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Capitol Air was a United States supplemental air carrier and, after 1978, a scheduled passenger air carrier based which was operational from 1946 to its bankruptcy filing on November 23, 1984. [2] From 1964, supplemental air carriers were simply charter carriers. Until 1964, however, supplemental air carriers were a scheduled/charter hybrid.
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States.However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).
In 2005, Corporate Wings acquired a stake in Mercury Air Centers, a company operating aircraft support facilities at airports around the U.S. [6] As chief executive officer, Ricci realigned its operating divisions, deployed $245 million of invested capital and eventually sold the company to the Macquarie Infrastructure Trust in 2007. The deal ...
On July 1, 2010, Delta Air Lines sold Mesaba Airlines to Pinnacle in a $62 million transaction. Mesaba's fleet consisted of 41 CRJ-900s, 18 CRJ-200s, and several Saab 340 aircraft. After acquisition, Pinnacle merged all three subsidiary airlines into one. All pilots flying for Mesaba and Colgan eventually became pilots for Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.
Capital Airlines was a United States trunk carrier, a scheduled airline serving the eastern, southern, southeastern, and midwestern United States.Capital's headquarters were located at Washington National Airport (now Reagan Washington National Airport) across the Potomac river from Washington, D.C., where crew training and aircraft overhauls were also accomplished. [2]
Retired American Airlines mainline fleet Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes Refs Jet aircraft Airbus A300B4-600R: 35 1988 2009 Airbus A330-200 Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767-300ER: One crashed as Flight 587. [20] Airbus A330-200: 15 2013 2020 Boeing 787-9: Former US Airways fleet. Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [21 ...
Skybus Airlines Inc. was a privately held airline based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. [2] It operated as an ultra low-cost carrier modeled after the European airline Ryanair, and aimed to be the least expensive airline in the United States. The business model was heavily reliant on flying routes where other airlines did not have direct ...
AirNet is an American Part 135 cargo airline based in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, near Columbus. [1] It specializes in delivery of documents and small packages. Banks were once their main client, transporting checks for over 300 of the country's largest b