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Following the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act, in 1979 Allegheny Airways changed its name to US Air. This image was posted on December 29, 2022. #defunctthursday #usairways #avgeek #airline

US Airways traced its roots to All American Aviation, which was founded in 1937 to conduct experiments in air mail pick up. This image was posted on December 22, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #usairways #alleghenyairlines

In the early 1960s, TWA (Trans World Airlines) was operating the 707-320 on the transpolar, route from Los Angeles to Paris. This image was posted on December 15, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #twa #transworldairlines

Until World War II, Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) primarily operated domestic passenger and mail services in the United States. This image was posted on December 08, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #twa #transworldairlines

Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) was founded in July 1930 through a merger of several airlines and was one of the first airlines to offer transcontinental service. This image was posted on December 01, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #twa #transworldairways

Founded in 1931, Swissair was founded through the merger of Ad Astra Aero and Balair and was the flag carrier of Switzerland. This image was posted on November 17, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #swissair

San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. This image was posted on November 10, 2022. #defunctthursday #sfohelicopter #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfohistory

Republic Airlines was formed as a result of a merger between North Central Airlines and Southern Airways in 1979 and was based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul. This image was posted on November 03, 2022. #defunctthursday #republicairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

Initially for temporary publicity, in 1969, Pacific Southwest Airlines or PSA began painting smiles on the nose of its aircraft. This image was posted on October 20, 2022. #defunctthursday #pacificsouthwestairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

In 1949, Kenny Friedkin, a flight trainer and test pilot, formed Pacific Southwest Airlines or PSA, a commuter airline operating in California. This image was posted on October 07, 2022. #defunctthursday #pacificsouthwestairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

Piedmont Aviation was incorporated in North Carolina on July 2, 1940, by Thomas Henry Davis. This image was posted on September 29, 2022. #defunctthursday #piedmont #avgeek #airline

People Express Airlines commenced operations on April 30, 1981. This image was posted on September 08, 2022. #defunctthursday #peoplexpress #avgeek