service airline that primarily operated McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jetliners before it merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines (1979-1986), operated the Metro II as a replacement aircraft type for its retired Martin 4-0-4 prop aircraft.[4]
Canadian operators
In addition to current operators Bearskin Airlines and Perimeter Aviation, previous Metro operators in Canada included:
- Air Montreal
- Air Toronto
- Alta Flights
- Canadian Western Airlines
- Carson Air
- Jetall
- Intair
- Inter-Canadien
- Provincial Airlines
- Quebecair (Quebecair Inter commuter division)
- Skylink Airlines
- Skycare Air Ambulance
- Soundair
- Sunwest Aviation.
- Southwest Air
- Tempus Air
