Wasn't there an airline based out of JFK or LAG in the 80's called "new York airways" or "Big Apple airways" that was a discount airline trying to complete with the U-S air and delta and AA shuttles to D-C and Boston?
I think Donald Trump (who I like as much as
Merry Flyer likes Sir Richard) bought it, there were a lot of problems and it went belly up.

And then there's Vanguard Airlines that flies
to obscure little airports along the East coast. They got so few flyers they cut routes
(including one from Buffalo to Trenton, the capitalof the greatest state in the world!)
I think they will join the other carriers in airline legend very soon.

In Australia there's a little airline called
Ayers Rock Air. Has one route, several flights a day: Flying around Ayers Rock. A six seater, one really "Rough and tough" guy
promptly got sick. I had fun sitting next to the Aussie pilot who said "if I fall asleep you'll ahve to fly the plane." Having a Foster's earlier I was ready to try anything!
CATMAn