Defunct regional airline of the United States (1964–1996)
Not to be confused with Brit Air or British Airways.
Britt Airways
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
RU
BTA[1]
JETLINK[2]
Founded
1964 (1964) (as Vercoa Air Service)
Ceased operations
1996 (1996) (merged into ExpressJet)
Frequent-flyer program
OnePass
Parent company
People Express Airlines (1986–1987)
Continental Airlines (1987–1996)
Headquarters
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Key people
William Britt
Marilyn Britt
Britt Airways Beechcraft 99 operating for Allegheny Commuter at Chicago O'Hare in 1975
Britt Airways was a regional airline in the United States that operated from 1964 until 1996, when it merged with ExpressJet. It was established as Vercoa Air Service in 1964 and renamed to Britt Airlines when it was purchased by William and Marilyn Britt in 1975 later on Britt Airways.[3] It was based in Terre Haute, Indiana until 1996. It began as a commuter airline. It primarily operated turboprop aircraft but also flew British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven twinjets as an independent air carrier at one point as well. The airline evolved into a regional air carrier operating code share flights primarily for Continental Airlines.
^"Britt Airways Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^"BRITT AIRWAYS, INC., d/b/a CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 2574 IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL BREAKUP EMB-120RT, N33701 EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 11, 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on Feb 25, 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^"Vercoa Air Service". Airline History. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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