Table 2.5 Total Small Aircraft Reported in Operation By Commuter Air Carriers By Carrier and by Engine Type 1993 Name of Tot. Turbojet Turboprop Piston Rotary Carrier All 4- 3- 2- 4- 2- 1- 4- 3- 2- 1- Air Tot. eng eng eng Tot. eng eng eng Tot. eng eng eng eng Wing Total 1978 9 --- --- 9 1198 --- 1183 15 647 --- --- 241 406 124 41 MILE AIR LTD 16 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- 15 --- --- --- 15 --- AIR ALPHA INC 2 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- AIR CAPE DBA NANTUCKET AIR 6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 6 --- --- 6 --- --- AIR LA INC 2 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- AIR MIDWEST DBA USAIR EXPRESS 15 --- --- --- --- 15 --- 15 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- AIR MOLOKAI INC 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3 --- --- 3 --- --- AIR NEVADA AIRLINES INC 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 --- --- 9 3 --- AIR ST THOMAS DBA AAA AIR CHARTER 7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 7 --- --- 7 --- --- AIR SUNSHINE INC 5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 5 --- --- 5 --- --- AIRVANTAGE INC 6 --- --- --- --- 6 --- 6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- AIRWAYS INTER- NATIONAL INC 31 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- 29 --- --- 29 --- --- ALASKA ISLAND AIR INC 12 --- --- --- --- 1 --- --- 1 11 --- --- 4 7 --- ALASKA JUNEAU AERONAUTICS DBA WINGS OF ALASKA 21 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 21 --- --- --- 21 --- ALLIED AIRLINES INC 2 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ALOHA ISLANDAIR DBA ISLANDAIR 8 --- --- --- --- 8 --- 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ALPHA AVIATION DBA TW EXPRESS 3 --- --- --- --- 3 --- 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC 9 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- 7 --- --- 1 6 --- ARIZONA AIRWAYS INC 2 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ARIZONA PACIFIC AIRLINE INC 5 --- --- --- --- 3 --- 3 --- 2 --- --- --- 2 --- ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES 49 --- --- --- --- 49 --- 49 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ATLANTIC SOUTH- EAST AIR IN 70 --- --- --- --- 70 --- 70 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- AVI DBA AIR VEGAS 15 --- --- --- --- 3 --- 3 --- 12 --- --- 9 3 --- AVIATION ASSOCIATES INC 12 --- --- --- --- 12 --- 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- AVIATION SALES INCORPORATED 8 2 --- --- 2 2 --- 2 --- 4 --- --- 4 --- --- AVIATION SERV. DBA FREEDOM AIR 8 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- 6 --- --- --- 6 --- BAKER AVIATION INC 8 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- 7 --- --- 2 5 --- BELLAIR INC 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 --- --- --- 2 --- BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES DBA AIR DIRECT CHARTER 24 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 4 --- 20 --- --- 17 3 --- BERING AIR INC 15 --- --- --- --- 7 --- 7 --- 8 --- --- 4 4 --- BIDZY TA HOT AANA DBA TANANA AIR SERVICE 9 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- 7 --- --- --- 7 --- BIG SKY TRANS- PORTATION CO 7 --- --- --- --- 5 --- 5 --- 2 --- --- 2 --- --- BUSINESS EXPRESS INC 21 --- --- --- --- 21 --- 21 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- CAPE SMYTHE AIR SERVICE INC 20 --- --- --- --- 10 --- 10 --- 10 --- --- 1 9 --- CCAIR DBA PIEDMONT CHARTER 10 --- --- --- --- 10 --- 10 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- CHAMPLAIN ENTER- PRISES DBA USAIR EXPRESS 28 --- --- --- --- 27 --- 27 --- 1 --- --- 1 --- --- CHAUTAUQUA AIR DBA USAIR EXP. 16 --- --- --- --- 16 --- 16 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- CHICAGO EXPRESS AIRLINES INC 8 --- --- --- --- 8 --- 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- COASTAL AIR TRANSPORT INC 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1 --- --- 1 --- --- COLGAN AIR INC 6 --- --- --- --- 6 --- 6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- COMAIR INC 73 5 --- --- 5 68 --- 68 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- CONQUEST AIR- LINES CORP 12 --- --- --- --- 12 --- 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC 48 --- --- --- --- 48 --- 48 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- CROWN AIRWAYS DBA USAIR EXP. 8 --- --- --- --- 8 --- 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- DIRECT AIR DBA MIDWAY CONNECT. 7 --- --- --- --- 7 --- 7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- EMPIRE AIRLINES DBA MAHALO AIR & CAPITOL AIR 4 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ERA AVIATION INC 109 1 --- --- 1 13 --- 11 2 --- --- --- --- --- 95 EXEC EXPRESS II DBA LONE STAR AIRLINES 8 --- --- --- --- 8 --- 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- EXPRESS AIRLINES I DBA NORTHWEST AIR LINK 39 --- --- --- --- 39 --- 39 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- EXPRESS AIRLINES II DBA NORTHWEST AIRLINK 30 --- --- --- --- 30 --- 30 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- F S AIR SERVICE INC 10 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 4 --- 6 --- --- 4 2 --- FLAGSHIP AIR- DBA AMERICAN EAGLE 47 --- --- --- --- 47 --- 47 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- FLAMENCO AIR- WAYS INC 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 --- --- 12 --- --- FLYING BOAT DBA CHALK'S INT'L. AIRLINES 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 8 --- --- 8 --- --- FOUR STAR AIR CARGO 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 8 --- --- 8 --- --- FRONTIER FLYING SERVICE INC 11 --- --- --- --- 9 --- 9 --- 2 --- --- 1 1 --- GLACIER BAY AIR- WAYS INC 11 --- --- --- --- 2 --- --- 2 9 --- --- --- 9 --- GP EXPRESS AIR- LINES INC 13 --- --- --- --- 13 --- 13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- GRAND AIRWAYS INC 5 --- --- --- --- 5 --- 5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- GRANT AVIATION DBA DELTA AIR SERVICE 4 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- 3 --- --- --- 3 --- GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD 39 --- --- --- --- 34 --- 34 --- 5 --- --- 3 2 --- GREAT NORTHERN AIRLINES INC 6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 6 --- --- --- 6 --- GULFSTREAM INTER- NATIONAL AIRLI 9 --- --- --- --- 3 --- 3 --- 6 --- --- 6 --- --- HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES INC 13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 13 --- --- 2 11 --- HAINES AIRWAYS INC 7 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- 6 --- --- 1 5 --- HARBOR AIRLINES INC 5 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 4 --- 1 --- --- --- 1 --- HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INC 28 --- --- --- --- 28 --- 28 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- HYANNIS AIR SERVICE DBA CAPE AIR 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 --- --- 12 --- --- JETSTREAM INTER- NATIONAL AIR. DBA USAIR EXP. 33 --- --- --- --- 33 --- 33 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- JIB DBA ACTION AIR CHARTERS 9 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 4 --- 5 --- --- 2 3 --- KENMORE AIR HARBOR INC 14 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14 --- --- --- 14 --- KETCHIKAN AIR SERVICE INC 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 --- --- --- 12 --- L A B FLYING SERVICE INC 35 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- 33 --- --- 6 27 1 LARRYS FLYING SERVICE INC 16 --- --- --- --- 5 --- 5 --- 11 --- --- 2 9 --- LAS VEGAS AIRLINES INC 6 --- --- --- --- 6 --- 6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- LOKEN AVIATION INC 5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 5 --- --- --- 5 --- MARKAIR EXPRESS INC 66 --- --- --- --- 28 --- 28 --- 38 --- --- --- 38 --- MESA AIR DBA USAIR EXPRESS 105 --- --- --- --- 105 --- 105 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- MESABA NORTHWEST LINK 22 --- --- --- --- 22 --- 22 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- MIDWAY AIRLINES CORPORATION 3 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- 1 --- --- --- 1 --- NEW ENGLAND AIR- LINES INC 7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 7 --- --- 2 5 --- NEW HAMPSHIRE HELICOPTERS DBA BUS. HELICOPTERS 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 NEW YORK HELI- COPTER DBA NATIONAL HELI- COPTER CORP OF AMERICA 10 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 10 NORTHEAST EXP. REGIONAL AIR DBA NORTHWEST AIR LINK 21 --- --- --- --- 21 --- 21 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- OLSON AIR SERVICE INC 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 7 --- --- 3 4 1 PACIFIC ISLAND AVIATION INC 12 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 3 1 7 --- --- 4 3 1 PACKARD THOMAS G DBA CLOUMBIA PACIFIC AIRLINES 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1 --- --- 1 --- --- PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC 14 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14 PARADISE ISLAND AIRLINES INC 1 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- PENINSULA AIRWAYS DBA PENAIR 40 --- --- --- --- 16 --- 14 2 24 --- --- 10 14 --- PENN. COMMUTER AIR DBA ALLEGHENY COMMUTER AIR 9 --- --- --- --- 9 --- 9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- PRECISION VALLEY AV. DBA NORTHWEST AIR LINK 13 --- --- --- --- 13 --- 13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- PROMECH DBA SEA- BORNE SEAPLANE ADVENTURES 8 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- 7 --- --- --- 7 --- RADER AV. DBA GREENBRIER AIR 8 1 --- --- 1 3 --- 3 --- 4 --- --- 2 2 --- REDWING AIRWAYS INC 7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 7 --- --- 6 1 --- ROSS AVIATION INC 2 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- RYAN AIR SERVICE INC 17 --- --- --- --- 1 --- --- 1 16 --- --- 4 12 --- SAFE AIR INTER- NATIONAL ISLAND EXPRESS 4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4 --- --- 4 --- --- SAMOA AVIATION INC 3 --- --- --- --- 3 --- 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- SCENIC AIRLINES DBA ARIZONA AIR 57 --- --- --- --- 29 --- 26 3 28 --- --- --- 28 --- SKAGWAY AIR SERVICE INC 11 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 11 --- --- 2 9 --- SKYWEST AIR INC 53 --- --- --- --- 53 --- 53 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- SOMERSET AV. CORP 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1 --- --- --- 1 --- SOUTHEAST AIR CHARTER 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3 --- --- --- 3 --- SPRINGDALE AIR SERVICE INC 21 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- 19 --- --- 19 --- --- TAQUAN AIR SERVICE INC 14 --- --- --- --- 1 --- --- 1 13 --- --- --- 13 --- TATONDUK OUT- FITTERS DBA AIR CARGO EXPRESS 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3 --- --- --- 3 --- TRANS EXECUTIVE AIR OF HA DBA SCENIC PACIFIC AIR 4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4 --- --- 4 --- --- TRANS STATES AIR- LINES DBA USAIR EXPRESS 32 --- --- --- --- 32 --- 32 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- TRANS WORLD EXPRESS INC 8 --- --- --- --- 8 --- 8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- VIEQUES AIR LINK INC 7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 7 --- --- 7 --- --- VILLAGE AVIATION DBA CAMAI AIR 11 --- --- --- --- 3 --- 3 --- 8 --- --- --- 8 --- WALKERS AVIATION SERVICES INC 1 --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- WARBELOWS AIR VENTURES INC 9 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 4 --- 5 --- --- --- 5 --- WEST ISLE AIR INC 6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 6 --- --- 1 5 --- WESTAIR COMMUTER AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS 51 --- --- --- --- 51 --- 51 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- WINGS WEST AIR- LINES DBA AMERICAN EAGLE 27 --- --- --- --- 27 --- 27 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- WRA INC 7 --- --- --- --- 4 --- 4 --- 3 --- --- --- 3 --- WRIGHT AIR SERVICE INC 14 --- --- --- --- 6 --- 4 2 8 --- --- --- 8 --- YUTANA AIRLINES INC 10 --- --- --- --- 2 --- 2 --- 8 --- --- --- 8 --- YUTE AIR ALASKA INC 25 --- --- --- --- 3 --- 3 --- 22 --- --- --- 22 --- Note: Air carrier aircraft are aircraft carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 (large aircraft-more than 30 seats) and 14 CFR 135 (small Aircraft--30 seats or less). This definition is more encompassing than that used in the FAA Aviation Forecast--jet aircraft 60 seats or more carrying passengers or cargo for hire. Source: Vital Information System