Swaziland Airlink [SEP] airline hub
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Airlink Cargo


Airlink Cargo is a division of SA Airlink (Pty) Ltd and provides air freight transport services to over 35 destinations across Southern Africa from its base in Johannesburg. The division was formed in 2011 after one British Aerospace Jetstream 41 passenger aircraft belonging to parent company Airlink was converted for freight operations, followed the next year by a second aircraft. Freight is also carried on Airlink Cargo's behalf by Airlink and Swaziland Airlink across the region. Airlink Cargo is headquartered on the grounds of their hub OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg,
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Royal Swazi National Airways


on 25 April for the South African airline to take a 40% stake in a new venture, with the government holding the remaining 60%, to be known as Airlink Swaziland. Airlink Swaziland began operations in July 1999 with a Fokker F28 leased from the company. The company still exists, although it does not own an airline, but rather operates as an air ticket sales agent. Still wholly owned by the government, Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation operates independently under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, with a board
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Airlink


SA Airlink (Pty) Ltd., known and trading simply as Airlink, is a regional airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is privately owned, and its main activity is to act as a feeder airline between small towns and larger hub airports. It has code-sharing and schedule co-ordination agreements with South African Airways and South African Express. Airlink was formed in 1992, following the purchase of the liquidated Link Airways business, which had incorporated a range of other airlines: Midlands Aviation (founded in 1967
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Airlink


), Lowveld Aviation Services, Magnum Airways, Border Air and Citi Air. It has a 40% share in Swaziland Airlink. In 1997 Airlink joined South African Airways and South African Express Airways in a strategic alliance which is governed by a franchise agreement. On 23 December 2009 the SA Civil Aviation Authority grounded their fleet of 13 BAe Jetstream 41 planes. Following audits of the airline's procedures and inspection of the grounded aircraft they were returned to service. A problem with a seal in the aircraft's Honeywell engines was found
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Airlink Cargo


service, as a result of rapid growth in the regional freight market. The division offers transport services for general goods and services, live animals, dangerous goods, perishables and fragile, valuable and vulnerable cargo. They also offer customers an express service for transport within South Africa. All Airlink Cargo customers are able to track their shipment through the division's website. Airlink Cargo serves the following destinations as of February 2016, operated by Airlink and Swaziland Airlink: Airlink and Swaziland Airlink carry cargo on board passenger flights for Airlink Cargo
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Eswatini Airlink


Eswatini Airlink is the flag carrier of Eswatini. It is part of an alliance with South African Airways, South African Express and South African Airlink. Eswatini Airlink was formed as a joint venture company between the Swaziland Government (60%) and Airlink (40%) to take over operations from Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation (RSNAC), the previous flag carrier of Eswatini. Swaziland Airlink started operations in July 1999 with a leased Fokker F28 aircraft from RSNAC linking Matsapha Airport with Johannesburg and Dar-es-Salaam. In
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Northwest Airlink


Northwest Airlink was the trade name of Northwest Airlines' regional airline service, which flew turboprop and regional jet aircraft from Northwest's domestic hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis. Service was primarily to small-to-medium-sized cities and towns where larger aircraft might not be economical to operate and also to larger markets to either provide additional capacity or more frequent flights than could be justified using mainline aircraft. Beginning in July 2009, the Northwest Airlink trade name was phased out, and replaced by the Delta Connection trade
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Northwest Airlines


and Pinnacle Airlines both announced that Northwest Airlines had missed payments to them for their Airlink flying. Northwest also announced plans to shrink its Airlink fleet by over 45 aircraft. Mesaba Aviation filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on October 13, 2005. On July 16, 2007 Northwest Airlines applied to the United States Department of Transportation for nonstop service between its WorldGateway hub at Detroit to Shanghai (beginning in 2007 on Boeing 747-400s) and to Beijing (beginning in 2010 on Boeing 787 Dreamliners). The airline faced off against Delta
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Big Sky Airlines


the core of the company's business throughout its history, although the airline also expanded into a number of other geographic areas over the years. Most of the later expansions proved to be short-lived, however. In 1987, Big Sky was operating code sharing service as Northwest Airlink on behalf of Northwest Airlines from a hub in Billings with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 propjets. The Jetstream turboprops were then replaced with Swearingen Metroliner propjets on the Northwest Airlink service. Big Sky took over Exec Express II d/b/a
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Airlink (Papua New Guinea)


Airlink was an airline based in Madang, Papua New Guinea that ceased operations in late July 2007. It provided high-frequency scheduled and charter services to outlying regions of Papua New Guinea. Its main base was Madang Airport, with hubs at Rabaul Airport, Kavieng Airport, Wewak International Airport and Mount Hagen Airport. The airline was established in 1989 and started scheduled operations in June 1990. It bought out the assets of Talair in the New Guinea Islands Region in October 1990. The company suffered considerable hardships due to the 1994
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AirTran Airways


Lines employees. As for Conquest Airlines, Conquest was founded by Rafael Rivas and Victor Rivas in April 1988 in Texas. Victor Rivas, co-founder of Conquest Airlines, was heavily involved in the establishment of Conquest Sun Airlines the most. In 1994, the airline was purchased by the AirTran Corporation which was the holding company of the Minneapolis based Mesaba Airlines, an operating carrier for Northwest Airlines's Northwest Airlink with hubs in Minneapolis and in Detroit. After the purchase, the airline was renamed from Conquest Sun Airlines to AirTran
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Great Lakes Airlines


there was reinstated on March 17, 2012 when Essential Air Service (EAS) routes formerly flown by Northwest Airlink carriers were obtained. The Minneapolis hub closed again by 2016. The Denver hub is now the main focus for Great Lakes however routes from that hub have been vanishing as well. Many cities the carrier once served as United Express no longer have any airline service. New flights from Albuquerque to Clovis and Silver City, NM were added on April 3, 2005 after obtaining the EAS contracts for these cities formerly held by
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Northwest Alabama Regional Airport


drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. The airfield was returned to civil control at the end of the war. Until summer 2009 Muscle Shoals was served from Northwest Airlines' hub in Memphis by Northwest Airlink (Mesaba Airlines turboprops). After Northwest was acquired by Delta Air Lines, service was transferred to Delta's hub in Atlanta. This has seen increased passenger numbers and less market leakage to nearby Huntsville Airport. Despite the increase in enplanements, on November 23, 2010, Delta announced that it would not re-apply
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Wittman Regional Airport


commercial air hub of the Fox Cities. Wittman was served at various times by Wisconsin Central Airlines, North Central, Republic, Air Wisconsin, American Central, Midstate Airlines, Northwest Airlink, United Express, Midway Connection, Skyway, and Great Lakes. Service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until March 2003, when it was terminated due to federal law not allowing a subsidy over $200 per passenger for communities located within 210 miles of the nearest large or medium hub airport (Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, a medium
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Tupelo Regional Airport


and aircraft storage. Back in the '70s, Tupelo was served by Southern Airways with direct flights to Columbus, Memphis, and Tuscaloosa using Martin 404 piston airliners. In the '80s, Scheduled Skyways began service to Memphis and Meridian using Nord 262s and Swearingen Metroliners. When Memphis began growing as a Northwest hub, Northwest Airlink began Saab 340 turboprop service to Tupelo, with a continuing flight to Muscle Shoals. During the merger between Northwest and Delta, the Muscle Shoals flight was cut, and eventually all Northwest Airlink service
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Fort Smith Regional Airport


/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Following its acquisition of Republic Airlines (1979-1986) in 1986, Northwest Airlines established a hub in Memphis. By 1989, Northwest Airlink operated by Express Airlines I (now Endeavor Air) was flying nonstop service between Memphis and Fort Smith with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 and Saab 340 turboprops on behalf of Northwest via a code sharing agreement. Delta Connection then added a nonstop flight to Atlanta in 2007. With the merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines the service to
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Business Express Airlines


time, Business Express was Boston's largest airline, operating 158 daily departures. Operating as Northwest Airlink, Business Express Airlines initiated service to Aspen/Snowmass from Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport during the 1995-1996 ski season. The airline offered two daily nonstops utilizing 69-passenger Avro RJ-70 jet aircraft. These flights required seasonal repositioning of dedicated equipment, and were scheduled to coordinate with Northwest Airlines flight banks from their Minneapolis/St. Paul hub. In November 1998, Business Express Airlines announced service between Presque Isle, Maine
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McAllen Miller International Airport


codesharing agreement. This service ended in 2012 and Delta no longer stops in McAllen. Prior to the merger of Northwest Airlines with Delta in 2010, Northwest DC-9s flew nonstop to its Memphis hub in 2004, followed by Northwest Airlink nonstops to MEM on codesharing partner Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200s in 2009. In the late 1970s Tejas Airlines flew Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners nonstop to San Antonio. McAllen was served by Austin-based Conquest Airlines from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s; in 1989 it flew Beechcraft 1900Cs nonstop to San Antonio.
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Mesaba Airlines


which were leased from Northwest Airlines) in order to begin replacing older Fokker F27s. In 1995, Mesaba and Northwest reached an agreement to provide service with Saab 340 turboprop aircraft. By 1996, Mesaba's fleet consisted of 55 aircraft, with projections of 114 aircraft by 2016. The company employed 1,540 employees. At one time Mesaba had its headquarters on the grounds of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and in Fort Snelling, unincorporated Hennepin County, Minnesota. The Northwest Airlines hub in Memphis was exclusively served by Airlink partner
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Alexandria International Airport (Louisiana)


services via a codesharing agreement with Delta Air Lines with regional jets, had ceased service on the Alexandria-Memphis route due to poor performance. This route had previously been flown by Northwest Airlink when Northwest Airlines was operating a connecting hub in Memphis. Delta acquired the Memphis hub when its merger with Northwest was completed and has since consolidated many of the former Memphis routes to its larger Atlanta hub. Alexandria continues to be served on a nonstop basis to and from Atlanta by the Delta Connection. Alexandria International Airport covers an area of
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Air Botswana


that other airlines had been invited to submit bids to create and illusion of fair and equitable processes. The "Sunday Standard" also revealed that the blueprint for the privatisation of the airline was written by Airlink CEO Roger Foster, and was used by Botswana in its negotiations with the airline, in contravention of the "Botswana Privatisation Policy of 2003". As part of the proposed deal with Airlink, it announced that Air Botswana would be wound up, and a new airline to be known as "Botswana Airlink" would be
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South African Airways


South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa. Its headquarters are in Airways Park on the grounds of O. R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. In partnership with SA Express, SA Airlink and its low-cost carrier, Mango, the airline flies to 56 destinations in South Africa, continental Africa and around the world from its Johannesburg hub, using a fleet of 44 aircraft. Vuyani Jarana has been CEO since November 2017. The airline has also been subject to scrutiny
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Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)


, TN; New Orleans, LA and Shreveport, LA as well as one stop, direct service to Houston, TX. L'Express Airlines, another Louisiana-based air carrier, operated Beechcraft turboprop aircraft with nonstop flights to its hub in New Orleans, LA. Northwest Airlink, which was operated by Express Airlines I on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flew Saab 340 and British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 turboprops to Memphis. Currently, all American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express passenger flights to and from Monroe are operated either with
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International AirLink


International AirLink is an Air Charter airline based in Jamaica. The airline is located at the Sir Donald Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Montego Bay. The airline offers charter and scheduled services within Jamaica. International AirLink has domestic services from its base at Sangster International in Montego Bay to Negril Aerodrome The company offers chartered flights from Montego Bay to Ian Fleming International Airport in Ocho Rios and Ken Jones Aerodrome in Port Antonio. It previously provided scheduled services between Sangster International and Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston. The International AirLink fleet consisted
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Airlink Cargo


South Africa. The idea of an all-cargo airline service was proposed in early 2010 by the Airlink board and implemented in late 2011. Growing passenger demand at Airlink had resulted in insufficient space for cargo on board the airline's BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft. Passenger growth predictions forced the airline to convert two such aircraft for cargo operations only to satisfy demand for a quick and efficient regional air freight operation. A decision was also taken to convert all 16 of the airline's J41 aircraft for cargo operations after their retirement from passenger
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Golden Triangle Regional Airport


to ATL. Mesaba Aviation, d.b.a. Northwest Airlink, also operated flights to Memphis from GTR, but they ceased these operations in 2003 citing a desire to not compete with the new regional jet service being started by ASA as they replaced the Embraer fleet. With the acquisition of Northwest Airlines by Delta Air Lines in 2008 Delta took over scheduling the Northwest flights in the Memphis hub. On January 27, 2009 Delta announced the resumption of service between GTR and Memphis on Mesaba Airlines, now operating as a Delta Connection carrier.
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Legazpi Airport


in the late 1960s and by the 1970s Philippine Airlines (PAL) introduced regular service to/from Manila using British Aircraft Corporation's BAC 1-11s. In the late 1980s PAL introduced Boeing 737-300s. YS-11s provided airlink to Mactan, Cebu, Masbate, and Virac. When PAL phased out the YS-11s and the short-lived Shorts SD-360 'Sunriser,' Fokker 50s replaced them. Before the debilitating labor strike in 1998 which caused PAL to temporarily cease operation, Legazpi Airport served as the airline's hub in
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Airlink


to be the cause of the safety issues. On 3 May 2017, Airlink became the first airline in history to make a commercial charter flight to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, landing an Avro RJ85 at Saint Helena Airport to pick up passengers stranded there when the island's only link with the outside world, the British Royal Mail Ship RMS "St Helena", suffered propeller damage. No other commercial airliner landed at Saint Helena until 14 October 2017, when Airlink began history's first scheduled commercial airline service to
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Waterloo Regional Airport


Beechcraft 99, Beechcraft 1900C, British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31, Convair 580, Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, Saab 340 and Swearingen Metroliner. In 2007, Northwest Airlink was the only airline serving Waterloo with nonstop flights to the Northwest Airlines hub in Minneapolis/St. Paul operated with Canadair CRJ200 regional jets and Saab 340 turboprops. Under its founding manager, Walter Betsworth, Waterloo Municipal Airport expanded from a WWII training airstrip to a flourishing regional airport. After Betsworth's death in 1979 the airport was named The Livingston
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Northwest Airlink


name for Delta Air Lines as part of the Delta/Northwest merger. Since the Delta merger Compass is now owned by Trans States Holdings and Mesaba and Pinnacle Airlines Corp merged along with Colgan and became Endeavor Air. Northwest Airlink service was operated using 34-seat Saab 340B turboprops and 50-seat CRJ200 aircraft in a single class of service. Mesaba Airlines and Compass Airlines also operated Bombardier CRJ-900s and Embraer E-175s, respectively. Both aircraft were operated in a 76-seat, two-class configuration. Northwest Airlink previously operated Avro RJ85 jet aircraft in a
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VI Airlink


VI Airlink (or Virgin Islands Airlink) is an airline from the British Virgin Islands, with its license issued under the U.K. Overseas Territory Air Requirements it is the only Airline with airplanes registered in the B.V.I. It operates mostly chartered short-haul flights throughout the Caribbean from its base at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island, using a fleet of three aircraft (a Beechcraft 1900 (VP-LVI) Beechcraft King Air (VP-LNB) and a Cessna 402 (VP-LAD)). Scheduled services to
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Endeavor Air


31s and two Saab 340 aircraft. By its first anniversary, Republic Express, as the service was known, was operating 20 Jetstream 31s and seven Saab 340s in 32 markets. Following regulatory and shareholder approvals, Northwest Airlines acquired Republic Airlines on October 1, 1986. Subsequently, the Republic Express brand merged with the Northwest Airlink brand. Over the next decade, Express I provided airline services as Northwest Airlink to 56 cities in the Southeast and upper Mid-West. In 1997, Northwest Airlines bought Express I from Phoenix Airline
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Roswell International Air Center


service with major airlines to provide nonstop regional jet flights to a major hub. American Eagle, the feeder carrier for American Airlines responded and began service on Sep. 5, 2007 with two daily flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth on 50-seat Embraer 145s. The service did so well that a third flight was added only seven months later. Mesa Airlines then ended all of their Roswell service on the last day of 2007 which left no flights to Albuquerque. At the request of Roswell city officials, American Eagle began a westbound flight
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Delta Connection


Airlines meant that Northwest's regional brand, Northwest Airlink, would be merged into Delta Connection. The new Delta Connection would include the regional airlines from both the original Delta and Northwest. On November 8, 2008, Delta and Mesaba Airlines, a former fully owned regional subsidiary of Northwest Airlines that operated as Northwest Airlink, announced that the seven CRJ-900 aircraft previously operated by Freedom as well as eight new-order aircraft would be operated for Delta Connection beginning February 12, 2009. Citing cost reductions, Delta Air Lines sold former
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Simmons Airlines


operating as a Republic Express-branded carrier on April 28, 1985, (later Northwest Airlink) serving markets from Detroit, and as an American Eagle-branded carrier on October 1, 1985, serving markets from Chicago. Simmons was acquired by AMR Corp. on August 8, 1988, and ended Northwest Airlink flights soon after. On May 28, 1993, it acquired certain assets of the holdings of Metro Airlines. Metro and its holdings Metro Airlines Leasing (d/b/a Metroflight), operated American Eagle flights
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Arnold Palmer Regional Airport


in 2009 and 6,978 in 2010. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. The airport was served by Northwest Airlink, as a reliever for Pittsburgh International Airport on the other side of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The airport had regional service by US Airways to Pittsburgh International Airport, until the company's bankruptcy. Northwest/Delta ended its service to Detroit on July 31, 2009. In February 2011 Spirit Airlines launched seasonal service
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Endeavor Air


Services. On April 1, 1997, Express I became a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines. In order to consolidate the many Airlink systems operated at that time, Express I ceased flying from Minneapolis-St. Paul, and instead concentrated on the Memphis hub. In August 1997, Express I moved its corporate headquarters to Memphis, allowing all the various departments to function from its main base of operations. On May 7, 1999, Express I became the launch operator of the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) at
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Swazi Airways


. However, in September the airline said that it would begin operations in November using regional, 50-seater aircraft. Short-haul flights to South Africa and Zimbabwe were to be operated initially. Swazi Airways was a subsidiary of the Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation, which is fully owned by the Swaziland Government. The acting CEO of the airline was Guillermo Barrios, a Venezuelan-Canadian. Swazi Airways planned to operate flights from its Manzini hub to Durban, Cape Town, and Harare. Swazi Airways obtained a single Boeing 737-
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Swazi Airways


, had collapsed in 1999. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport appointed Nokuthula Mthembu as chairman of the corporation. The airline was revived to transform King Mswati III International Airport into a regional airline hub, which had opened in March 2014 but suffered from under-utilisation. In early 2014, the Swaziland Government signed bilateral agreements with ten countries, nine in Africa and one in the Middle East, in order to secure air traffic rights between the nations. Swazi Airways took delivery of a Boeing 737-300 in February 2016
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South African Airways


Airways. South African Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: South African Airways interlines with the following airlines: As of June 2019, the South African Airways fleet consists of an all-Airbus fleet of the following aircraft: South African Airways previously operated the following aircraft: "Voyager" is the frequent-flyer program of South African Airways. Apart from South African Airlink, South African Express Airways and Eswatini Airlink, which have an alliance with SAA, the program also partners 32 other airlines, along with many more
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Northwest Alabama Regional Airport


days. This airline never commenced service to Muscle Shoals. Eastern Airlines stopped at Muscle Shoals from 1947 to 1964. Southern Airways Douglas DC-9s flew nonstop to Atlanta and via Huntsville, and Southern Martin 4-0-4s flew to Memphis. Southern merged with North Central to form Republic, which continued at Muscle Shoals with DC-9-50s to Atlanta and with Convair 580s and Metroliners to Memphis. Republic was acquired by Northwest Airlines which ended jet flights to Atlanta but started Northwest Airlink service to Memphis with Jetstream 31s. Northwest Airlink
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Air Botswana


, and Interair South Africa. In November 2006, the Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency announced that Airlink has been put forward by the Ministry of Works and Transport as the preferred bidder for Air Botswana. It was revealed by the press that Nico Czypionka, the man responsible for leading negotiations between the government and Airlink, had convinced the government as early as April 2006 to go into partnership with the South African airline. It was alleged that the deal with Airlink was a foregone conclusion from the beginning of the process, and
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Lothian Buses


Fort Kinnaird via Gracemount, Fairmilehead, Oxgangs and Colinton. It replaced and upgraded the old service 18. Airlink 100 was originally branded as "Airline", and has used many different liveries and logos, though all have been primarily blue. Airlink buses are always new when they start on the service, and are cascaded to other services after a few years. Over the years, the service has used the Leyland Olympian, Scania OmniDekka, and the Wright Eclipse Gemini 2. Today, the Airlink service uses a light blue
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VI Airlink


Anegada are offered four times a week, from Beef Island/ Tortola connections from St. Thomas. Schedule service to Antigua twice a week Friday and Saturday. In 2009, the airline applied with the Federal Aviation Administration for the allowance to launch flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is still awaiting final approval. VI Airlink is engaged in the medical emergency transport of the British Virgin Islands, with its airplanes being convertible accordingly. In 2012 the airline was approved by the United States Federal Aviation Administration to fly directly to the United
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Northwest Airlink Flight 5719


Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 was a flight from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport to International Falls Airport in International Falls, Minnesota with a scheduled intermediate stop at Chisholm-Hibbing Airport in Hibbing, Minnesota. On December 1, 1993, the Jetstream 31, operated by Express Airlines II as Northwest Airlink, collided with a group of trees in a forest during final approach to Hibbing, and crashed into two ridges just east of the airport, killing all sixteen passengers and the two pilots onboard. There were 16 passengers on board the
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Airlink (Papua New Guinea)


Rabaul volcanic eruptions, including the loss of four aircraft. Airlink suffered two fatal crashes in 1999, when an Islander crashed near Hoskins in West New Britain Province, killing all aboard, and a couple of months later when an Embraer EMB-110-P1 Bandeirante flew into terrain on the Eastern approach to Goroka (again, pilot error). Airlink ceased operations on 27 July 2007 as a result of "business difficulties". It had 200 employees. The airline's operating licence had only been re-issued a few days earlier, after
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Northeast Express Regional Airlines


Northeast Express Regional Airlines was a regional airline based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The airline was originally known as Valley Airlines started by Maine businessman Roland Martin it capitalized on the US government essential air service by flying intrastate Maine to small communities that otherwise would not have access to airline services. Then the airline was bought by Allen Caruso of Bar Harbor Airlines fame. They rebranded and became Northeast Express Regional Airlines and became a Northwest Airlines codeshare affiliate dba Northwest Airlink. The airline declared bankruptcy and was liquidated, along with its sister
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Swazi Express Airways


Swazi Express Airways was an airline based in Swaziland and owned by Steffen Air Charter Services. The airline was on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union. The airline was established in 1995. It was then called Steffen Air, and later changed to Swazi Express Airways. The airline started operations in 1995 with a Cessna 210 (5 seater aircraft) with flights covering the following destinations: Matsapha (Swaziland), Maputo (Mozambique), and Vilanculos (Mozambique). In 1998 the Cessna 210 was upgraded to
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Northwest Airlines


air cargo than any other American passenger airline. Regional flights for Northwest were operated under the name Northwest Airlink by Mesaba Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines, and Compass Airlines. Northwest Airlines was a minority owner of Midwest Airlines, holding a 40% stake in the company. Northwest Airlines' tagline was "Now you're flying smart." Its frequent-flyer program was called WorldPerks. Northwest Airlines was founded on September 1, 1926, by Colonel Lewis Brittin, under the name Northwest Airways, a reference to the historical name for
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Chicago Rockford International Airport


in 2013. Airlines included United Express, Hooters Air, Frontier Airlines (the current version and the original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986)), Britt Airways, Skyway Airlines and successor Midwest Connect, Midway Connection, TransMeridian Airlines, American Eagle, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Ozark Air Lines, McClain Airlines, Direct Air and Northwest Airlink (code sharing service operated by Express Airlines I, Mesaba Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines). Ozark Douglas DC-9-10s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s flew nonstop to Chicago O'Hare
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Mesaba Airlines


Mesaba Aviation, Inc. (operating as Mesaba Airlines) was an American regional airline based in Eagan, Minnesota From 2010 to 2012 the airline was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation. Its flights operated as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines and US Airways Express for US Airways. Previously, the airline operated as Northwest Airlink and Northwest Jetlink on behalf of Northwest Airlines which subsequently merged with Delta. Mesaba Airlines effectively ceased operations on January 4, 2012, when all aircraft and personnel were transitioned to the Pinnacle Airlines operating certificate
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QantasLink


QantasLink is a regional brand of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is a major competitor to Regional Express Airlines and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines. As of September 2010 QantasLink provides 1,900 flights each week to 54 domestic locations. Prior to 2002, Qantas' various subsidiaries operated under their own names. In 2002 a common brand was created, encompassing AirLink (a franchise, operated by National Jet Systems (now part of Cobham Aviation Services Australia)), Sunstate Airlines, Eastern Australia Airlines
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Montréal–Mirabel International Airport


Indonesia, Iberia Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Olympic Airways, Sabena, Scandinavian Airlines System, Swissair and TAP Portugal. These airlines had their national country flags posted in front of the terminal on the inauguration of Mirabel. Other airlines that served Mirabel at some point included Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air India, Air Liberté, Business Express Airlines (operating as Northwest Airlink), Corsairfly, Cubana de Aviación, Finnair, Jaro International, JAT Yugoslav Airlines, LAN Chile, LOT Polish Airlines, People Express Airlines, Presidential Airways
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Simmons Airlines


from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and had recently acquired Chaparral Airlines just prior the asset acquisition by AMR Simmons. In 1998 the remaining certificated regional airline carriers Wings West Airlines and Flagship Airlines, which were both wholly owned by the AMR Corporation and operating under the American Eagle banner and brand, were merged under the surviving Simmons Airlines IATA designator 'MQ', thus forming a certificated airline named American Eagle Airlines (rather than just an Airlink, Connect, Connection, Eagle, or Express airline codeshare brand). AMR Corp.
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FlyNordic


acquired 85% of the shares and the remaining 15% in May 2004, when a new subsidiary company, Nordic Airlink Holding, was established. In October 2004 the airline was rebranded as FlyNordic. Finnair placed FlyNordic into bankruptcy in 2005, although operations of the reorganised company, Nordic Airlink Holding, doing business as FlyNordic, continued as usual. It has 240 employees (at March 2007). On 24 April 2007 Norwegian Air Shuttle announced that they had bought 100% of the FlyNordic shares from Finnair. This makes Norwegian
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Quad City International Airport


, Air Midwest, AirTran Airways, America West Airlines, American Airlines, Allegiant Air, Chicago Air, Midway Connection, Northwest Airlines, Ozark Air Lines, Pan American World Airways, Skyway Airlines, Trans World Airlines and United Airlines have flown to Quad Cities. At one time Mississippi Valley Airlines had its headquarters at the airport. In the early and mid-1990s turboprop equipment was common; Northwest Airlink and other airlines had Saab 340Bs. Carriers have replaced their turboprops with newer regional jets. Allegiant Air MD 80s fly to Orlando,
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Royal Swazi National Airways


Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation was the national airline of the Kingdom of Swaziland. Headquartered in Mbabane with its operational base at Matsapha Airport near Manzini, the airline was founded in 1978. In March 1978, the government of Swaziland announced that it was setting up a national airline to be known as Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation, and informed privately owned airline Swazi Air that it would be required to close down operations by 1 August 1978. In mid-1978 it was announced that Royal Swazi had purchased a 63-seat Fokker F.28 Mk.3000 from Fokker
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Airline hub


airline. However, as an airline expands operations at its primary hub to the point that it experiences capacity limitations, it may elect to open secondary hubs. Examples of such hubs are Turkish Airlines' Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen hub, British Airways' hub at London-Gatwick, Air India's hub at Mumbai and Lufthansa's hub at Munich. By operating multiple hubs, airlines can expand their geographic reach. They can also better serve spoke–spoke markets, providing more itineraries with connections at different hubs. A given hub
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Montgomery Regional Airport


and E140 to Charlotte and CRJ-200 to Washington, Delta Connection - CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900. Top 10 Final Destinations (2013) Past airlines since 1943 have included Eastern Air Lines, Eastern Metro Express, Waterman Airlines, Southern Airways, Republic Airlines, Piedmont Aviation, Sun Airlines, Southeast Commuter Airlines, South Central Air Transport (SCAT), Air Illinois, Trans Air Express, Ocean Airways, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Northwest Airlink, US Airways Express, and Via Airlines. 50-90 passenger regional jets are
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Appleton International Airport


utilized by airlines and cheaper airfare have also contributed towards the large growth. In 2018 the airport handled just over 692,000 passengers the largest in its history. Through the years, the airport has been served by North Central Airlines, Air Wisconsin (headquarters), Midwest Express (original headquarters), Republic Airlines (1979–1986), Northwest Airlines, Britt Airways, United Express, Skyway Airlines, Northwest Airlink, Comair, Delta Connection, Chicago Express Airlines, Frontier Express, Allegiant Air, Delta Air Lines, and American Eagle.
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Pierre Regional Airport


. Republic pulled out of Pierre in 1981, and mainline air service ended when Western left in 1984. In 1981 Northern Airlines turboprops flew to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and other cities. In 1984 Mesaba Airlines turboprops flew Minneapolis/Saint Paul - Sioux Falls - Pierre - Rapid City. In fall 1994 three commuter airlines served the airport: Great Lakes Airlines (United Express), Mesaba Airlines (Northwest Airlink) and AirVantage Airlines, an independent carrier. Great Lakes Beechcraft 1900s flew nonstop to
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Saint Helena


, prior to conducting a series of flights to calibrate the airport's radio navigation equipment. The airport's opening was scheduled for May 2016, but it was announced in June 2016 that it had been delayed indefinitely due to high winds and wind shear. In 2017, South African airline Airlink became the preferred bidder to provide weekly air service between the island and Johannesburg. The first commercial flight ever to land at Saint Helena was a charter flight carried out by Airlink of South Africa on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from Cape
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MAIR Holdings


2002, MAIR also acquired Big Sky Transportation, Co., operator of Big Sky Airlines. Mesaba Airlines, 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. As part of the reorganization of both carriers, Northwest acquired Mesaba on April 24, 2007. This left Big Sky as MAIR's only remaining airline. Following a series of expansion attempts, Big Sky announced plans to cease operations in December 2007.
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Business Express Airlines


of Portland International Jetport. The airline ultimately did not move its headquarters and maintenance facility. Business Express expanded its existing route structure into Canada in 1989 through the acquisition of Mall Airways, a commuter airline based in Albany, New York, with routes to Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. In the mid-1990s, the airline negotiated an unconventional second code share agreement with Northwest Airlines, becoming the Northwest Airlink regional affiliate in New England and Eastern Canada. In September 1997, the branding scheme expanded to include a third partner, American
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Joplin Regional Airport


Joplin had flights to St. Louis, Missouri by RegionsAir ("AmericanConnection") and to Memphis, Tennessee by Mesaba Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines ("Northwest Airlink"). Air Midwest commenced service to Kansas City International Airport on August 1, 2006 (operating as US Airways Express) The airline also started flying to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on October 5, 2006 (operating as Mesa Airlines). In 2007 Great Lakes Airlines began EAS-subsidised service to Kansas City International Airport after the end of commercial service by
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Swazi Airways


Swazi Airways was an upcoming Swazi airline based at King Mswati III International Airport in Manzini. It is the successor to Royal Swazi National Airways and is fully owned by the Swaziland Government. The airline had stated in September 2016 that it would commence flights in November, flying from Manzini to destinations in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was closed down in July 2017. In 2013, the Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation was revived in order to create a new national airline. The former flag carrier of Swaziland, Royal Swazi National Airways
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Airlink International Aviation School


The Airlink International Aviation School is a college for aviation professionals located in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1982 by Captain Geronimo Amurao, a Philippine Airlines pilot, the college has around 2,500 students. The main campus features 28 aircraft, both single and twin-engined, and a hangar next to a classroom building. There is also a remote resort where students can rest and recreate during multi-day training sessions. The curriculum covers Bachelor of Science degrees both in Aviation and Office Administration. The Aviation degree
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Airlink (helicopter shuttle service)


1986—by which time the continued existence of the link had become "a highly controversial issue" debated by Members of Parliament, airlines, airport operators, local authorities and many other interest groups. No similar service has operated between the airports since Airlink's cessation. Heathrow Airport is 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) west of central London, and Gatwick Airport is south of the city. Transport connections between London and the respective airports are good, but the difficulty of travelling directly between Heathrow and Gatwick was noted as soon
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Airlink (Papua New Guinea)


a period of suspension following two serious accidents in May. One plane had crashed in West New Britain while a second had crashed on landing in Goroka. The loss of the airline was described as "sad and disappointing" by outgoing Madang Governor Sir Peter Barter, who said that the closure would affect the transport of people and cargo, including vital medical supplies. Airlink operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Bialla, Buka, Cape Orford, Gasmata, Gonalia, Goroka, Hoskins, Jacquinot Bay
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Kroukam v SA Airlink


In Kroukam v SA Airlink (Pty) Ltd, an important case in South African labour law, the Appellant was employed as a senior pilot. He was dismissed after being found guilty of insubordination and constituting a disruptive influence in the operations of the company. At the time of his dismissal he was also the chairperson of the Airlines Pilots Association (a trade union). He contended that his dismissal was in fact automatically unfair in terms of section 187(1)(d) of the Labour Relations Act, because he had been dismissed for union
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Mesaba Airlines


Express Airlines I, which later operated as Pinnacle Airlines and now Endeavor Air, until 1997, when Mesaba initiated its first jet aircraft service using the Avro RJ85, the first jetliner type to be flown by either Airlink airline. The Avro RJ85 jetliner, which was a later model version of the British Aerospace BAe 146-200 featuring an improved cabin and more efficient engines, were operated as Northwest Jetlink flights with the aircraft being configured with 16 first class seats and 53 coach seats. This marked the first time a regional airline
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Airline hub


Airline hubs or hub airports are used by one or more airlines to concentrate passenger traffic and flight operations at a given airport. They serve as transfer (or stop-over) points to get passengers to their final destination. It is part of the hub-and-spoke system. An airline operates flights from several non-hub (spoke) cities to the hub airport, and passengers traveling between spoke cities need to connect through the hub. This paradigm creates economies of scale that allow an airline to serve (via
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Transport hub


airports function as intra-modular hubs for the airlines, or airline hubs. This is a common strategy among network airlines who fly only from limited number of airports and usually will make their customers change planes at one of their hubs if they want to get between two cities the airline doesn't fly directly between. Airlines have extended the hub-and-spoke model in various ways. One method is to create additional hubs on a regional basis, and to create major routes between the hubs. This reduces the need to
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McAllen Miller International Airport


Connection partner ExpressJet Airlines, at the end of 2007; however, Allegiant Air currently flies a seasonal nonstop McAllen to LAX with several flights a week. In December 2007 it was announced that Delta Connection would pull out of McAllen on January 6, 2008, ending its two flights a day from MFE to Atlanta, operated by Delta Connection partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines (now ExpressJet). In March 2009 Delta, through its wholly owned subsidiary Northwest Airlines, began flying MFE to Memphis on Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines. Northwest Airlines
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Compass Airlines (North America)


Compass Airlines, LLC, is a regional airline headquartered in Delta Air Lines Building C at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport in Fort Snelling, Hennepin County, Minnesota; prior to December 16, 2009, it was headquartered in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, east of the Chantilly CDP. The airline launched inaugural service with a single Bombardier CRJ200LR aircraft under the Northwest Airlink (now Delta Connection) brand between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Washington, D.C. on May 2, 2007. On August 21, 2007, it
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Northwest Airlines


redemption, and adding several partner airlines for mileage accumulation and award redemption. The original name of the WorldPerks program was the Northwest Orient Airlines Free Flight Plan, which began in 1981. The original program used paper coupons and gave credit for flight segments. Upon renaming the program to "WorldPerks", a mileage-based system was used. In addition to its Northwest Airlink and SkyTeam alliance partnerships, Northwest offered frequent flyer partnerships with the following airlines: Northwest also offered frequent flyer partnerships with the following car rental agencies: "
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Air Transport World


the Year is Lufthansa; the 2019 Value Airline of the Year is Spirit Airlines; the 2019 Eco-Airline of the Year is Air New Zealand. William B. Franke is the ATW 2019 Excellence in Leadership recipient. Other 2019 ATW Award winners are Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (Airport of the Year), the Airbus A220 (Aviation Technology Achievement), Airlink (Joseph S. Murphy Award), and Air New Zealand (Passenger Experience). Recent past Airline of Year winners include All Nippon Airways (2018), American
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Sunstate Airlines


the Twin Otters and three Short 360s were withdrawn after Qantas sold the portfolio of islands in the Great Barrier Reef it had inherited from Australian Airlines (Brampton Island, Dunk Island, Great Keppel Island and Lizard Island); and a DHC-8-200 was added. In 2001, both Sunstate and Southern Australia (as well as Eastern Australia Airlines, Impulse Airlines and National Jet Systems' Airlink operation) were rebranded as QantasLink, though each entity retained a certain amount of independence. The Southern Australia name subsequently disappeared when it was
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Colgan Air


operate in the livery of Northwest Airlink. It was a strategic move by Pinnacle to get access to Colgan’s partners, Continental Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. Colgan Air began providing service out of Newark Liberty International Airport (as Continental Connection) starting in early 2008. Colgan's headquarters moved from Manassas, VA to Pinnacle's headquarters in Memphis, TN in December 2009. In July 2010, Pinnacle Airlines Corporation announced that the Colgan Air name would be phased out and all Pinnacle Airlines Corporation propeller flights would be operated
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Sioux Gateway Airport


the best of it. I think we have the opportunity to turn it into a positive," and noting "I've got buddies that I went to college with in different cities that can't even remember their own birthdays, but they all know the Sioux City designator — SUX." The airport now sells merchandise with the words "Fly SUX". For several years the only airline service was from Northwest Airlines, commuter service on Northwest Airlink to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. In October 2007, Frontier Airlines
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Aircraft livery


discount, or flag carrier, airline; North American airlines have developed a system of affiliate air carriers. These feeder airlines operate regional jets and other types of smaller utility air-taxi type aircraft, typically painted in ways that mimic (whether through distinctive fonts, colour combinations, or cheatline arrangements) the respective liveries of the operators with which they are affiliated. They may carry sub-branding such as "Airlink", "Connection", "Eagle", or "Express" juxtaposed with the more widely recognised carrier
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Cobham Aviation Services Australia


Cobham Aviation Services Australia (formerly "National Jet Systems"), is a scheduled and charter airline and aviation services provider with its headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia. National Jet Systems (NJS) was established in 1989 and started operations on 1 July 1990. It soon commenced scheduled operations on behalf of Australian Airlines, mainly to tourist destinations in northern Australia, operating a fleet of BAe 146 aircraft under the Airlink brand. At one point during the 1990s the Airline operated Boeing 737-300 aircraft. After Australian Airlines merged
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Midway Airlines (1976–1991)


service for Allegheny Airlines and successor USAir and then began operating Northwest Airlink service on behalf of Northwest Airlines. The initial move consisted of the Fischer Brothers management team (including Vice President of Operations Armando Cardenas, Chief Pilot Mark Zweidinger, Vice President of Customer Service Mark Fisher, Director of Maintenance Craig Anderson and Personnel Manager Cynthia Baldwin) and was led by Midway Airlines executive Richard Pfennig. Offers of employment were extended to the pilots and maintenance team that wanted to relocate. Gordon Jones, Vice President of Maintenance and Jerry Turpstra,
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Dubuque Regional Airport


1955 successor Braniff was replaced by Ozark, which pulled out its DC9s and FH227s in 1981. Northwest Airlines announced on February 7, 2008 that its regional partner Mesaba Airlines (Northwest Airlink) would return to Dubuque with twice daily Saab 340s to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. These flights began on June 20, 2008. On July 2, 2009 the merged Delta/Northwest Airlines announced it would end service to Dubuque, leaving DBQ with one airline. Dubuque Regional Airport covers 1,240 acres (502 ha) at an elevation
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Kempton Park, Gauteng


Park. The international airport plays a dominant role in the local economy. Several airline and other aviation related companies are headquartered in Kempton Park. South African Airways, the flag carrier of South Africa, and subsidiary South African Express Airways have their head offices in Kempton Park. Airlink, a regional South African airline, has its headquarters on the grounds of OR Tambo Airport. Mango, a low cost airline, is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo. The headquarters of Comair and Kulula.com are at an intersection within Ekurhuleni in
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British Airways Helicopters


1974 the airline was renamed British Airways Helicopters. In 1981, the airline bought six Boeing Vertol BV-234 Chinooks for use on the offshore oil support flights. The company was involved in setting up the Airlink high-frequency helicopter shuttle service between Gatwick and Heathrow airports in 1978. It was responsible for engineering and maintenance of the BAA-owned helicopter and for providing the flight crew. Cabin crew were from British Caledonian as was passenger handling at Gatwick. Heathrow handling was by British Airways. In 1986, the airline was sold by
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South African Airways


dropped by the airline. In 1997 SAA changed its name, image and aircraft livery and introduced online ticketing services. In 2006, SAA was split from Transnet, its parent company, to operate as an independent airline. It remains one of the largest of South Africa's state owned enterprises. SAA owns Mango, a low-cost domestic airline, and has established links with Airlink and South African Express. It is a member of the Star Alliance. South African Airways was formed on 1 February 1934 following the acquisition of
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin


delivered mail to Oshkosh and the Fox Cities. In 1972, the airport was renamed after race pilot Steve Wittman, who was the airport manager for 38 years. Wittman Field had commercial service on a number of airlines until 2003. Wittman was served at various times by Wisconsin Central Airlines, North Central, Republic, Air Wisconsin, American Central, Midstate Airlines, Northwest Airlink, United Express, Midway Connection, Skyway, and Great Lakes. Service on the final carrier, Great Lakes, was terminated in 2003 following the FAA
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Pierre Regional Airport


Transportation selected Big Sky Airlines to provide service beginning July 1, 2006, but that order was suspended when Great Lakes decided to continue service without the EAS subsidy. In 2007 Mesaba Airlines (Northwest Airlink) Saab 340s flew direct to Minneapolis/Saint Paul via Watertown, and Great Lakes flew Beechcraft 1900s nonstop to Denver as an independent airline. After the merger of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines in 2010, Delta Connection Saab 340s flew Minneapolis to Pierre. When Delta quit using the Saab 340 in December 2011, and announced
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Mesaba Airlines


-Saint Paul International Airport. In 1986, after the merger of Republic Airlines and Northwest Orient Airlines, Mesaba transitioned their codeshare partnership, and began operations as a Northwest Airlink carrier on behalf of Northwest Airlines. Mesaba began feeder service from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to small airports across the east and midwest utilizing Fokker F27 and Fairchild Metro turboprop aircraft in 1988. Maintenance bases were established both in Detroit and Wausau, Wisconsin. In 1991, Mesaba began adding the first of 25 de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprop aircraft (
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Columbia Regional Airport


(Trans States Airlines) Jetstream 41s flew to St. Louis. After Trans World merged with American, American Connection (Trans States Airlines) Jetstream 41s flew to St. Louis until 2006. US Airways Express (Air Midwest) Beechcraft 1900s replaced American Connection, flying to Kansas City and St. Louis. Service to St. Louis was later dropped in favor of additional frequencies to Kansas City. In 2008 Northwest Airlink (Mesaba Airlines) replaced US Airways Express, flying Saab 340s to Memphis. Later that year Northwest Airlines merged with Delta Air
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Airline hub


passengers. However, with the term's expanded usage, a focus city may also function as a small-scale or total hub. Allegiant Air, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines are examples of US-based airlines that consider some of their focus cities run like a hub. The hub-and-spoke system allows an airline to serve fewer routes, so fewer aircraft are needed. The system also increases passenger loads; a flight from a hub to a spoke carries not just passengers originating at the hub, but also passengers
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Watertown Regional Airport


as United Express. The change came as a result of California Pacific Airlines suspending all operations and ending flights to Pierre and Watertown on January 17, 2019. Airline flights at Watertown started about 1938; Braniff pulled out in 1959. North Central arrived in 1957 and successor Republic pulled out in 1985. The first jet flights were North Central DC9s in 1968. Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, and later, Delta Connection, served Watertown for years, with daily Saab 340s to Minneapolis/St. Paul. When Delta
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J-Air


engineers to become pilots. In April 1991, a new division of JFA was created to operate scheduled services to succeed the troubled "Nishi Seto Airlink" services, a commuter airline serving cities in western Japan. Since the introduction of the 19-seats Jetstream 31s (JS31) in September 1991, the aircraft progressively replaced the Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante inherited from "Nishi Seto". In August 1996, JAL Flight Academy was restructured, J-Air was separated and established as a wholly owned regional subsidiary airline of Japan Airlines on August
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South African Airways


of its employees match closely those of the country as a whole. This is in line with the employment equity definition which includes white females." South African Airways flies to 38 destinations in 26 countries in Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The airline has a strong presence in Southern Africa. Within South Africa, SAA operates to five cities, however the airline has an extensive domestic and regional network through its affiliate partners such as its LCC Mango Airlines, Airlink, and South African Express
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Northwest Airlines


Audio-Video-On-Demand (AVOD), universal power-ports, a moveable reading light, a folding work table, and a swivel cocktail table. Domestic First Class was offered on domestic flights. It was available on Airbus A319, A320, Boeing 757–200 (Domestic), 757-300 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft as well as on board CRJ-900 Northwest Airlink flights operated by Mesaba Airlines and EMB-175 flights operated by Compass Airlines. Seats ranged from 19.5 to 21.5 inches wide, and had between 34 and 37
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O. R. Tambo International Airport


Terminal that is under construction will be named Terminal A3 and it will be used for both international and domestic passengers. The airline Mango has its head office on the mezzanine level of the Domestic Departure Terminal. The two terminals, Terminal A and Terminal B, have been restructured. Several airlines now use Terminal B for all check-ins (top floor, adjacent to the arrivals atrium), for both national and international flights. The airlines that moved check-in to Terminal B include SAA, SA Airlink, SA Express
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Air Botswana


formed, with the government holding a controlling 50.1% share and the South African airline holding the remaining 49.9%. The new airline would have disposed of the 46-seat ATR 42s, and would instead operate 29-seat BAe Jetstream 41s, which are more suited to low traffic domestic routes. The deal would also have seen the retrenchment of all 300 employees of Air Botswana, with approximately 180 being rehired by the new airline. The Government ceased negotiations with Airlink in October 2007, when the Cabinet reached a decision that the deal was no
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Oneworld


types that fly on international routes. The alliance also unveiled a special version of its logo, featuring the text "10 years" printed behind the word Oneworld as a watermark on its round blue orb. Founding member. Independently operated franchise carriers using the British Airways name, livery and flight code. Only on routes operated by Nordic Regional Airlines on behalf of Finnair. Qantaslink uses the services of Airlink, Eastern Australia Airlines and Sunstate Airlines. Left alliance in 2007 due to a business restructure. Founding member; acquired by Air
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Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701


On October 14, 2004, Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 (ICAO: FLG3701, IATA: 9E3701, or Flagship 3701) crashed while flying from Little Rock, Arkansas to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota. No passengers were aboard. Both pilots were killed. Federal investigators determined the crash was due to the pilots' unprofessional behavior and disregard for training and procedures. Pinnacle Airlines (operating under the Northwest Airlink banner) Flight 3701 was a repositioning flight of an empty 50-seat Bombardier CRJ-200 (aircraft registration ""). The
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