The little airline had attitude but it never really gained enough altitude to survive the turbulent era of the late '80s. #AncientAirlines is our new series dedicated to highlighting some of the outstanding, unique, and odd airlines they flew in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.  Look for a new airline profiled every week!New York Air began in 1980 and was based out of LaGuardia International. New York Air was created as an offshoot of Texas Air designed to be competitive with the few airlines based out of the area by offering frequent and cheap flights in the area. New York air was a small airline with only a few destinations and a small fleet but...