Pocono Airlines was a regional airline operating out of Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, founded by Walter E. ("Wally") Hoffman Jr.
History
The inaugural flight was made on July 1, 1965[1] using a Beechcraft 18 N136L and a Piper Aztec N5508Y.
In 1967, Allegheny Airlines was embarking on replacing its own commuter airline service with services operated by independently contracted commuter airlines, and entered into negotiations with Pocono to take over certain Allegheny commuter routes. In 1968, Allegheny and Pocono entered into an outsourcing agreement covering service between Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Newark, New Jersey. Later that year, the agreement was extended to also include service between Wilkes-Barre and Newark.[2] Pocono continued to add routes as an Allegheny commuter operator, including service from Wilkes-Barre to New York City in 1972[2] and service between Williamsport and Newark in 1974.[2]