Air Illinois

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♦ Air Illinois was formed as Illinois Airways, and was certificated as an intra-state scheduled-service carrier with exemption to operate large aircraft. Operations included passenger services from Carbondale to Springfield, Chicago (Meigs Field), Quincy, Jonesboro and Pine Bluff (Arkansas), Memphis (Tennessee), Cape Girardeau, Kirksville and St Louis (Missouri). Renamed to Air Illinois on 30Jun1972. Acquired SOUTH CENTRAL AIR TRANSPORT (1971?-1978) and DECATUR AIRLINES (1980?-1981). Grounded by FAA after HS748 crash in Dec1983. Limited operations resumed on 14/Jan/1984 but were again suspended on 16Apr1984 ♦