X-Nico

unusual facts about Regional airline


Scope clause

Generally, these clauses are used by the union of a Major airline to limit the number and/or size of aircraft that airline may contract out to a Regional airline.


Air operator's certificate

This has occurred with FLYi airline's AOC being bought by Northwest Airlines to start Compass Airlines, now a feeder airline for Delta Air Lines marketed as Delta Connection), and also with Strategic Airlines purchasing the AOC, staff and routes of the failed OzJet airlines.

Chicago Air

Chicago Air was a regional airline carrier that operated in 1986 and exchanged passengers with all-jet Midway Airlines at Chicago Midway International Airport.

City Airline

City Airline AB was a regional airline based in the Air Cargo Building on the grounds of Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport in Landvetter, Härryda Municipality, Sweden.

Lapsa

Lapsa refers to Líneas Aéreas Platenses S.A., the name of a regional airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

MAIR Holdings

Mesaba, which operated as a Northwest Airlink regional airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 13, 2005, a result of downsizing occasioned by the earlier bankruptcy of Northwest Airlines.

Wright Airlines

Wright Airlines, founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966, is regarded as the first United States Regional airline.


see also

American Airlines

American's regional airline, American Eagle, was to retire 35 to 40 regional jets as well as its Saab turboprop fleet.

AWAC

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, a regional airline in the United States of America

Bouguenais

Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a regional airline, was headquartered on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport.

Dossobuono

Air Dolomiti, a regional airline and Lufthansa subsidiary, maintains its head office in Dossobuono.

Economy of the Halifax Regional Municipality

Regional airline Air Nova, which became a part of Air Canada Jazz, was headquartered in Enfield.

Hallbergmoos

Augsburg Airways, a regional airline, is headquartered in Hallbergmoos.

Iligan

Aerolift Philippines, a defunct regional airline, ceased its services when its passenger plane crashed at some structures at the end of the runway of the Manila Domestic Airport in 1990 which resulted to its bankruptcy.

Illy

On November 9, 2009, AirTran Airways became the first small regional airline to serve illy issimo to passengers on board flights.

Jacksonville University

A leader in the regional airline industry, Delta Connection Academy has hiring agreements with the largest regional airlines including Atlantic Southeast Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, Comair Airlines, and Trans States Airlines.

Mesaba Airlines

In early 1998, in recognition of the successful introduction of two new airliner types to the fleet (being the Saab 340 propjet and the Avro RJ-85 jetliner) while maintaining excellent operating performance, Mesaba Airlines was presented with the Air Transport World "Regional Airline of the Year for 1997" award.

Pantanal Linhas Aéreas

It is a regional airline serving 19 destinations mainly in the southeast region of Brazil.

People Express Airlines

People Express also bought midwest commuter carrier Britt Airways and Provincetown-Boston Airlines (PBA), a regional airline serving New England and Florida.

Sharp Airlines

Sharp Airlines is a regional airline headquartered in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia and operating in the southern states of Australia.

Streamline Air

Streamline Air was an American regional-airline based at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts.

TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402

The aircraft involved, a Fokker 100, was registered PT-MRK and wore a special promotion blue livery on its fuselage with the inscription "Number 1", in reference to a "Regional Airline of the Year" award given to TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais by Air Transport World magazine.

UAL Corporation

Between 1970 and 1988 UAL, Inc. would acquire and operate the Westin and Hilton hotel chains and the Hertz Corporation car rental company, as well as a regional airline, a reservations network, and several leasing and insurance companies.