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{{Short description|Defunct regional airline of the United States (1982–2020)}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Trans States Airlines
| image = TSA ERJ145 N803HK.jpg
| caption = Trans States Airlines [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145]] at [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] in 2009
| logo = File:Trans States Airlines Logo.gif
| logo_size = 200
| fleet_size = 
| destinations = 
| IATA = AX
| ICAO = LOF
| callsign = WATERSKI
| parent = {{nowrap|[[Trans States Holdings]]}}
| founded = {{start date|1982|}}<br />{{small|(as ''Resort Air'')}}
| ceased = {{end date|2020|04|01}}
| num_employees = 
| headquarters = [[Bridgeton, Missouri|Bridgeton]], [[Missouri]], [[United States]]
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
  | Hulas Kanodia ([[Chairman]])
  | Richard A. Leach ([[President (corporate title)|President]])
  | Brian Randow ([[Chief operating officer|COO]])}}
| aoc = RAIA379A<ref name="FAA">{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=RAIA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=TRANS+STATES+AIRLINES+LLC|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref>
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|Baltimore]]
  | [[Boston Logan International Airport|Boston]]
  | [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
  | [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]]
  | [[Denver International Airport|Denver]]
  | [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]
  | [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]]
  | [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]]
  | [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]]
  | [[Washington Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]]
  | [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]}}
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[AAdvantage]] ([[American Airlines|American]])
  | [[Dividend Miles]] ([[US Airways]])
  | [[Mileage Plus]] ([[United Airlines|United]])}}
| alliance = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Oneworld]] ([[American Airlines|American]]/[[US Airways]])
  | [[Star Alliance]] ([[United Airlines|United]]/[[US Airways]])}}
| website = 
}}

'''Trans States Airlines''' was a [[regional airline]] in the [[United States]] that operated from 1982 until 2020, when it shut down due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].  It was owned by [[Trans States Holdings]] and headquartered in [[Bridgeton, Missouri|Bridgeton]], [[Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transstates.net/corporate.html |title=Trans States Airlines :: Corporate Information |publisher=transstates.net |access-date=2012-10-05}} "Executive Offices Trans States Airlines 11495 Navaid Rd. Suite 340 Bridgeton, Missouri 63044"</ref> At the time of its closing, the airline operated flights for [[United Airlines]] under the [[United Express]] brand. Trans States Airlines ceased all operations on April 1, 2020.<ref name="stlpd">{{cite web |author1=Jacob Barker |title=Regional carrier Trans States Airlines to stop flying April 1 as airlines reel from coronavirus |url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/regional-carrier-trans-states-airlines-to-stop-flying-april-as/article_584da247-4105-506b-8494-3446a7c32265.html |website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=17 March 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III, Trans World Express (Resort Air) JP5955453.jpg|left|thumb|Trans World Express [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Swearingen Metro III]] operated by Resort Air, photographed in 1985]]
The company began operations as '''Resort Air''' in 1982.<ref name="tsahistory">[http://www.transstates.net/history.html TSA History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124132946/http://www.transstates.net/history.html |date=2010-11-24 }} November 12, 2009</ref> As an independent commuter air carrier, Resort Air operated [[Swearingen Metro]] propjets from a small hub located in [[St. Louis]] (STL) with service to [[Carbondale, Illinois]]; [[Columbia, Missouri]]; [[Fort Leonard Wood, MO]]; [[Joplin, MO]]; [[Lake of the Ozarks]], MO; [[Springfield, IL]]; and [[Springfield, MO]].<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, May 1, 1984 Resort Air route map</ref> In 1985, the company entered into an agreement with [[Trans World Airlines]] ([[TWA]]) to operate as [[Trans World Express]] serving six cities in Missouri and Illinois. In 1989 Resort Air changed its name to Trans States Airlines. Many new aircraft were added to replace the Swearingen Metro planes including the [[British Aerospace Jetstream|BAe Jetstream]] model 31 and model 41 as well as much larger [[ATR 42]]s and [[ATR 72]]s. New service was added to many more cities from St. Louis and in 1999, [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145]] regional jets were added for the Trans World Express system expanding service to several cities much further distant from St. Louis.

In 1993 TSA began operations on the West Coast as [[USAir Express]] at [[Los Angeles]] (LAX) with service to [[Fresno]], [[Monterey]], [[Ontario, California|Ontario, CA]], [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[Palm Springs]], [[San Diego]], and [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] nonstop from LAX with [[British Aerospace Jetstream|BAe Jetstream 31]] propjets.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, April 2, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Los Angeles flight schedules for USAir Express</ref> The operation continued until the year 2000.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Los Angeles flight schedules</ref>

On the east coast, in 1995, TSA began operations as a [[code share]] feeder airline into [[New York City]] [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Airport]] for both [[Trans World Express]] and [[United Express]].<ref name="tsahistory"/> By 1999, Trans States had begun operations as a [[Delta Connection]] [[Codeshare agreement|code share]] air carrier for [[Delta Air Lines]] at New York's JFK Airport with [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145]] regional jets and [[British Aerospace Jetstream 41|BAe Jetstream 41]] propjets with nonstop service to [[Albany, NY]], [[Baltimore]], [[Greensboro, NC]], [[Hartford]]/[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], [[Norfolk, VA]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Raleigh]]/[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Richmond, VA]] and [[Rochester, NY]].<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), New York JFK flight schedules</ref> Flights under the [[US Airways Express|USAirways Express]] banner were also performed at Pittsburgh.

In December 2001, TWA merged into [[American Airlines]]. All Trans States flights operating as Trans World Express then began flying and [[AmericanConnection|American Connection]]. American later dismantled the St. Louis hub operation created by TWA, and the American Connection flights ended in 2009. In 2015 American merged with [[US Airways]] and the [[US Airways Express]] flights operated by Trans States then began flying as [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]. These flights then ended in 2018.<ref name="Official Airline Guide">Official Airline Guide</ref>

In 2006 Trans States briefly operated a small hub at San Antonio, Texas flying [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145s]]. The service was performed under the [[United Express]] banner with flights from San Antonio to Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Kansas City, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Tulsa.<ref name="Official Airline Guide"/>

The call sign "Waterski" and the ICAO 3-letter identifier "LOF," which stands for ''''L'''odge '''o'''f the '''F'''our Seasons', are from the early days when the company was operated as Resort Air and took visitors to the [[Lake of the Ozarks]] in Missouri.

In 2015, the airline began a hub operation at Denver under the United Express banner and carried 3.6 million passengers for the year.<ref name="tsaabout">{{cite web|url=http://www.transstates.net/about.html|title=Trans States Airlines :: About Our Airline|publisher=transstates.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728190131/http://www.transstates.net/about.html|archive-date=2012-07-28|access-date=2012-10-05}}</ref>

In February 2020, Trans States announced their intent to gradually cease operations through 2020 and transfer their fleet of ERJ-145's to [[ExpressJet|ExpressJet Airlines]] per an agreement with [[United Airlines]]. However, on March 17, 2020, CEO Rick Leach sent a memo to employees stating that due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation]], the airline would cease operations on April 1, 2020, much earlier than originally expected. [[Compass Airlines (North America)|Compass Airlines]], another regional airline owned by Trans States Holdings, also announced a cessation of operations effective April 7, 2020, leaving [[GoJet Airlines]] as the only operating airline owned by Trans States Holdings. The ERJ 145s that were transferred to ExpressJet were then transferred to [[CommutAir]] later in 2020 as ExpressJet was subsequently shut down. CommutAir is also a United Express operator.

The final Trans States Airlines flight was [[United Express]] Flight 4695 from [[Springfield–Branson National Airport|Springfield, Missouri]] to [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]] on April 1, 2020.

== St. Louis TWA Express Hub Operations in 1990 ==
Trans States was operating 48-passenger [[ATR 42]] and 19-passenger [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner III]] propjets in [[Trans World Express]] [[code share]] service for [[Trans World Airlines]] at this time from the TWA hub in St. Louis with nonstop flights to the following destinations:<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, 1990 Trans States Airlines/Trans World Express route map</ref>

* [[Burlington, IA]]
* [[Chicago, IL]] ([[Meigs Field]]) - ''one stop service via Springfield, IL''
* [[Columbia, MO]]
* [[Des Moines, IA]]
* [[Joplin, MO]]
* [[Lincoln, NE]]
* [[Madison, WI]]
* [[Memphis, TN]]
* [[Moline, IL]]
* [[Peoria, IL]]
* [[Sioux City, IA]]
* [[Springfield, IL]]
* [[Springfield, MO]]

==St. Louis TWA Express Hub Operations in 1995==
By 1995, Trans States had expanded its [[Trans World Express]] [[code sharing]] operations at the TWA St. Louis hub and was operating [[ATR 42]], [[ATR 72]], [[British Aerospace Jetstream|BAe Jetstream 31]] and [[British Aerospace Jetstream 41|Jetstream 41]], and [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120]] turboprops with nonstop flights to the following destinations:<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, April 2, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG), St. Louis flight schedules</ref>
{{col div}}
* [[Birmingham, AL]]
* [[Bloomington, IL]]
* [[Burlington, IA]]
* [[Cape Girardeau, MO]]
* [[Cedar Rapids, IA]]
* [[Champaign, IL]]
* [[Chicago, IL]] ([[Midway Airport]])
* [[Columbia, MO]]
* [[Decatur, IL]]
* [[Des Moines, IA]]
* [[Evansville, IN]]
* [[Fayetteville, AR]]
* [[Fort Wayne, IN]]
* [[Grand Rapids, MI]]
* [[Joplin, MO]]
* [[Lexington, KY]]
* [[Knoxville, TN]]
* [[Madison, WI]]
* [[Marion, IL]]
* [[Memphis, TN]]
* [[Milwaukee, WI]]
* [[Moline, IL]]
* [[Paducah, KY]]
* [[Peoria, IL]]
* [[Quincy, IL]]
* [[Sioux City, IA]]
* [[South Bend, IN]]
* [[Springfield, IL]]
* [[Springfield, MO]]
* [[Waterloo, IA]]
* [[Chicago, IL]] ([[O'Hare]])
* [[St Louis, MO]]
* [[Mexico City]] ([[Mexico]])
{{div col end}}

==United Express destinations==
Prior to its shutdown, the airline operated to the following destinations under the [[United Express]] brand:<ref name="Route Map">{{cite web|title=Route Map|url=http://www.transstates.net/Documents/March19%20AX%20Map.png|website=www.transstates.net|access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+
|-
! City !! Country (Subdivision) !! IATA !! Airport !! Notes
|-
| [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] || United States ([[Alabama]]) || BHM || [[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]] || United States ([[Arizona]]) || FLG || [[Flagstaff Pulliam Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]] || United States ([[Arizona]]) || IMG || [[Kingman Airport (Arizona)|Kingman Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] || United States ([[Arizona]]) || TUS || [[Tucson International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]] || United States ([[Arkansas]]) || XNA || [[Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport]]
|-
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] || United States ([[Arkansas]]) || LIT || [[Little Rock National Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] || United States ([[California]]) || MRY || [[Monterey Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) || COS || [[Colorado Springs Airport|City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Denver]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) || DEN || [[Denver International Airport]] || {{Airline hub}}
|-
| [[Durango, Colorado|Durango]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) || DRO || [[Durango–La Plata County Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) || GJT || [[Grand Junction Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Gunnison, Colorado|Gunnison]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) || GUC || [[Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport]] || {{Airline seasonal}}
|-
| [[Hayden, Colorado|Hayden]]/[[Steamboat Springs, Colorado|Steamboat Springs]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) || HDN || [[Yampa Valley Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Montrose, Colorado|Montrose]]/[[Telluride, Colorado|Telluride]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) || MTJ || [[Montrose Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida|Fort Walton Beach]] || United States ([[Florida]]) || VPS || [[Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]] || United States ([[Idaho]]) || IDA || [[Idaho Falls Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Chicago]] || United States ([[Illinois]]) || ORD || [[O'Hare International Airport]] || {{Airline hub}}
|-
| [[Moline, Illinois|Moline]] || United States ([[Illinois]]) || MLI || [[Quad City International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]] || United States ([[Illinois]]) || PIA || [[General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]] || United States ([[Indiana]]) || EVV || [[Evansville Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] || United States ([[Indiana]]) || SBN || [[South Bend International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] || United States ([[Iowa]]) || CID || [[Eastern Iowa Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] || United States ([[Iowa]]) || DSM || [[Des Moines International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] || United States ([[Kansas]]) || ICT || [[Wichita Mid-Continent Airport|Wichita Eisenhower National Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] || United States ([[Missouri]]) || MCI || [[Kansas City International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] || United States ([[Kentucky]]) || SDF || [[Louisville International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Detroit]] || United States ([[Michigan]]) || DTW || [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] || United States ([[Michigan]]) || GRR || [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] || United States ([[Michigan]]) || LAN || [[Capital Region International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] || United States ([[Michigan]]) || TVC || [[Cherry Capital Airport]] || 
|-
| [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] || United States ([[Missouri]]) || STL || [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport]] || {{Airline hub}}
|-
| [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]] || United States ([[Missouri]]) || SGF || [[Springfield–Branson National Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Billings, Montana|Billings]] || United States ([[Montana]]) || BIL || [[Billings Logan International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]] || United States ([[Montana]]) || GTF || [[Great Falls International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Helena, Montana|Helena]] || United States ([[Montana]]) || HLN || [[Helena Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Kalispell, Montana|Kalispell]] || United States ([[Montana]]) || FCA || [[Glacier Park International Airport]] || FAA LID code is GPI
|-
| [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]] || United States ([[Montana]]) || MSO || [[Missoula International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] || United States ([[Massachusetts]]) || BOS || [[Boston Logan International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] || United States ([[Nebraska]]) || LNK || [[Lincoln Airport (Nebraska)|Lincoln Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] || United States ([[Nebraska]]) || OMA || [[Eppley Airfield]] || 
|-
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] || United States ([[New Mexico]]) || ABQ || [[Albuquerque International Sunport]] || 
|-
| [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] || United States ([[New Mexico]]) || SAF || [[Santa Fe Regional Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] || United States ([[New York (state)|New York]]) || BUF || [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] || United States ([[New York (state)|New York]]) || ROC || [[Greater Rochester International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] || United States ([[New Jersey]]) || EWR || [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] || {{Airline hub}}
|-
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] || United States ([[North Carolina]]) || GSO || [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]/[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] || United States ([[North Carolina]]) || RDU || [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] || United States ([[North Dakota]]) || BIS || [[Bismarck Municipal Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson]] || United States ([[North Dakota]]) || DIK || [[Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] || United States ([[North Dakota]]) || FAR || [[Hector International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] || United States ([[North Dakota]]) || MOT || [[Minot International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Williston, North Dakota|Williston]] || United States ([[North Dakota]]) || ISN || [[Sloulin Field International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]/[[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] || United States ([[Ohio]]) || CAK || [[Akron–Canton Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] || United States ([[Ohio]]) || CLE || [[Hopkins International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] || United States ([[Ohio]]) || CMH || [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]] || United States ([[Ohio]]) || DAY || [[Dayton International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] || United States ([[Oklahoma]]) || OKC || [[Will Rogers World Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] || United States ([[Oklahoma]]) || TUL || [[Tulsa International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]] || United States ([[Oregon]]) || MFR || [[Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport]] ||
|-
|[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] || United States ([[Pennsylvania]]) || ERI || [[Erie International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] || United States ([[Rhode Island]]) || PVD || [[T. F. Green Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]/[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]] || United States ([[South Carolina]]) || GSP || [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]] || United States ([[South Dakota]]) || RAP || [[Rapid City Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]] || United States ([[South Dakota]]) || FSD || [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] || United States ([[Tennessee]]) || TYS || [[McGhee Tyson Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] || United States ([[Tennessee]]) || MEM || [[Memphis International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || AMA || [[Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || ELP || [[El Paso International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || LBB || [[Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Midland, Texas|Midland]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || MAF || [[Midland International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || IAH || [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]] || {{Airline hub}}
|-
| [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || SAT || [[San Antonio International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] || United States ([[Virginia]]) || ROA || [[Roanoke Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] || United States ([[Wisconsin]]) || MSN || [[Dane County Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] || United States ([[Wisconsin]]) || GRB || [[Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]] || United States ([[Wisconsin]]) || ATW || [[Appleton International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] || United States ([[Wisconsin]]) || MKE || [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]] || United States ([[Wyoming]]) || CPR || [[Casper–Natrona County International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Cody, Wyoming|Cody]] || United States ([[Wyoming]]) || COD || [[Yellowstone Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Toronto]] || Canada ([[Ontario]]) || YYZ || [[Lester Pearson International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Ottawa]] || Canada ([[Ontario]]) || YOW || [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport]] || Occasional
|-
| [[Montreal|Montréal]] || Canada ([[Quebec]]) || YUL || [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Quebec City]] || Canada ([[Quebec]]) || YQB || [[Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Guadalajara]] || Jalisco ([[Mexico]]) || GDL || [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Zihuatanejo]] || Guerrero ([[Mexico]]) || ZIH || [[Aeropuerto Internacional de Zihuatanejo]] ||
|-
| [[Mexico City]] || State of Mexico ([[Mexico]]) || MEX || [[Mexico City International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Puebla City]] || Puebla ([[Mexico]]) || PBC || [[Puebla International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Veracruz]] || Veracruz ([[Mexico]]) || VER || [[Aeropuerto Internacional de Veracruz]] ||
|-
| [[Cancún]] || Cancun ([[Mexico]]) || CUN || [[Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancun]] ||
|}

==Fleet==
Prior to its shutdown, the Trans States Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:auto;"
|+ '''Trans State Airlines Fleet'''
|-
!Aircraft
!In service
!Passengers
!Operated For
!Notes
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145]]
|align=center|45{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}
|align=center|50
|align=center|[[United Express]]
|Most transferred to [[ExpressJet]] and then [[CommutAir]].
|-
!Total
!45
!colspan=3|
|}

===Fleet development===
In October 2009, Trans States Holdings announced an agreement to purchase 50 Mitsubishi MRJ90 with options for 50 more.<ref name="MRJ90">{{cite press release|url=http://www.transstates.net/Mitsubishi_PR10.02.09.pdf|title=Trans States Holdings Signs LOI with Mitsubishi Aircraft for Purchase of 100 MRJ Aircraft|publisher=transstates.net|date=2009-10-02 |access-date=2013-06-01}}</ref> Trans States Holdings held conversion rights to take the smaller, 76-seat MRJ70 instead of the 92-seat MRJ90 dependent on the scope clause environment by the time the airline took delivery.<ref name="MRJ90Firm">{{cite web|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-news-live/regional-airline-association-convention/2013-05-07/mitsubishi-specifies-certification-schedule-mrj/ |title=Mitsubishi Specifies Certification Schedule for MRJ |publisher=AIN Online|date=2013-05-07 |access-date=2013-06-01}}</ref> The order was cancelled as of October 2019 due to concerns that the [[Mitsubishi SpaceJet]] M90 aircraft violates the US [[Scope clause]] laws.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.aviation24.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=51067&start=51 |title = The Mitsubishi SpaceJet news thread - Page 3 - Aviation24.be | date=31 October 2019 }}</ref>

In April 2013, Trans States Airlines began taking delivery of six former [[Passaredo Linhas Aéreas]] ERJ-145s.<ref name="USAirwaysCease">{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/18419-trans-states-airlines-takes-on-six-ex-passaredo-erj-145s |title=Trans States Airlines takes on six ex-Passaredo ERJ 145s |publisher=CH Aviation|date=2013-04-26 |access-date=2013-06-01}}</ref> In 2015 Trans States began parking their United Express ERJ 145ERs, in exchange for ERJ 145XRs transferred from ExpressJet.

===Previously operated aircraft===
Prior to becoming an all-jet airline, Trans States operated several different turboprop aircraft types including:

* [[ATR 42]]
* [[ATR 72]]
* [[British Aerospace Jetstream|BAe Jetstream 31]] 
* [[British Aerospace Jetstream 41|BAe Jetstream 41]]
* [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120]] 
* [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner III]]

These propjet aircraft were operated in [[code share]] feeder services for [[American Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]], [[Trans World Airlines]] ([[TWA]]), [[USAir]] and [[US Airways]].<ref>http://www.airliners.net, photos of Trans States Airlines aircraft</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
*July 14, 2004 {{ndash}} Trans States Airlines Flight 3504, operated and marketed as a US Airways Express flight, overran the runway at [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport]] and sustained damage to the left inboard tire. There were no serious injuries. [http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2004/a04o0188/a04o0188.pdf Transport Safety Board of Canada Accident Report]
*June 16, 2010 {{ndash}} Trans States Airlines Flight 8050, operated and marketed as a United Express flight, overran the runway at [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport]] and sustained damage to the front of the aircraft with a nose gear collapse. Both pilots and one passenger sustained minor injuries.<ref name=AH42d059bc>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=42d059bc&opt=0 |title=Accident: Trans States E145 at Ottawa on Jun 16th 2010, runway overrun |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |publisher=Aviation Herald |access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref>
* March 1, 2011 at 6:45 am EST {{ndash}} A [[US Airways]] Embraer ERJ 145 operated by Trans States Airlines was being pushed back from the gate at [[Bradley International Airport]] for a departure to [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]] when the front nose gear collapsed and the front of the plane dropped to the tarmac. None of the 29 passengers were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/community/windsor-locks/hc-windsor-locks-plane-emergency0302-20110301,0,6384155.story|title=Plane Emergency At Bradley|work=tribunedigital-thecourant}}</ref>
*September 4, 2011 {{ndash}} Trans States Airlines Flight 3363 originating from Chicago IL, operated as a United Express flight, left the runway during landing at [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport]]. The aircraft, with 44 passengers on board, sustained damage to the main gear and belly, as well as to the right wing. There were no injuries to passengers or crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/no-injuries-after-plane-slides-off-ottawa-runway-1.692573|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505160359/http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/no-injuries-after-plane-slides-off-ottawa-runway-1.692573|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2016|title=No injuries after plane slides off Ottawa runway|work=Ottawa}}</ref>
*February 22, 2012 {{ndash}} Trans States Airlines operating as United Express Flight 3350 originating from Chicago O'Hare, IL to Rochester, NY was on approach to land but overran the end of the runway by about 50–75 feet and came to a stop with all gear off the paved surface. There were no injuries. The passengers disembarked via mobile stairs and were bussed to the terminal.
*August 7, 2018 {{ndash}} A Trans States Airlines [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145]] operating as Flight 4697 from Washington Dulles to Providence, RI was forced to divert to John F. Kennedy International Airport after reports of smoke in the cabin. The aircraft was evacuated on the runway. Three of the 53 passengers received treatment at the scene.

==See also==
* [[List of defunct airlines of the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transstates.net/ Trans States Airlines]

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