Which airlines is went out of business in 2000s?
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Which airlines is went out of business in 2000s?
Hi all,
I thought if you guys still remember which specific airlines went out of business. I think some airlines in USA went out of business in the past. I remember what happened Tower Air, Southeast Airlines, Hooster Air and etc. I don't considerable remember which airlines went out of business in 2000s. Can you guys any suggestion questionable which airlines went out of business. Thanks all!
I thought if you guys still remember which specific airlines went out of business. I think some airlines in USA went out of business in the past. I remember what happened Tower Air, Southeast Airlines, Hooster Air and etc. I don't considerable remember which airlines went out of business in 2000s. Can you guys any suggestion questionable which airlines went out of business. Thanks all!
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The TWA name when away as it was acquired by AA
TransMeridian Airlines
National Airlines (Las Vegas) disappeared
Midway Airlines
Vanguard Airlines out of MCI around 2002
Hooters Air disappeared (more or less, I think it's parent company Pace air still flies)
The short lived Legend Airlines out of Love Field in Texas
Caribean Sun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sun
The original Pan Am completed it's final payment to former workers after a lawsuit was settled with Libya
Access Air http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Air
America West (bought out USair, but kept the USair name)
Independence Air
Chicago Express after ATA went Chaper 11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Express_Airlines
Great Plains Airlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains_Airlines
I had never even heard of Pro Air until I found it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Air
Or Reeve Aleutian Airways up in Alaska: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeve_Aleutian_Airways
TransMeridian Airlines
National Airlines (Las Vegas) disappeared
Midway Airlines
Vanguard Airlines out of MCI around 2002
Hooters Air disappeared (more or less, I think it's parent company Pace air still flies)
The short lived Legend Airlines out of Love Field in Texas
Caribean Sun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sun
The original Pan Am completed it's final payment to former workers after a lawsuit was settled with Libya
Access Air http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Air
America West (bought out USair, but kept the USair name)
Independence Air
Chicago Express after ATA went Chaper 11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Express_Airlines
Great Plains Airlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains_Airlines
I had never even heard of Pro Air until I found it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Air
Or Reeve Aleutian Airways up in Alaska: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeve_Aleutian_Airways
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Atlantic Coast Airlines
Chicago Express
Great Plains Airlines
Independence Air
Legend Airlines
Midway Airlines
Reeve Aleutian Airways
Shuttle by United (not really a separate airline, though)
Southeast Airlines
Tower Air
TransMeridian Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Vanguard Airlines
Chicago Express
Great Plains Airlines
Independence Air
Legend Airlines
Midway Airlines
Reeve Aleutian Airways
Shuttle by United (not really a separate airline, though)
Southeast Airlines
Tower Air
TransMeridian Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Vanguard Airlines
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Atlantic Coast Airlines
Chicago Express
Great Plains Airlines
Independence Air
Legend Airlines
Midway Airlines
Reeve Aleutian Airways
Shuttle by United (not really a separate airline, though)
Southeast Airlines
Tower Air
TransMeridian Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Vanguard Airlines
Chicago Express
Great Plains Airlines
Independence Air
Legend Airlines
Midway Airlines
Reeve Aleutian Airways
Shuttle by United (not really a separate airline, though)
Southeast Airlines
Tower Air
TransMeridian Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Vanguard Airlines
Also, I remember TransMeridian Airlines was flies SYR-FLL/SFB/LAS operated 727-200 aircraft, am I correctable?
I remember what happended Tower Air went out of business because it was took so longer delayed due to aircraft mechanical problems. It was older 747-100/200 series. I remember it was based in JFK hub. It was routes is JFK-LAS/LAX/MIA/FLL/SJU/ATH/CDG/TLV. I have a good memorable with Tower Air was flies non-stop from JFK hub.
Also, I know what happened National Airlines was based in LAS. It was flies nonstop from LAS-JFK/MIA/RNO/LAX/SEA/SFO in the past. After National was previously announced from LAS-PBI but, it was never started inaugurate flight in 2002.
That was all for now that I have a specific information the entire routes in the past.
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Atlantic Coast Airlines
Chicago Express
Great Plains Airlines
Independence Air
Legend Airlines
Midway Airlines
Reeve Aleutian Airways
Shuttle by United (not really a separate airline, though)
Southeast Airlines
Tower Air
TransMeridian Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Vanguard Airlines
Chicago Express
Great Plains Airlines
Independence Air
Legend Airlines
Midway Airlines
Reeve Aleutian Airways
Shuttle by United (not really a separate airline, though)
Southeast Airlines
Tower Air
TransMeridian Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Vanguard Airlines
Planet Airways it was operated 727-200 came from FLL.
Also, Laker Airways went out of business, too. It was came from FLL, too. I know Laker Airways was flies non-stop from Florida to Bahamas.
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Ansett Australia
Ansett NZ
Qantas NZ (IIRC there was another one in between Ansett NZ and Qantas NZ)
Origin Pacific
Kiwi International (I'm not sure if that was since 2000 though)
Ansett NZ
Qantas NZ (IIRC there was another one in between Ansett NZ and Qantas NZ)
Origin Pacific
Kiwi International (I'm not sure if that was since 2000 though)
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I think both of them have resumed limited service since then.