New York Airways
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| Founded | 1949 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1979 | ||||||
| Focus cities | New York City | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
| Parent company | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Headquarters | LaGuardia Airport Flushing, New York, United States | ||||||
New York Airways was an American helicopter airline in the New York City area, founded in 1949 as a mail and cargo carrier. On 9 July 1953 it may have been the first scheduled helicopter airline to carry passengers in the United States, with headquarters at LaGuardia Airport. Although primarily a helicopter airline operator with scheduled passenger operations, New York Airways also flew fixed wing aircraft, such as the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 19-passenger STOL twin turboprop aircraft.