California Central Airlines

California Central Airlines
Founded2 April 1947
Commenced operations2 January 1949 (1949-01-02)
Ceased operations14 February 1955 (1955-02-14)
Fleet sizeSee Fleet
HeadquartersBurbank Airport, California
United States
FounderCharles C. Sherman, Edna K. Sherman

California Central Airlines (CCA) was a post-war American scheduled price-focused intrastate airline based at Burbank, California, the most prominent airline associated with Charles C. Sherman. CCA slightly preceded, and during its existence was bigger than, its contemporary and competitor, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA). The core route of both airlines was from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area.

After the collapse of the original CCA, its owners created another airline, California Coastal Airlines, which did business as California Central Airlines. This second California Central lasted until 1957.