Throwbacks

The short-lived carrier offered some of the lowest fares of the 1990s but folded in 2002 amid a severe cash shortage and a post-9/11 drop in air travel.

The Miami-based airline’s post-deregulation success story was derailed by tragedy.

The New York-based airline found its niche with long-haul destinations and specialized charters but was undone by an aging fleet and poor maintenance practices.

The carrier had an apparently robust business model but still fell victim to forces beyond its control.

The ultra-luxe carrier became a favorite of Hollywood and the jet set but couldn’t turn a profit.

The carrier revived Chicago Midway Airport and chartered new territory in a reshaped and deregulated industry.

Holland America’s Zuiderdam will retrace the carrier’s original routes through the Caribbean.

The low-fare pioneer that changed how Americans fly — and paid the price for overreach.

The Dallas-based airline is widely-considered to be a main driver in the demise of early-1990s plans to bring high-speed rail to Texas.

The merger of United and Continental — cemented on March 3, 2012 — is one of the industry’s more notable transformations.