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COMAIR

A quick look back at the early years of Cincinatti-based Comair's Florida operations.
Comair began operations on April 12, 1977, operating a six-passenger Piper Aztec between Evansville, IN, Louisville, KY, and Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio.  The Cincinnati-based carrier was the successor to Wings, Inc., a short-lived carrier that suspended operations in December 1976. After years of steady growth, Comair became a Delta Connection carrier in 1984, feeding passengers into Delta's newly established Cincinnati hub.  Florida operations began on November 1, 1987 using Embraer Bandeirantes flown under the Delta Connection banner. The addition of faster and pressurized 30-passenger Embraer Brasilias in 1989 allowed the airline to add nonstop flights from Orlando and Tampa into neighboring states.

Below: Comair route map dated April 3, 1988 showing Florida routes operated as a Delta Connection carrier.
Andy Rodriguez, who worked the ramp for Comair at MCO in the late 1980s, sent in the next 10 photos. Thank you Andy!
By 1992, Comair's Delta Connection system in Florida had expanded north to Savannah, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama, and west to New Orleans.

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