Shuttle America
- SkyTeam (as Delta Connection )
- Star Alliance (as United Express )
- SkyMiles (as Delta Connection )
- Mileage Plus (as United Express )
Shuttle America is an American regional airline based in Indianapolis and is a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings.
History
Founding and first years
Shuttle America was founded in 1995 and began flight operations on 12 November 1998 as a low cost airline. The headquarters was located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and the home base at Hartford 's Bradley International Airport. She began scheduled service with the connection from Hartford, Connecticut to Buffalo, New York. The first aircraft was a Dash8 - 311. The route network and fleet of Shuttle America grew in the first year very quickly.
In order to reach the market in the vicinity of Boston, taught Shuttle America 1999 based on a regional airport Hanscom Field. The airport in Bedford, Massachusetts located 12 miles west of Boston and Logan Airport had over several benefits, such as free parking, car rental and connection to the Interstate Highway I-95. From there, Shuttle America flew to Buffalo, LaGuardia Airport, New York, Trenton, New Jersey, and Greensboro, North Carolina on Trenton. At the time, Trenton, NJ, the hub for the line network.
Development since 2000
Shortly before September 11, 2001 Shuttle America went bankrupt and was taken over by Wexford Holdings LLC, the former owner of Chautauqua Airlines. After Shuttle America began flying as U.S. Airways Express in codeshare for U.S. Airways. Shuttle America operating feeder services to the hub of the U.S. Airways in Pittsburgh and seasonal flights to Martha's Vineyard. Shuttle America flew to the delivery of Chautauqua 's Saab 340, the smaller Bombardier Dash8 -100. These were leased to Allegheny Airlines and was an interim solution while the settlement of the Saab 340 The Dash8 -300 were eventually sold to LIAT and Piedmont Airlines.
2002 shifted Shuttle America its headquarters to Fort Wayne in Indiana. Through the bankruptcy was independent from the airline a regional airline for the major airlines. In the spring Shuttle America by Republic Airways Holdings was acquired.
Shuttle America now maintains bases for the flight crew in Atlanta, Columbus, Chicago and Indianapolis. The fleet was largely originally operated by Chautauqua Airlines, but was transferred gradually to Shuttle America, in order to circumvent the rules applicable to American Airlines ' pilots ' clause. The agreement between American Airlines and its pilots limited codeshare feeder on machines with a maximum of 50 seats.
Destinations
Shuttle America operates feeder flights for United Airlines under the United Express brand as well as for Delta Airlines as Delta Connection. It currently flies to 66 cities in 24 U.S. states as well as Canada, Mexico and Jamaica.
Fleet
As of August 2013 the fleet of Shuttle America consists of 68 aircraft:
- 52 Embraer 170 (12 operated for Delta Connection, 2 of them by Republic Airlines, 38 operated for United Express )
- 16 Embraer 175 ( operated for Delta Connection )