Photo 69 of 92, The Rise of the Commuters Oct. 2017

The spring of 1982 brought 4 58 seat YS-11s to PBA. Competitors were folding. A public stock offering brought in additional capital, and in 1984 PBA was the largest commuter with 100 aircraft. But a cascade of safety issues,crashes and a forced shutdown began in 1984, and the airline filed Chapter 11 on March 13, 1985. A rescue by People Express failed and eventually ownership passed to Eastern Express carrier Bar Harbor.

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Provincetown Boston YS-11 The spring of 1982 brought 4 58 seat YS-11s to PBA. Competitors were folding. A public stock offering brought in additional capital, and in 1984 PBA was the largest commuter with 100 aircraft. But a cascade of safety issues,crashes and a forced shutdown began in 1984, and the airline filed Chapter 11 on March 13, 1985. A rescue by People Express failed and eventually ownership passed to Eastern Express carrier Bar Harbor. Add Comment (0 total)
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