Major Defunct Airlines of the US

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Only includes MAJOR defunct airlines (see the title?)

Exact name (e.g. Delta Air Lines) needed

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Hint	Answer
Flight 90	Air Florida
Largest 717 operator before demise	AirTran Airways
Flight 243 (aka Miracle Landing)	Aloha Airlines
Merged with US Airways	America West Airlines
Merged with Southwest Airlines during the Great Recession	ATA Airlines
Jellybean livery, had Pucci-clad "hostesses"	Braniff International Airways
Only operated 727s	Champion Air
Merged with United; United uses its livery	Continental Airlines
Headed by Eddie Rickenbacker, Big Four member	Eastern Air Lines
Bought by Howard Hughes	Hughes Airwest
Identically named airline started eight years after its demise	Frontier Airlines
Miami-based, acquired by Pan-Am	National Airlines

Hint	Answer
Served "Flying Nosh"	New York Air
Merged with Delta, last commercial DC-9 operator	Northwest Airlines
Planes were known as Grinningbirds because they had a smile painted on the nose	Pacific Southwest Airlines
De facto flag carrier of United States	Pan American World Airways
Airline named for its primary Nevada hub	Reno Air
Launch customer of DHC Dash 7, named for major geophysical feature	Rocky Mountain Airways
Airline aimed at being the cheapest in the nation, with "Only birds fly cheaper" as slogan	Skybus Airlines
Peanut fares, operated only DC-9s from 1979 on	Texas International Airlines
Largest airline acquired by American; it had an iconic Flight Center at JFK Airport	Trans World Airlines
Most recent merged airline with American; flight 1549	US Airways
Most recent major airline merger (this airline and Alaska)	Virgin America
Delta Connection, American Eagle E175	Compass Airlines

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