Pocono Airlines
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| Commenced operations | July 1, 1965 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1990 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Founder | Walter E. ("Wally") Hoffman Jr. | ||||||
Pocono Airlines was a regional airline operating out of Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, founded by Walter E. ("Wally") Hoffman Jr.
History
[edit]The inaugural flight was made on July 1, 1965[1] using a Beechcraft 18 N136L and a Piper Aztec N5508Y.
In 1967, Allegheny Airlines was embarking on replacing its own commuter airline service with services operated by independently contracted commuter airlines, and entered into negotiations with Pocono to take over certain Allegheny commuter routes. In 1968, Allegheny and Pocono entered into an outsourcing agreement covering service between Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Newark, New Jersey. Later that year, the agreement was extended to also include service between Wilkes-Barre and Newark.[2]: 522–27 Pocono continued to add routes as an Allegheny commuter operator, including service from Wilkes-Barre to New York City in 1972[2]: 535 and service between Williamsport and Newark in 1974.[2]: 522–27 Service to Hazleton proved unprofitable for Pocono by 1975, and the airline discontinued Hazleton service the next year.[2]: 535
By 1986 the airline had been unprofitable for two years and had a negative equity of $445,797 at the end of 1985.[3]
The airline suspended operations in 1990 after failing to recover from a Chapter 11 reorganization.[4]
Fleet
[edit]- Piper Aztec
- Beechcraft 18
- Nord 262
- SA227 Metroliner
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Photos: Pocono Airlines inaugural flight, 1965". Pocono Record. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Civil Aeronautics Board Reports, Volume 73". Civil Aeronautics Board. March–June 1977. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Stieghorst, Tom (May 2, 1986). "AIR FLORIDA SUCCESSOR SEEKS POCONO AIRWAYS". Sun Sentinel.
- ^ "Pocono Airlines Suspends Flying Operations". AP News. January 9, 1990. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
