Record #:

4010

Author(s):

Turner, Walter R.

Abstract:

In the 1940s, three Charlotte-based airlines--South East, Twentieth Century, and State--struggled for a place in the emerging airline industry. None was successful, although State remained in business until 1980. Failure to win authorization for local service from the Civil Aeronautics Board, which eventually authorized Piedmont Airlines, was a factor in their demise.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 9, Feb 1999, p50-54, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Airlines--Charlotte

Record #:

43088

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

"On September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 goes down near Charlotte. The crash -- one of the worst in state history -- initiates lasting changes to the rules surrounding takeoffs and landings." 72 people are killed. A result of the following investigation led to the "sterile cockpit rule", codified in 1981 and designed to focus the flight crew's attention during critical phases of takeoff and landing.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 89 Issue 4, September 2021, p206-212 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flight; Airlines; Airlines--Charlotte; Airlines--Charlotte--disasters (1974); Eastern Air Lines