Piedmont Airlines

Piedmont Airlines is a major Carolinian airline headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The company was founded in 1948 and began flying routes from North Carolina to other Carolinian destinations. Piedmont has nearly 140 destinations in across Carolina, Canada, the United States, Latin America, and Europe. The company has been ranked as having the best customer satisfacation of traditional airlines for the last 18 years.

The airline operates its main hub at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. The airline also operates hubs at Aubusson International Airport in Aubusson, Texas and Fort-Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Piedmont is a member of Oneworld alliance as the airline is closely connected with American Airlines. The airline formerly was a member of STAR Alliance as it had been closely connected with US Airways, but left in 2015 in favor of Oneworld due to the American Airlines-US Airways merger. Overtime, Piedmont is resisted several takeover bids, most recently by Eastern Air Lines in 2011. However, as of 2018 Piedmont and AvianAir are reported to be in high level talks to merge. The merger would give Piedmont a hub in Memphis and Orlando while strengthening its Fort Lauderdale hub.