Reno Air

Reno Tahoe Int'l Airport, San Jose Airport

Reno Air is a former American airline. Reno Air was founded in June 1990 and was incorporated on August 30, 1999 American Airlines.

The foundation of the company in 1990, the first flight of the Reno Air was carried out on 1 July 1992 and resulted from the Reno -Tahoe Airport to Seattle / Tacoma airport in Washington State. In addition to the hub and SpokeHub | Reno in the airline bought the hub in San Jose from American Airlines and used this as a second major hub. In this up to five MD -87, MD -82 four, eleven MD -83, MD -90 five- 30 is used in multi- class layout, the (eg N901RA ) received the license plate ending with RA. If necessary, additional MD - 80 aircraft of other airlines were rented (eg SAS, Avianca, Meridiana ). At the same time, the airline miles connected his system with the American Airlines AAdvantage and allowed the members to collect bonuses for flying with Reno Air.

The main business of the airline was made ​​on the U.S. West Coast, however, another route network was later created. Here, Mid Pacific Air flew under the name Reno Air Express from summer 1994 to spring 1995 with seven BAe Jetstream 31 from Gulfport, Mississippi to the objectives Saint Petersburg and Orlando in Florida as well as Atlanta. The use ended with the bankruptcy of Mid Pacific Air

In February 1999 Reno Air was acquired by American Airlines, the flight was closed down on 30 August 1999. The fleet was first acquired by American Airlines and repainted accordingly, but all aircraft of the former Reno Air were ausgeflottet after the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.