TranStar Airlines
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| Founded | 1981 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1987 (following acquisition by Southwest Airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Dallas Love Field Airport, Houston William P. Hobby Airport | ||||||
| Alliance | Air Cal | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | Texas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada & Oklahoma | ||||||
| Company slogan | You just gotta fly it! | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas | ||||||
| Key people | Marion Lamar Muse and Michael Muse (Founders) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.museair.com | ||||||
Muse Air, later renamed TranStar Airlines, was a domestic U.S. airline operating from 1981 to 1987, headquartered near Dallas Love Field airport in Dallas, Texas, in Suite 700 of the Executive Tower in Dallas, Texas. later moving to William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. After several years of operation, Muse Air was acquired by Southwest Airlines, renamed TranStar Airlines and then eventually shut down.
The company was first established as a Texas-based intrastate airline named Muse Air for its founder, but much like Southwest Airlines, it only operated larger mainline jet aircraft and began to initiate new service to destinations outside of the state of Texas. Muse Air's name originates from its founder and the one time president of Southwest Airlines, Marion Lamar Muse. The airline's first flights consisted of nonstop service between Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) in 1981 with two McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. An air traffic controller's strike almost immediately made things difficult for the company, and Muse stepped down as CEO to let his son Michael take over the company. By the end of 1984 the company was still struggling, and actively looking for a merger to keep it afloat. At the end of the year, Harold Simmons, president of the Amalgamated Sugar Company offered the airline the money to continue, on the condition that Michael Muse resign, and that his father return as CEO. Despite the new influx of cash and Lamar Muse in charge again, the company was not able to generate a consistent profit despite its use of non-union labor and competitive fares. Besides MD-80 jetliners, the airline added McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and DC-9-50 aircraft to its fleet. During its existence, Muse Air attempted to operate new nonstop routes with jet aircraft that were not being flown by other airlines at the time, including Austin (AUS) - Los Angeles (LAX), Lubbock (LBB) - Los Angeles (LAX), Midland/Odessa (MAF) - Los Angeles (LAX), Houston Hobby (HOU) - Ontario (ONT) and Midland/Odessa (MAF) - Las Vegas (LAS).
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