Republic Airlines
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| Founded | 1973 | |||
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| Hubs | As US Airways Express: Philadelphia International Airport Ronald Reagan National Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport As Frontier Airlines General Mitchell International Airport Kansas City International Airport Denver International Airport |
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| Frequent-flyer program | US Airways Dividend Miles Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns |
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| Fleet size | 85 | |||
| Destinations | 79 | |||
| Parent company | Republic Airways Holdings | |||
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |||
| Key people | Bryan Bedford (CEO) | |||
Republic Airline, Inc., operating as Republic Airlines (IATA: RW, ICAO: RPA, Call sign: BRICKYARD)[1] is a regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as Frontier Airlines, Midwest Airlines and US Airways Express using a fleet of Bombardier Q400, Embraer 170, Embraer 175 and Embraer 190 aircraft. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2]
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[edit] History
Republic Airlines was started as Chautauqua Airlines in 1973 in Jamestown, N.Y., by Joel and Gloria Hall. It changed ownership to GAC , and then to Wexford Capital, LLC of Greenwich.
US Airways' pilots had a "scope clause" prohibiting the airline from operating large regional jets such as the Embraer 170. The airline negotiated around this clause by offering flight deck jobs to laid-off US Airways pilots, in a program known as "Jets for Jobs." This agreement created a subsidiary, MidAtlantic Airways. As part of US Airways' bankruptcy restructuring, the 25 Embraer 170s delivered to MidAtlantic were bought by Republic to help US Airways to come out of bankruptcy, which operates them along with additional newly-delivered aircraft on order under a conventional Express carrier contract.
On January 11, 2007, Frontier Airlines announced it had signed an 11-year service agreement with Republic Airlines. Under the agreement, Republic would operate 17 Embraer 170 aircraft for the Frontier Airlines operations. The first aircraft was placed into service in March 2007, and the last aircraft was expected to be placed into service by December 2008. On April 23, 2008, Republic Airways Holdings (parent of Republic Airlines) announced the termination of its service agreement with Frontier Airlines, which entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early April 2008. The terminations of services was made moot as soon after it was announced that Republic Airlines would take over Frontier Airlines.
On February 1, 2008, Republic Airlines opened a base at Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus Ohio.
Republic also operates 38 Embraer 175 aircraft for US Airways Express.[3]
On September 3, 2008, Republic announced a new 10 year codeshare agreement with Midwest Airlines. The aircraft will be based at Kansas City International Airport beginning October 1, 2008. Twelve aircraft will be placed in service with Midwest. On June 23, 2009, Republic announced it is acquiring Midwest Airlines for $31 million. The name Midwest will disappear and flights will be rebranded Frontier. Before the removal of the brand, Republic or Frontier crew fly the Midwest brand flights.[4]
[edit] Fleet
As October 2010 the Republic Airlines fleet includes the following 85 aircraft:[5]
| Operates as | Flight number range | Number and type of aircraft operated | Seats | Notes |
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| Frontier Airlines | F9 1500-1699 | 4 Bombardier Q400 13 Embraer 170 15 Embraer 190 |
74 76 99 |
Q400 aircraft acquired from Lynx Aviation in March, 2011. |
| US Airways Express | 38 Embraer 175 18 Embraer 170 |
86 76 |
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| dedicated services | 3 Embraer 190 | 76 |
The Embraer 175 made its United States domestic debut when the first aircraft was delivered to Republic Airlines in March 2007. Total orders are for 36 aircraft, which are to be operated in an 86-seat configuration under the US Airways Express brand name.[6]
In July 2010, Republic announced an order for a further 24 Embraer 190 aircraft.[7]
[edit] Destinations
As of October 2010
[edit] For US Airways Express
[edit] Destinations in Canada
[edit] Destinations in the United States
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Bangor (Bangor International Airport) [seasonal]
- Portland (Portland International Jetport)
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Dallas/Fort Worth (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)
- Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) [ends September 6]
- Vermont
- Virginia
[edit] For Frontier Airlines
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Iowa
- Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) [begins May 17][8]
- Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls Regional Airport) [begins July 4]
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ "Contact Us." Republic Airways Holdings. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
- ^ Shannon, Darren (9 April 2011). "US Airways Latest Adds First Class To RJs". Aviation Week. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/avd/2011/04/08/06.xml. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.midwestairlines.com/AboutUs/CompanyNews/RepublicAcquiresMidwest_20090623_CN.aspx
- ^ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=REC&al_op=1 Republic Airlines fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ Flight International 13–19 March 2007
- ^ "FARNBOROUGH: Republic signs for 24 more Embraer 190s". http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/21/345079/farnborough-republic-signs-for-24-more-embraer-190s.html. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ http://media.frontierairlines.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5331
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