Today’s #DefunctThursday episode has a plot twist: USAir changed the name of an affiliated subsidiary, Henson Airlines, to #Piedmont Airlines in 1993. This new iteration uses the same logo as the earlier company and is a subsidiary of American Airlines. #DefunctThursday#PiedmontThis tweet was posted on September 29, 2022.
By 1962, Piedmont's service extended to Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. Their entry into the jet age was powered by a Boeing 727 in 1967. Piedmont started to operate Boeing 737s the next year. #DefunctThursday#Piedmont#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on September 29, 2022.
Piedmont Aviation was incorporated in North Carolina on July 2, 1940, by Thomas Davis. Initially, Piedmont Aviation began as an airplane repair service and a training school for pilots and did not operate its first passenger service in February 1948. #DefunctThursday#PiedmontThis tweet was posted on September 29, 2022.