jets to the fleet as well. Allegheny Airlines was also the first airline with a network of affiliated regional airlines, the Allegheny Commuter system, which began with Henson Airlines in 1967. As deregulation dawned, Allegheny, looking to shed its regional image, changed its name to USAir on October 28, 1979. USAir and US Airways After Allegheny Airlines rebranded itself as USAir, the company retained its earlier name for its Allegheny Commuter service until 1989 when it became US Airways Express. Under USAir, which eventually renamed itself US Airways, the Allegheny name continued to be used by the parent company, keeping the trademark under US Airways' control. Suburban Airlines was originally headquartered at the Reading Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania, and flew a large fleet of Short 330s and Short 360s, being the launch customer for the Short 360. It had three Fokker F27s, and was the last US operator of passenger F27s. After replacing much of its Short fleet with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8s and retiring the F27s, Suburban merged with another wholly owned USAir subsidiary, Pennsylvania Airlines, which was headquartered at Harrisburg International Airport near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The combined airline retained the historic Allegheny Airlines name until it was merged with another wholly owned subsidiary, Piedmont Airlines. The subsequent airline retained the Piedmont Airlines name. After retiring earlier aircraft, Allegheny, before and after its mergers, mainly flew De Havilland Canada Dash 8s to 35 airports in the northeastern United States, and eventually Canada, from hubs at Boston and Philadelphia. Its activities and Dash 8 fleet were incorporated into a regional airline, Piedmont Airlines, in 2004. an American Airlines Airbus A319, registered N745VJ, is painted in Allegheny colors. US Airways also operated this aircraft with a retro Allegheny Airlines paint scheme. Destinations This is a list of cities served by Allegheny Airlines until October 1979. It does not include destinations served before that year. Allegheny flew to dozens more cities at some point, including Erie, Providence and the Wyoming Valley. Allegheny Airlines Akron, Ohio - Akron–Canton Airport Albany, New York – Albany County Airport Allentown, Pennsylvania – Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton International Airport Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore–Washington International Airport Binghamton, New York – Broome County Airport Boston, Massachusetts – Logan International Airport Bradford, Pennsylvania – Bradford Regional Airport Bridgeport, Connecticut – Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport Buffalo, New York – Greater Buffalo-Niagara Falls International Airport Burlington, Vermont – Burlington International Airport Chicago,