Air New Orleans is a former US airline, created as a regional airline for commercial transportation in the states of the southeastern part of the country [1] . The airline operated as an independent carrier between 1981 and 1988 [2] .
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| Established | 1981 | |||
| Termination of activity | 1988 | |||
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| Fleet size | 17 | |||
| Destinations | 24 | |||
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| Guide | James rome (James Ream) CEO | |||
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History
The headquarters of the airline, initially and despite its name, was located in the city of Panama ( Florida ) [1] , and some service units were located in New Orleans [1] . In 1986, Air New Orleans moved its headquarters to Birmingham ( Alabama ), where it was located until the airline closed [1] .
In June 1986, Air New Orleans entered into a partnership agreement with the Continental Airlines main airline, under which it began operating regular flights under the Continental Express brand name ( brand ) from Lewis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans [3] . In January 1988, Air New Orleans declared bankrupt, taking advantage of the provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and June 17, 1988 completely ceased operations [2] .
Fleet
- Beechcraft C-99 - 8 units,
- Piper commuter aircraft - 5 units,
- Short 360 - 4 units.
Accidents and Accidents
- May 26, 1987, Air New Orleans flight 2962 under the Continental Express brand, British Aerospace Jetstream 31 , registration number N331CY. Immediately after taking off from the Lewis Armstrong International Airport, he made an emergency landing on an eight-lane motorway. Two people on the ground were injured, out of 11 passengers on board, no one was seriously injured [4] . The cause of the incident was an airplane pilot error [5] .
Flight Directions
- Louisiana
- New Orleans - Lewis Armstrong International Airport - hub [6]
- Lafayette - Lafayette Regional Airport
- Lake Charles - Lake Charles Regional Airport
- Mississippi
- Biloxi / Gulfport - Biloxi Gulfport International Airport
- Hatisburg / Laurel - Hatisburg-Laurel Regional Airport
- Alabama
- Birmingham - Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Muscle Shoals - Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
- Huntsville / Decatur - Huntsville International Airport
- Mobile / Pascagula - Regional Mobile Airport
- Mongomery - Montgomery Regional Airport
- Florida
- Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood - Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport
- Fort Myers - Southwest Florida International Airport
- Jacksonville - Jacksonville International Airport
- Miami - Miami International Airport
- Orlando - Orlando International Airport
- Panama City - Panama City and Bay County International Airport
- Pensacola - Pensacola Regional Airport
- Sarasota / Bradenton - Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
- Tallahassee - Tallahassee Regional Airport
- Tampa / St Petersburg / Clearwater - Tampa International Airport
- West Palm Beach - West Palm Beach International Airport
- Texas
- Dallas / Fort Worth - Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport
- Houston - Houston Intercontinental International Airport
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 La.-based commuter airline moving to Birmingham, The Baton Rouge Advocate (January 5, 1986), S. 4B.
- ↑ 1 2 Air New Orleans closes down; 95 jobs eventually will go, The Baton Rouge Advocate (June 18, 1988), S. 7B. Error in the footnotes ? : Invalid
<ref>: name “June18” defined several times for different content - ↑ Continental to expand low-fare travel, The Baton Rouge Advocate (June 20, 1986), p. 11D.
- ↑ Kent, Jennifer C .. Plane bounces into traffic at Kenner; 13 hurt, The Baton Rouge Advocate (May 27, 1987), S. 1A.
- ↑ Crash blamed on pilot error, The Baton Rouge Advocate (April 13, 1988), p. 16C.
- ↑ Air New Orleans . AirTimes: A Collector's Guide to Airline Timetables. Archived on April 3, 2012.
Links
- Air New Orleans Timetables on Airtimes.com