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Air South

Low-cost airline of the United States (1994–1997)

Air South was a low-cost airline in the United States, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. Between 1994 and 1997, it offered domestic flights mainly serving the southeast of the country. For a time, a partnership with Kiwi International Air Lines was maintained.2 It was founded in 1993.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • HeadquartersColumbia1

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Air South Boeing 737-200 Maiwald
Photo: Torsten Maiwald, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Air South was a low-cost airline in the United States, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. Between 1994 and 1997, it offered domestic flights mainly serving the southeast of the country. For a time, a partnership with Kiwi International Air Lines was maintained.2

The story

The company was founded in 1993, though the first aircraft, a used Boeing 737-200, arrived with Air South on 12 July 1994. Over the following months, additional aging 737-200s were added (all of them had been delivered to their original operators between 1968 and 1979), and by 1995, the fleet had grown to a total of seven airliners. The initial business model of Air South in the first year of operation showed a profit, rare in any startup.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air South (South Carolina), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Air South offered scheduled flights to the following destinations during its existence with its small fleet of Boeing 737-200 jetliners:

From Wikipedia’s article on Air South (South Carolina), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1997Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1993Founded Founded1

Sources

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