Mohawk Airlines
During its first two decades in the industry, Mohawk enjoyed a steady pace of expansion outside the mid-Atlantic. It was even among the top 13 American airlines once it added new routes back in the ‘60s. Sadly, its luck did not go on forever. In the ‘60s, it suffered from two major strikes, one of which went on for 154 days. Of course, the airline company got a lot of bad press for this. In fact, you could say that this played a huge factor in its downfall. It eventually folded and merged into Allegheny Airlines, which later became known as U.S. Airways.
Mohawk Airlines
Northwest Airlines
This is probably the oldest carrier on this list. In 1926, Northwest Airlines got its start as an airmail carrier. The company only added passenger airlines to its services a couple of years after that. Unlike the other entries on the list, it did not suffer from the regulation act. In fact, it went on to embark on Asian routes as well. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. According to CheatSheet, its decline can be attributed to 9/11 since it had to reduce the number of flights by 20 percent. Hurricane Katrina, on the other hand, brought the price of fuel up. In 2010, it was absorbed by Delta.
Northwest Airlines
