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Founded | 1967 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 1995 | ||||||
Operating bases | Northeast Philadelphia Airport | ||||||
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Parent company | Pan Am (1987–1991) TWA (1991–1995) | ||||||
Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Key people | J. Dawson Ransome (founder) |
Ransome Airlines was a regional airline in the United States, headquartered at Northeast Philadelphia Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Founded in 1967, it operated feeder flights on behalf of different mainline carriers via specific airline brands for most of its existence: as Allegheny Commuter (1970–1982), Delta Connection (1984–1987), Pan Am Express (1987–1991) and finally Trans World Express (1991–1995).[2]