- Trans-Colorado Airlines
Trans-Colorado Airlines, based in Colorado Springs,
Colorado ,United States operated from about1980 [" [http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/usc/misc/t/transcolorado/gal/vjgal.htm Trans-Colorado Airlines Image Gallery] ," "Airtimes.com"] until about1988 " [http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR89-01.pdf TRANS-COLORADO AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 2286 FAIRCHILD METRO Ill, SA227 AC, N68TC BAYFIELD, COLORADO I JANUARY 19,1988] ," "NTSB "] . It operated some flights under theContinental Express name forContinental Airlines .The Fleet included
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprops .Cities Served
Cities served in Colorado included:
*Cortez" [http://www.timetableimages.com/i-uz/vg8212i.jpgTimetable from December 17, 1982 to April 10, 1983] , "Trans-Colorado Airlines"] (Cortez Municipal Airport )
*Denver (Hub) (Stapleton International Airport )
*Durango (Durango-La Plata County Airport )
*Gunnison/Crested Butte (Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport )
*Montrose (Montrose Regional Airport )Incidents
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Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 : A Fairchild Metroliner III crashed nearBayfield, Colorado on approach to Durango onJanuary 19 ,1988 , operated under theContinental Express brand. Both crew members and 7 of 15 passengers died. Of the surviving passengers one received major injuries and 6 received minor injuries, and 1 received no injuries.References
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