Colgan Air operates as three airline brands, including U.S. Airways Express, Continental Connection, and United Express. In total, Colgan Air serves 53 cities in 15 states, as well as Canadian cities. Additionally, Colgan Air provides more than 350 daily flights for 2.5 million passengers traveling between smaller cities. Colgan's hub cities include Boston, Houston, Newark, and Washington, D.C., from which passengers can reach neighboring and relatively local states, as well as in-state destinations. Those wishing to travel on a Colgan Air regional plane should make reservations through one of the brands, under which Colgan operates.
Headquartered in South Burlington, Virginia, CommutAir's hub cities include Cleveland, Ohio, and Newark, New Jersey. CommutAir generally operates as Continental Connection and serves regionally local cities like Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Ithaca, New York, from its Newark hub, as well as Grand Rapids, Michigan, from its Cleveland hub. Together, CommutAir serves 21 cities in nine states. CommutAir flies the Bombardier Q200, which seats 37 passengers for these short-distance flights. Reservations for flights on CommutAir can be made through Continnental Airlines.
SkyWest airlines is the primary United Express carrier for West Coast routes between Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare and Denver and operates more than 980 daily flights between these routes. SkyWest operates as AirTran out of its Milwaukee hub, and Delta Connection for flights out of its Salt Lake City and Minneapolis hubs. Combined, SkyWest serves 160 cities in 39 states, as well as six Canadian provinces and two Mexican cities. SkyWest operates planes that seat between 50 and 76 passengers and transported more than 21 million passengers in 2009. Reservations on SkyWest flights can be made through its partner airlines.
Mesaba Airlines operates as Delta Connection from its hub cities in Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Atlanta, and Salt Lake City. Mesaba currently services 110 North American cities in 16 states. Reservations on Mesaba Airlines can be made through Delta Airlines.
