Air Wisconsin

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation ( AWAC short ) is an American regional airline based in Appleton. Main base of the AWAC is the Outagamie County Regional Airport in the Town of Greenville, about eight kilometers west of Appleton. She flies for U.S. Airways under the U.S. Airways Express brand.

History

Air Wisconsin was founded in 1965 to connect with Chicago Appleton, later the trail network over the whole United States was extended. This was achieved through mergers with airlines Mississippi Valley Airlines in 1985, Aspen Airways in 1991. 1993 Air Wisconsin was bought by private investors.

Air Wisconsin pioneered the code-sharing with United Express, its fleet operating on regional jets under the name United Express and was the largest regional airline in the 1980s. They flew as a feeder for AirTran under the name AirTran JetConnect, this cooperation was stopped in July 2004, as well as the cooperation with United Airlines in April 2006.

Air Wisconsin now flies only regional or feeder flights for U.S. Airways under the brand U.S. Airways Express after Air Wisconsin had invested 175 million U.S. dollars in U.S. Airways. It operates stations in Philadelphia, Washington National and Norfolk / Virginia.

Fleet

As of October 2013, the fleet of Air Wisconsin consists of 71 aircraft:

• Bombardier CRJ200 71 ( operated for U.S. Airways Express)