Midwest Air Group
Midwest Air Group, Inc. AMEX: MEH is an airline holding company based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin now controlled by parent company, TPG Capital Texas Pacific Group. Northwest Airlines Inc,. now owns 47% of the reformulated company's stock in a "silent partnership," which has now evolved into a full codeshare partnership between the two airlines .
History
The company began as Midwest Express Holdings, Inc.
On April 17, 1989, The Midwest Express Connection was created and based in Milwaukee. The aircraft were operated by Mesa Air Group.
In 1994, Astral Aviation, later named Skyway Airlines, Inc., was formed to own and operate The Midwest Express Connection tuboprop aircraft feeding passengers to the larger aircraft operated by Midwest Express.
An IPO in September, 1995 took the company public.
In March 2003, the company changed the names of its operational airlines with The Midwest Express Connection becoming Midwest Connect and Midwest Express becoming Midwest Airlines.
In January 2004 the company changed its name to Midwest Air Group, Inc, which was subsequently acquired by TPG Capital in September of 2007. Since this acquisition has been made, it was announced TPG Capital Midwest Air Group will discontinue Skyway Airlines operations, but continue on with Skyway Airlines, Inc. as an aircraft ground handling company. TPG Capital subsidiary Midwest Air group Inc.[1] will eliminate "380 jobs from its subsidiary Skyway Airlines as it moves to outsource all of its regional flights."
TPG Capital's Midwest Air Group's Certificated Airline Subsidiary Holdings
TPG Capital's Midwest Air Group Non-Certificated Airline and Aviation Business Subsidiary Holdings
Fleet
| Midwest Air Group holders of the operating certificates of Midwest Airlines and Skyway Airlines are now |
IATA: | ICAO: | Call Sign: | Operates Codeshare with, flight numbers ranging: |
In brand colors of: | Number of aircraft and type of aircraft operated: | Number of Seats: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Pacific Group Midwest Airlines |
YX |
MEP |
MIDEX |
NW |
Midwest Airlines |
25 Boeing 717-200 ..6 McDonnell Douglas MD-81/82 ..1 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 ..2 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 ..3 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
..88 (Signature) 147 (Saver) 116 (Signature) ..74 (Signature) 143 (Saver)
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As of September 2007, the Midwest Airlines all-Boeing (including McDonnell-Douglas) fleet includes 37 aircraft:[2]