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Provincetown-Boston Airlines

Logo: Original: Provincetown-Boston Airlines Vector: 19adam99, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

US regional airline (1949–1989) merged into Britt

Provincetown-Boston Airlines was a regional airline in the United States that operated from 1949 until it merged with Britt Airways in 1989. It operated a route network in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and at one time was the largest commuter airline in the United States before its purchase by People Express Airlines and then eventual consolidation with other commuter airlines into Continental Express, now United Express after the merger of Continental Airlines and United Airlines.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 30, 1949Founded1
  • HeadquartersProvincetown1

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Martin 4-0-4, Provincetown-Boston Airline (PBA) JP5945252
Photo: Jon Proctor, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Provincetown-Boston Airlines was a regional airline in the United States that operated from 1949 until it merged with Britt Airways in 1989. It operated a route network in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and at one time was the largest commuter airline in the United States before its purchase by People Express Airlines and then eventual consolidation with other commuter airlines into Continental Express, now United Express after the merger of Continental Airlines and United Airlines.2

Timeline

  1. Sep 1988Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Nov 30, 1949Founded Founded1

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