Air South (South Carolina)

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Air South

IATA ICAO Call sign WV KKB KHAKI BLUE
Founded	1993 (1993)
Commenced operations	July 12, 1994 (1994-07-12)
Ceased operations	1997 (1997)
Operating bases	Atlanta[1] Columbia (SC)[2]
Headquarters	Columbia, South Carolina

Air South was a low-cost airline from the United States, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. Between 1994 and 1997, it offered domestic flights mainly serving the southeast of the country. For a time, a partnership with Kiwi International Air Lines was maintained.^[3]

The company was founded in 1993,^[2] though the first aircraft, a used Boeing 737-200, arrived with Air South on 12 July 1994. Over the following months, additional aging 737-200s were added (all of them had been delivered to their original operators between 1968 and 1979), and by 1995, the fleet had grown to a total of seven airliners.^[4] The initial business model of Air South in the first year of operation showed a modest profit, however after  management changes and a refocusing on new airline routes, the airline failed and went bankrupt.

Air South offered scheduled flights to the following destinations during its existence with its small fleet of Boeing 737-200 jetliners:^[5][6]

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