
Operated Piper Navajo aircraft out of Decatur, Illinois. Acquired by AIR ILLINOIS in 1981 [Air Illinois was formed as Illinois Airways, & 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 1983. Attempted resumption but adverse publicity prevented any recovery]
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