1988 PIEDMONT Airlines SEAT OCCUPIED CARD and FIRST CLASS DRINK MENU airways ad

Description

PIEDMONT AIRLINES
1988 'Seat Occupied' card and First Class beverage menu
VERY GOOD+++ condition, as shown.
Made of sturdy, rigid plastic (similar to a credit card).
Measures 10.0 INCHES by 4 INCHES.
Printed on both sides in English.
Card will be wrapped in plastic and securely packaged in cardboard for protection while in transit.  I am happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases.  If you have any questions, please ask.
Piedmont Airlines was a United States airline from 1948 to 1989, when it was acquired by and merged into USAir.  Its headquarters were at One Piedmont Plaza in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a building that is now part of Wake Forest University.
In April 1989, shortly before it merged into USAir, Piedmont had 22,000 employees.  In September 1988 it flew to 95 airports from hubs in the eastern United States; its commuter and regional affiliates flew turboprop aircraft via code sharing agreements to 39 more airports.
The company that would become Piedmont Airlines was founded by Thomas Henry Davis (March 15, 1918 – April 22, 1999) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1940, when Davis purchased Camel City Flying Service and changed the name to Piedmont Aviation.  Piedmont originally operated as an airplane repair service and a training school for pilots in the War Department Civilian Pilot Training Program.  In 1944, Davis filed an application to run a passenger flight service in the southeast.  After several years of lobbying government agencies and fighting legal challenges from other airlines, Piedmont received authorization on January 1, 1948.  The first flight, from Wilmington, North Carolina to Cincinnati, was on February 20, 1948.
Piedmont's expanding route system, its loyal passenger following, and its profitability caused it to gain notice among other airlines for a potential buyout.  On August 5, 1989, Piedmont Airlines was absorbed by USAir (formerly Allegheny Airlines); the combination became one of the East Coast's largest airlines.  USAir later changed its name to US Airways, which merged with America West Airlines on November 4, 2007.  US Airways merged with American Airlines on October 17, 2015 with the American name being retained.  The Charlotte hub established by Piedmont and maintained by US Airways continues under American.