Air Choice One

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Air Choice One was the passenger-facing name of St. Louis, Missouri-based Multi-Aero, Inc. Multi-Aero traced its roots to 1979; the Air Choice One brand entered scheduled commuter service in 2010. Its tiny aircraft gave smaller Midwestern and Southern communities an airline connection when the jumbo-jet set was busy pretending not to hear the boarding announcement.

The carrier specialized in federally supported Essential Air Service routes, linking places including Decatur, Illinois; Burlington and Fort Dodge, Iowa; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Jackson, Tennessee with larger airports such as St. Louis, Chicago O’Hare, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and later Nashville. Cessna Grand Caravans and a Beechcraft 1900C did the unglamorous, indispensable work.

Air Choice One was acquired by Southern Airways Corporation in a transaction announced March 28, 2022; Southern’s filing records the acquisition closing on April 1, 2022. The companies initially described separate operations, but the independent brand did not get a long farewell tour.

On July 2, 2022, the Air Choice One website closed and remaining scheduled flights shifted to Southern Airways Express. Our Air Choice One collection celebrates the brave little commuter airline that made “regional” feel personal—small planes, big maps, and exactly zero need for a marble airport lounge.