Excellair

♦ U.S. Aviation was formed in 1974 and then renamed to Air U.S. in 1977 The carrier then began operations in Apr1977 with Piper Navajo Chieftain aircraft linking Denver and Riverton. They flew to Gillete, Sheridan, Cody, Worland and Casper. When U.S. Air started flying into Denver, they bought the Air U.S. name to avoid any confusion on the U.S. Air brand name. After the purchase, the name Air U.S., changed to Excellair on 16Jan1984. Excellair filed bankruptcy on 07Jul1984 ♦