The US Department Of Transportation (DOT) has revoked the interstate air carrier operating certificates of four defunct US carriers – AirTran Airways, Continental Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America. The most recently active of these four was Virgin America, which ceased operations in 2018 after it was taken over by Alaska Airlines.
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