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On January 11, 2013 Ryan International Airlines is said to be ceasing operations in lieu of their financial struggles and contract with AtlasJet Airlines' failure to pay millions of dollars owed for the flying Ryan has done for them. Ryan suddenly flew their leased A330-200 aircraft back to the United States with no notice to Atlasjet and consequently has dispatched all crews and aircraft in their fleet back to RFD headquarters where employees await an announcement from the airline that they are no longer employed. Failed talks with potential buyers or investors have been rumored but not substantiated and nothing official from the company has been distributed regarding the status of the company to date. |
On January 11, 2013 Ryan International Airlines is said to be ceasing operations in lieu of their financial struggles and contract with AtlasJet Airlines' failure to pay millions of dollars owed for the flying Ryan has done for them. Ryan suddenly flew their leased A330-200 aircraft back to the United States with no notice to Atlasjet and consequently has dispatched all crews and aircraft in their fleet back to RFD headquarters where employees await an announcement from the airline that they are no longer employed. Failed talks with potential buyers or investors have been rumored but not substantiated and nothing official from the company has been distributed regarding the status of the company to date. |
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To be purchased by Mickey Mouse so it can make him "some God Damned MONEY!!!" |
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| Founded | 1972 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | Domestic and International | ||||||
| Parent company | Rubloff Jet Express, dba Ryan International Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rockford, Illinois,  United States | ||||||
| Key people | Jeff Potter (Chief Restructuring Officer) | ||||||
| Website | www.flyryan.com | ||||||
Ryan International Airlines, Inc. is an American FAR 121 airline with domestic, flag, and supplemental authority.[1]
Based in Rockford, Illinois, the US Postal Service was once the airline's main customer, flying Boeing 727 aircraft on scheduled cargo flights. Ryan currently flies non-scheduled charter passenger services for excursion and tour packagers, along with the United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of Justice, and others.
History
The airline was established in Wichita, Kansas in 1972 and started operations on March 3, 1973. It was previously known as Ryan Aviation and was repurchased by Ronald Ryan in 1989. It began flying for the United States Postal Service under subcontract to Emery Worldwide Airlines in 1989. Passenger charter services began in 1983 from Atlantic City, Minneapolis/St Paul, Cleveland and Cincinnati. In 1992 Ryan started a South Pacific operation, flying fresh fish and general freight to Guam, Saipan and surrounding islands.
In 1998, the airline began operating flights from California to Hawaii and Mexico, using a pair of McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft and several Airbus A320s on behalf of SunTrips, a vacation package operator in California. The aircraft were operated with Skyservice USA titles and wore the livery of Airtours International Airways, SunTrips' parent company. In 2000, the Skyservice USA titles were replaced with SunTrips titles on the aircraft. Later, Ryan would operate SunTrips flights using Boeing 757 aircraft in Ryan's own livery.
The airline was wholly owned by Ronald Ryan[2] until 2005, which it was purchased by commercial real-estate firm Rubloff Development Group. Ryan operated a number of AirTran Airways flights between Atlanta and the US west coast in 2003 and 2004, after which AirTran began operating the flights with their own Boeing 737s.[3]
Since moving to Rubloff's headquarters in Rockford in 2006, Ryan has held a notable number of contracts working mainly for the Department of Defense and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Until summer 2008, it maintained large operations in Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Boston for Funjet and Apple Vacations. These contracts were terminated following the failure of European carrier Futura International Airways, from which Ryan leased several aircraft to support this operation.
In November 2011, Ryan took delivery their first Airbus A330-300, leased from Virgin Atlantic Airways.
In February 2012, Ryan furloughed Pilots, Flight Attendants and support staff. On March 6, 2012, Ryan filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing "unexpected and dramatic reductions in military flying."[4] On April 1, 2012, Ryan lost its bid to continue flying for the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The loss of the DHS contract resulted in the immediate grounding of four MD-80 aircraft to cut costs. On August 1, 2012, Ryan returned its A330-300 to Virgin Atlantic, ending its lease and and accepting an older model A330-200 formerly operated by Atlasjet. Six days later, Jeff Potter, former CEO of Frontier Airlines was hired as the "Chief Restructuring Officer" for Ryan. He is also the President and CEO of aviation consulting firm Boyd Group International. Ryan's President Mike McCabe's position was eliminated. On August 15, 2012, Ryan announced it will be furloughing approximately 30 pilots and 60 flight attendants over the next few weeks. Two days later, the majority of flight attendants voted yes to the AFA Contract agreement. At the end of that month, 25 or more management and administrative positions were eliminated. Those positions received same-day notice as the company attempts to cut further costs. Ryan also announced it will be furloughing more pilots and approximately 18 more flight attendants.[citation needed]
On January 11, 2013 Ryan International Airlines is said to be ceasing operations in lieu of their financial struggles and contract with AtlasJet Airlines' failure to pay millions of dollars owed for the flying Ryan has done for them. Ryan suddenly flew their leased A330-200 aircraft back to the United States with no notice to Atlasjet and consequently has dispatched all crews and aircraft in their fleet back to RFD headquarters where employees await an announcement from the airline that they are no longer employed. Failed talks with potential buyers or investors have been rumored but not substantiated and nothing official from the company has been distributed regarding the status of the company to date.
To be purchased by Mickey Mouse so it can make him "some God Damned MONEY!!!"
Fleet
As of September 6th, 2012, the active Ryan International Airlines fleet consists of three aircraft. [5]
| Aircraft | Operating | Stored | Orders |
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| Boeing 757-200 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | 0 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 1 | 0 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 0 | 0 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 0 | 0 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-87 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ Leaf, Brian. "Journalist". 'Less military flying' cited in Ryan International Airlines furloughs. Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 02/02/2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Flight International 12–18 April 2005
- ^ Wong, Edward (2003-07-27). "Courting the Rare Big Order for Planes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ Gleason, Stephanie (2012-03-07). "Ryan International Airlines Files for Chapter 11". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Ryan International Airlines fleet - Airfleets.net". Retrieved 2011-12-01.
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