In the picture: Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 N498US of Air 21 landing at Los Angeles, November 1996. This aircraft, c/n 11181, was bought in 1982 by Empire Airlines with the registration N109UR, on 1 January 1986 Empire merged with Piedmont Airlines and, in December 1988 the aircraft received the new registration marks N498US; Piedmont merged with US Air on 5 August 1989.
(Aeromedia, January 1997)