Air Florida Commuter
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| Founded | September 1979 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1980 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1984 | ||||||
| Hubs | Miami International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 0 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Florida | ||||||
| Headquarters | Miami-Dade County, Florida | ||||||
Air Florida Commuter was the regional feeder network for Air Florida. Air Florida Commuter was not an airline, but a system of affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into Air Florida's hubs. In an arrangement commonly known as code-sharing, each airline painted their aircraft in Air Florida aircraft livery and colors and their flights were listed in computer reservation systems as Air Florida flights.
History
[edit]Air Miami became the first affiliate airline in 1980, and over a dozen other small airlines eventually became part of the system, including: Marco Island Airways, Florida Airlines, Key Air, Southern International Airways, Skyway of Ocala, North American Airlines, National Commuter Airlines, Gull Air, Pompano Airways, Finair Express, Slocum Airlines, Atlantic Gulf Airlines and others. As Air Florida became financially strapped, the commuter system was dismantled in early 1984.
Fleet
[edit]The Air Florida Commuter fleet consisted of the following aircraft models and quantities:
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft 99 | 4 | 15 | Operated by Skyway of Ocala |
| Britten-Norman Islander | 2 | 10 | Operated by Slocum Airlines |
| Britten-Norman Trislander | 1 | 16 | Operated by Slocum Airlines |
| CASA 212 | 7 | 26 | Operated by North American Airlines and Gull Air |
| Cessna 402 | 21 | 6 | Operated by Gull Air, Pompano Airways and Slocum Airlines |
| Convair 580 | 4 | 40 | Operated by Key Airlines |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 1 | 20 | Operated by Ocean Reef Airways |
| de Havilland Heron | 3 | 14 | Operated by North American Airlines |
| Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante | 2 | 18 | Operated by Finair Express |
| Martin 404 | 12 | 40 | Operated by Florida Airlines and Marco Island Airways |
| Nord 262 | 16 | 29 | Operated by National Commuter Airlines and Pompano Airlines |
| Total | 76 |
