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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from CCAIR,
     Inc. financial statements for the fiscal year and quarter ended
     December 30, 1997, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
     financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                    CCAIR, INC.
       
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  6-MOS                  YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997            DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                 JUL-01-1997            JUL-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1997            DEC-31-1997
<CASH>                                         11,647                 11,647
<SECURITIES>                                   0                      0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  5,047,701              5,047,701
<ALLOWANCES>                                   113,700                113,700
<INVENTORY>                                    509,486                509,586
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               8,751,107              8,751,107
<PP&E>                                         9,906,003              9,906,003
<DEPRECIATION>                                 6,552,430              6,552,430
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 12,140,202             12,140,202
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          25,651,462             25,651,462
<BONDS>                                        0                      0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0                      0
<PREFERRED>                                    0                      0
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<OTHER-SE>                                     (16,236,994)           (16,236,994)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   12,140,202             12,140,202
<SALES>                                        0                      0
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<CGS>                                          0                      0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               (6,940)                (27,291)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0                      0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             376,528                641,394
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (11,711,200)           (11,318,019)
<INCOME-TAX>                                   0                      0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (11,711,200)           (11,318,019)
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0                      0
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<CHANGES>                                      (12,981,816)           (12,981,816)
<NET-INCOME>                                   (24,693,016)           (24,299,835)
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