Air Kentucky
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Founded | 1970 Kentucky, United States | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 1989 | ||||||
Alliance | USAir Express | ||||||
Headquarters | Kentucky, United States |
Air Kentucky was a commuter airline based in Owensboro, Kentucky. It was also known for a time as Owensboro Aviation. It began operations in 1974, and joined the Allegheny Commuter system for Allegheny Airlines, and later USAir Express. The airline ended its operations in 1989.
The airline was mentioned in the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; one of the main characters, Ned Plimpton, is a pilot for Air Kentucky, however, in the film Ned mentioned that the airline was based out of Louisville, Kentucky.
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Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer served by commercial airline service.
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Fleet[]
- 13 Beechcraft Model 99
- 2 EMB-110 P
- 4 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner SA-227
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Categories:
- Owensboro, Kentucky
- Airlines established in 1974
- Airlines disestablished in 1980
- 1974 establishments in Kentucky
- 1980 disestablishments in Kentucky
- American companies established in 1974
- American companies disestablished in 1980
- Airlines based in Kentucky
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