Mississippi Valley Airlines

("Chuck") Draine[2] as Gateway Aviation, and had its headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

[3] Chuck Draine served as chairman and chief executive officer.

It became Mississippi Valley Airlines (MVA) and moved its headquarters to Quad City Airport in Moline, Illinois in January 1982.

[6][7] The airline merged into Air Wisconsin on May 17, 1985 in a $10 million share exchange transaction.

[8] Mississippi Airlines had the following destinations:[9] Although the airline had no fatal accidents, it lost one aircraft during in-flight operations, a Twin Otter which hit trees upon landing at La Crosse, Wisconsin.