RegionsAir is the former regional airline of the United States of America with headquarters at the Smyrna ( Tennessee ) Regional Airport [1] . The company operated Lambert St. Louis International Airport, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Nashville International Airport and Raleigh / Durham International Airport as their main hubs.
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| Established | 1996 | |||
| Termination of activity | May 25, 2007 | |||
| Base airports | Regional airport of Smyrna | |||
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| Fleet size | 16 | |||
| Destinations | 31 | |||
| Headquarters | Smyrna , ( Tennessee ),  USA | |||
| Guide | Charles Howell (Charles Howell), ( CEO ) | |||
| Website | www.regionsair.com | |||
RegionsAir operated under code-sharing agreements with American Airlines , providing services for the carriage of passengers under the AmericanConnection brand name ( brand ) from Lambert St. Louis International Airport, and with Continental Airlines , providing services under the Continental Connection brand from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport .
The airline RegionsAir ceased operations on March 8, 2007, the company employees were laid off in April of the same year.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Accidents and accidents
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
The airline was established on December 16, 1996 under the name Corporate Express Airlines [2] and changed its name to Corporate Airlines in 1998. Commercial transportation was carried out in terms of a partnership agreement with Midway Airlines , and since 2001 a code-sharing agreement was signed with Trans World Airlines for flights under the Trans World Express brand from a transit hub to Lambert St. Louis International Airport.
The company once again changed its name to RegionsAir in May 2004 in order to put an end to the constant confusion with almost the same names of other regional carriers. RegionsAir was included in the list of participants in the US Federal program for providing air services between small towns of the country.
On October 7, 2005, Viva International Aviation Holding Group published an open letter with a proposal to acquire RegionsAir , while the amount of the proposed purchase was not publicly disclosed. The transaction did not take place for unknown reasons.
RegionsAir Airlines operated under the AmericanConnection brand, operating flights from Lambert St. Louis International Airport until March 2007. On March 8, the US Federal Aviation Administration revoked the operator’s certificate from RegionsAir due to unsolved problems in the area of training and certification of airline personnel [3] [4] .
Accidents and accidents
- October 19, 2004, flight 5966 Lambert St. Louis ( Missouri ) International Airport - Kirksville Regional Airport ( Missouri ), Handley Page Jetstream registration number N875JX. When landing at night, the plane went below the glide path, caught trees and crashed in front of the airport runway. Of the 15 people on board, 13 people died. The most likely cause of the disaster is considered to be a crew error related to the pilots' inability to conduct visual orientation at night [5] [6] .
Notes
- ↑ “ Employment .” RegionsAir. October 28, 2005.
- ↑ Norwood, Tom. North American Airlines Handbook . - 3rd. - Sandpoint, ID: Airways International, 2002. - ISBN 0-9653993-8-9 . Archived November 28, 2016 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ FAA grounds RegionsAir, stranding W.Va. passengers , USA Today (March 14, 2007).
- ↑ Press Release . AMR Corporation (March 20, 2007). Archived on June 28, 2012.
- ↑ [1] Springfield Journal Register Article
- ↑ [2] Decatur Herald & Review
Links
- RegionsAir (Archive)
- Corporate Airlines (Archive)