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{{Short description|Regional airline of the United States}}
{{Distinguish|Comair (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = CommuteAir
| logo = CommuteAir_logo.png
| image = United_Express_(CommutAir)_Embraer_ERJ-145XR_N14168_approaching_Newark_Airport.jpg
| fleet_size = 75
| destinations = 75+
| IATA = C5
| ICAO = UCA
| callsign = COMMUTEAIR
| parent = 
| company_slogan = 
| founded = {{start date and age|1989||}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|1989|08|01}}
| aoc = JJBA987B<ref name="FAA">{{cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=JJBA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=CHAMPLAIN+ENTERPRISES+INC|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[North Olmsted]], [[Ohio]]
| key_people = {{ubl|
  | {{nowrap| John Sullivan ([[executive chairman]])}}
  | {{nowrap| Rick Hoefling ([[President (corporate title)|president]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
   }}
| hubs = {{ubl|
  | {{nowrap|[[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]}}
  | {{nowrap|[[Washington Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]]}}
   }}
| secondary_hubs = 
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = [[MileagePlus]]
| alliance = {{nowrap|[[Star Alliance]] (affiliate)}}
| num_employees = 1,235 (2024)
| website = {{URL|www.commuteair.com}}
}}

'''CommuteAir''' is a [[regional airline]] of the United States founded in 1989. Today, CommuteAir operates more than 1,600 weekly flights, exclusively on behalf of [[United Express]], serving over 75 U.S. destinations and 3 in Mexico. CommuteAir's fleet of [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145]] aircraft fly from its bases at [[Washington Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] and [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]. The company was previously called '''CommutAir''' until July 26, 2022, when it legally changed its name to the present-day '''CommuteAir'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US's CommutAir to change legal, brand names |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/117881-uss-commutair-to-change-legal-brand-names |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:N365PH.jpg|thumb|[[United Express]] [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 200|Bombardier Q200]] formerly operated by CommutAir]]
[[File:BeechInterior.jpg|thumb|right|Facing forward in the passenger cabin of a former CommutAir [[Beechcraft 1900#1900D|Beechcraft 1900D]]]]
[[File:Old logo CommuteAir (until 2023).png|thumb|Old logo of the CommuteAir until 2023.]]

The airline was established in 1989, with headquarters at [[Clinton County Airport]] in [[Plattsburgh (town), New York|Plattsburgh]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. Operations began on August 1, 1989, as a marketing affiliate of [[US Airways|USAir]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.flycommutair.com/about/history|title=CommutAir.com History|access-date=October 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US3658601&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on|title=Plattsburgh West CDP|website=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 24, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The airline changed affiliations to [[Continental Airlines]] in late 2000, when US Airways and CommuteAir failed to reach a mutually acceptable extension agreement, and CommuteAir decided not to renew the [[codeshare agreement]]. In July 2001, the company announced plans to downsize its fleet and workforce by approximately half and change the route structure of the airline. In early 2002, the company began a "micro-hub" operation based in [[Albany, New York]]. At its high point in 2003 and 2004, the hub served 21 cities within the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] and Canada with a fleet of [[Beechcraft 1900]]s. Service was also provided out of Boston's [[Logan International Airport]] to several [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] cities.

In January 2003, CommuteAir announced an agreement with Continental to feed the latter's [[Cleveland, Ohio]] hub. Service commenced on March 16, 2003, serving [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] and [[Elmira, New York]]. Two cities were added the following month and by August 2003, CommuteAir served 12 cities from the Cleveland hub.

CommuteAir leased sixteen [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 200|Bombardier Q200]] aircraft from [[Horizon Air]] in 2006. The following year, the Beech 1900s were phased out.

On October 30, 2007, the company moved all remaining operations from [[Clinton County Airport]], due to the closure of the airport. All operations were then conducted out of [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pressrepublican.com/webxtra_pia/local_story_275233023.html|title=Delta announces Big Sky flight schedules; Press-Republican.com, October 02, 2007}}</ref>

On October 2, 2008, the company began operations out of [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], following [[Continental Airlines]] plan to adjust to the softening industry.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://avtoday.com/ran/categories/commercial/22726.html| title=CommutAir Dodges Bullet| website=Regional Aviation News| date=June 16, 2008}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

CommuteAir's pilot group voted for union representation by the [[Air Line Pilots Association]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=CommutAir Pilots Vote ALPA:NMB Election Results Show Overwhelming Support for Union |url=http://www.alpa.org/DesktopModules/ALPA_Documents/ALPA_DocumentsView.aspx?itemid=14161&ModuleId=12567&Tabid=73}}</ref> That same year, Continental Airlines announced that it would cut flights and more than 3,000 jobs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Continental joins trend by cutting flights, workers |website=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-06-05-continental-cuts_N.htm}}</ref> Subsequently, it was announced that some of CommuteAir's Cleveland flights would be eliminated as part of Continental's cutbacks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland Hopkins takes hits in Continental cuts |date=13 June 2008 |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/06/continental_to_cut_hopkins_cap.html}}</ref>

In 2010, following the merger of United and Continental, CommuteAir became a United Express carrier and [[United Airlines]] asked CommuteAir to obtain five [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 300|Bombardier Q300s]]. Two of the aircraft were allocated to Cleveland services and three aircraft were allocated to Newark services.

In 2012, CommuteAir opened a hub at [[Washington-Dulles International Airport]].

In July 2014, CommuteAir closed its pilot base at [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]], after United Airlines withdrew its Cleveland hub.<ref>{{cite web|title=More jobs lost with CommutAir pulling pilot base out of Cleveland|date=May 2014 |url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/05/united_airlines_partner_commut.html|access-date=October 10, 2014}}</ref> CommuteAir also closed its Cleveland [[Aircraft maintenance|maintenance]] base, and replaced it with a new maintenance base in Albany, New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://airwaysmag.com/uncategorized/commutair-to-relocate-its-cleveland-crew-and-maintenance-base/|title=CommutAir to Relocate its Cleveland Crew and Maintenance Base - Airways Magazine|date=2014-04-29|work=Airways Magazine|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230527/https://airwaysmag.com/uncategorized/commutair-to-relocate-its-cleveland-crew-and-maintenance-base/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November 9, 2015, CommuteAir announced that it has reached an agreement with United Airlines to significantly increase the number of airplanes flown under the United Express brand by adding Embraer ERJ 145 jet operations to the company's existing fleet of Bombardier turbo-prop aircraft.

In July 2016, CommuteAir began commercial service with its inaugural flight on the ERJ 145 jet from Washington, D.C. to Columbia, SC.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/commutair-begins-commercial-service-with-erj-145xr-aircraft-for-united-express-300293175.html#continue-jump|title=CommutAir Begins Commercial Service with ERJ-145XR Aircraft for United Express®|date=July 1, 2016|website=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref>

In September 2017, the Q300 was phased out and in January 2018, the Q200 was phased out, marking the end of turbo-prop operations.

On July 30, 2020, it was announced that [[United Airlines]] had decided to end its contract with fellow [[United Express]] affiliate [[ExpressJet]] and transferred these operations to CommuteAir. CommuteAir became the sole operator of the United Express ERJ 145 fleet.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-30|title=United to drop contract with ExpressJet, dealing fatal blow|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/healthcoronavirus-united-arlns-regional-idUSFWN2F1217|access-date=2020-07-31}}</ref>

On September 30, 2020, CommuteAir started servicing United's Houston hub and on March 28, 2021, it began  service out of [[Denver International Airport]]. The latter marks the return of the ERJ 145 to the Denver [[United Express]] fleet since COVID and the cessation of operations by [[Trans States Airlines]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=flycommutair|number=1373684771906334722|access-date=2021-03-27|title=The mountains are calling and we must go ⛰ One week until we land in Denver and open our new crew base! }}</ref>  CommuteAir operated its final flights from Denver in May 2024 before closing its pilot and flight attendant bases and consolidating its operations in Houston and Washington-Dulles.

On January 19, 2023, hacker [[maia arson crimew]] announced she had compromised web servers belonging to CommuteAir and obtained access to flight and personnel scheduling systems, the [[personal data]] of airline staff, and a 2019 copy of the [[No Fly List|US Government No Fly List]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Thalen |first1=Mikael |last2=Covucci |first2=David |date=2023-01-19 |title=EXCLUSIVE: U.S. airline accidentally exposes 'No Fly List' on unsecured server |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/no-fly-list-us-tsa-unprotected-server-commuteair/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author-link=Maia arson crimew |date=2023-01-19 |title=how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps |url=https://maia.crimew.gay/posts/how-to-hack-an-airline/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=maia blog}}</ref>

On May 19, 2025, CommuteAir announced closure of its Lincoln Airport (LNK) base. All operations at LNK cease on July 18, 2025.

==Destinations==
{{Update section|date=January 2024}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+
List of destinations<ref name="CommutAir Route map" >{{cite web|title=Where We Fly|url=http://www.flycommutair.com/where-we-fly|website=www.FlyCommutAir.com|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref> <small>({{As of|2024|01|31|df=|lc=|since=}})</small>
|-
! City !! Country (Subdivision) !! IATA !! Airport !! Notes
|-
| [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] || United States ([[Alabama]]) || BHM || [[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] || United States ([[Alabama]]) || HSV || [[Huntsville International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] || United States ([[Alabama]]) || MOB || [[Mobile Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]] || United States ([[Arkansas]]) || XNA || [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] || United States ([[Arkansas]]) || LIT || [[Clinton National Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Durango]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) ||DRO|| [[Durango–La Plata County Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Colorado Springs]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) ||COS|| [[Colorado Springs Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]] || United States ([[Colorado]]) ||GJT|| [[Grand Junction Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] || United States ([[Connecticut]]) || BDL || [[Bradley International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Panama City, Florida|Panama City]] || United States ([[Florida]]) || ECP || [[Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]] || United States ([[Florida]]) || PNS || [[Pensacola International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] || United States ([[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]) || SAV || [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] || United States ([[Kansas]]) || ICT || [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] || United States ([[Kentucky]]) || SDF || [[Louisville International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky]] || United States ([[Kentucky]]) || CVG || [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] || United States ([[Louisiana]]) || BTR || [[Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]] || United States ([[Louisiana]]) || LCH || [[Lake Charles Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] || United States ([[Louisiana]]) || LFT || [[Lafayette Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] || United States ([[Louisiana]]) || SHV || [[Shreveport Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] || United States ([[Maine]]) || PWM || [[Portland International Jetport]] || 
|-
| [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] || United States ([[Michigan]]) || DTW || [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport / Biloxi]] || United States ([[Mississippi]]) || GPT || [[Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]] || United States ([[Mississippi]]) || JAN || [[Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] || United States ([[Missouri]]) || STL || [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]] || United States ([[Missouri]]) || SGF || [[Springfield–Branson National Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] || United States ([[Nebraska]]) || LNK || [[Lincoln Airport (Nebraska)|Lincoln Airport]] || Maintenance Base
|-
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] || United States ([[New Mexico]]) || ABQ || [[Albuquerque International Sunport]] ||
|-
| [[Hobbs, New Mexico|Hobbs]] || United States ([[New Mexico]]) || HOB || [[Lea County Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] || United States ([[New Mexico]]) || SAF || [[Santa Fe Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Albany, New York|Albany]] || United States ([[New York (state)|New York]]) || ALB || [[Albany International Airport]] || Maintenance base
|-
| [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] || United States ([[New York (state)|New York]]) || BUF || [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] || United States ([[New York (state)|New York]]) || ROC || [[Greater Rochester International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] || United States ([[New York (state)|New York]]) || SYR || [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] || United States ([[North Dakota]]) || MOT || [[Minot International Airport]] || Charters Only
|-
| [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] || United States ([[Ohio]]) || CLE || [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]] ||  '''Headquarters'''
|-
| [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] || United States ([[Ohio]]) || CMH || [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]] || United States ([[Ohio]]) || DAY || [[Dayton International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] || United States ([[Oklahoma]]) || TUL || [[Tulsa International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] || United States ([[Pennsylvania]]) || MDT || [[Harrisburg International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] || United States ([[Pennsylvania]]) || PHL || [[Philadelphia International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre / Scranton]] || United States ([[Pennsylvania]]) || AVP || [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] || United States ([[Pennsylvania]]) || SCE || [[State College Regional Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] || United States ([[Rhode Island]]) || PVD || [[T.F. Green International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] || United States ([[South Carolina]]) || CHS || [[Charleston International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] || United States ([[South Carolina]]) || CAE || [[Columbia Metropolitan Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] || United States ([[Tennessee]]) || TYS || [[McGhee Tyson Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] || United States ([[Tennessee]]) || MEM || [[Memphis International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] || United States ([[Tennessee]]) || BNA || [[Nashville International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || AMA || [[Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || BRO || [[Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || CRP || [[Corpus Christi International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || HRL || [[Valley International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || IAH || [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]] || {{Airline hub}}
|-
| [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || LRD || [[Laredo International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || LBB || [[Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || MFE || [[McAllen Miller International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Midland, Texas|Midland]] || United States ([[Texas]]) || MAF || [[Midland International Air and Space Port]] ||
|-
| [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] || United States ([[Vermont]]) || BTV || [[Burlington International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] || United States ([[Virginia]]) || CHO || [[Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] || United States ([[Virginia]]) || ORF || [[Norfolk International Airport]] ||  
|-
| [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] || United States ([[Virginia]]) || RIC || [[Richmond International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] || United States ([[Virginia]]) || ROA || [[Roanoke Regional Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C./ Northern Virginia]] || United States ([[Virginia]]) || IAD || [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] || {{Airline hub}}
|-
| [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]] || United States ([[Wyoming]]) || CPR || [[Casper–Natrona County International Airport]] || 
|-
| [[Cody, Wyoming|Cody]] || United States ([[Wyoming]]) || COD || [[Yellowstone Regional Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Toronto]] || Canada ([[Ontario]]) || YYZ || [[Lester Pearson International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Ottawa]] || Canada ([[Ontario]]) || YOW || [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Montreal|Montréal]] || Canada ([[Quebec]]) || YUL || [[Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Aguascalientes]] || Mexico ([[Aguascalientes]]) || AGU || [[Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Oaxaca]] || Mexico ([[Oaxaca]]) || OAX || [[Xoxocotlán International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Morelia]] || Mexico ([[Michoacán]]) || MLM || [[General Francisco Mujica International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Tampico]] || Mexico ([[Tamaulipas]]) || TAM || [[General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Puebla City]] || Mexico ([[Puebla]]) || PBC || [[Hermanos Serdán International Airport]] ||
|-
| [[Veracruz]] || Mexico ([[Veracruz]]) || VER || [[Veracruz International Airport]] ||
|}

==Crew bases==
*Washington, D.C. / Northern Virginia - [[Washington Dulles International Airport]]
*Houston, Texas - [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]]

== Maintenance bases ==
* Albany, New York - [[Albany International Airport]]
* Houston, Texas - [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]]
* Knoxville, Tennessee - [[McGhee Tyson Airport]]
* Washington, D.C. / Northern Virginia - [[Washington Dulles International Airport]]

== Fleet ==
{{As of|2025|8}}, CommuteAir operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - CommuteAir |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=80}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Aircraft
!Active
!Orders
!Passengers
!width=200|Notes
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145]]
|align=center|74
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|50
|align=center|[[United Express]]
|-
|[[Embraer E-Jet family#E170|Embraer 170]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|76
|align=center|CommuteAir<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cym7f7tM28R/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |title=Wow, what an amazing evening as we welcome the E170 to the fleet |publisher=instagram |date=2023-10-24}}</ref>
|-
!Total
!75
!&mdash;
!&mdash;
!colspan=3| &nbsp;
|}


As of January 2020, CommuteAir average fleet age was 15.2 years old.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}

=== Historical fleet ===
The CommuteAir fleet was once composed entirely of [[Beechcraft 1900]] aircraft, operated for [[US Airways Express]] and later for [[Continental Connection]].

CommuteAir operated the final turboprop flight for [[United Express]] on Sunday, January 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=United Express say Farewell Dash 8|url=https://www.igntravel.com/single-post/2018/01/05/United-Express-say-Farewell-Dash-8|website=IGN Travel|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174307/https://www.igntravel.com/single-post/2018/01/05/United-Express-say-Farewell-Dash-8|archive-date=2018-01-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>

This flight, UCA4909/C54909 between [[Syracuse Airport]] and [[Dulles Airport]] was operated by tail number N363PH.<ref name="FR24">{{cite web|title=Flight history for United Airlines flight UA4909|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua4909|website=FlightRadar24|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="FlightAware">{{cite web|title=Commutair C5 Flight 4909 07-Jan-2018 KSYR - KIAD|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UCA4909/history/20180108/0025Z/KSYR/KIAD|website=Flightaware|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> It marked the end of an era for both CommuteAir and [[United Express]]. The [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 200|Bombardier DHC-8-200]] was subsequently ferried to [[Roswell International Air Center]] for retirement.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=Goodnight beautiful. Thank you and rest well. 2006-2018 #farewell #youwillbemissed #united #DullesAirport #alljet| user=flycommutair| number=950205839968821248|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Flightaware - N363PH flight KOKC-KROW|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N363PH/history/20180110/1300Z/KOKC/KROW|website=Flightaware|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>

*[[Beechcraft 1900#1900C|Beechcraft 1900C]]
*[[Beechcraft 1900#1900D|Beechcraft 1900D]]
*[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 200|Bombardier Q200]]
*[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 300|Bombardier Q300]]

== Incidents and accidents ==
=== CommutAir<!--Use old spelling--> Flight 4821 ===
{{Main|CommutAir Flight 4821}}
On January 3, 1992, [[CommutAir Flight 4821]]<!--Use old spelling-->, a [[Beechcraft 1900#1900C|Beechcraft 1900C]] operating for [[USAir Express]] was flying from [[Clinton County Airport|Plattsburgh, New York]] to [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark, New Jersey]], with stops in [[Adirondack Regional Airport|Saranac Lake]] and [[Albany International Airport|Albany]] in New York, crashed into a wooded mountaintop as it was landing at [[Adirondack Regional Airport]].<ref name="NTSBInReply">{{cite web|date=March 28, 1994|title=In reply refer to: A-94-74 through -76|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A94_74_76.pdf|access-date=April 23, 2010|publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]}}</ref> Of the four people on board (two passengers and two crew), two were killed while the other two sustained serious injuries.<ref name="AvSafetyNetwork">{{cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C-1 N55000 Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK)|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920103-0|access-date=July 5, 2009|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>

The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in establishing a stabilized approach and cross-checking instruments. Factors related to the accident were: weather conditions and possible precipitation static interference, caused by inadequate grounding between the radome and fuselage that could have resulted in unreliable glide slope indications."<ref name="AvSafetyNetwork"/>

=== CommutAir<!--Use old spelling--> Flight 4933 ===
{{Main|CommutAir Flight 4933}}
On March 4, 2019, [[CommutAir Flight 4933]]<!--Use old spelling-->, operating for [[United Express]], landed off the runway during its second attempt at landing in [[Presque Isle International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wagmtv.com/content/news/Incident-at-Presque-Isle-International-Airport---506658531.html |website=WAGM-TV |title=Incident at Presque Isle International Airport |date=March 4, 2019 |access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref>  The left main landing gear was torn from the aircraft and embedded in one of the two rear engines. The accident resulted in a loss of the airframe.  Passengers and crew were evacuated, with three passengers and one crew member requiring treatment for minor injuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=United flight lands off the runway at Presque Isle International Airport |url=https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Presque-Isle-International-Airport-506661611.html |website=WABI |date=4 March 2019 |access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref>

The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) attributed the accident to [[confirmation bias]] which prompted the pilots to continue descending even though they could not see the runway due to snow. Contributing factors were poor decision-making by the [[pilot in command|captain]], fatigue of the [[copilot|first officer]], and misalignment of the [[localizer]] caused by snow. The NTSB criticized the airline's training practices, as the captain had been promoted to that status despite a history of training failures and disciplinary action. The NTSB also noted that at least six CommutAir<!--Use old spelling--> flight crews had noticed the localizer misalignment prior to the accident but none had reported it under the airline's safety program until after the event; one CommuteAir crew had reported the problem to the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] beforehand, but the agency did not issue a [[NOTAM]] because protocol dictated that more than one report was required.<ref name="Final">{{cite report |title=National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report |url=https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99050/pdf |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |docket=DCA19FA089 |access-date=July 20, 2022 |date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Air transportation in the United States]]

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== External links ==
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* {{official website|https://www.flycommutair.com/}}
* [http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/regional/commutair.html Airline Pilot Central]
* [http://www.cmhlegal.com/commutair.asp ESOP Litigation]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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