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Jet America Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
SI — —
FoundedSeptember 1980 (1980-09)
Commenced operationsNovember 16, 1981 (1981-11-16)
Ceased operationsOctober 1, 1987 (1987-10-01)
(merged into Alaska Airlines)
Hubs Long Beach
Focus cities Las Vegas
Frequent-flyer programYes; later merged into Gold Coast Travel
Fleet size8
Destinations11
Parent company Alaska Air Group
Headquarters Signal Hill, California, U.S.
Key people
  • J. Thomas Talbot
  • Allen Kenison
  • Ted Shown
  • George Chelius
  • Don Rhoads
  • Tim Collins
Jet America MD-82 at Long Beach Airport

Jet America Airlines was an airline that operated domestic flights in the United States from 1981 until 1987 when it merged with Alaska Airlines. It was headquartered in Signal Hill, California, near Long Beach. [1] [2]

History

Jet America acquired its name from the existing Jet America, Inc., a charter operator of six LearJets based in Washington, D.C.[ citation needed] Headed by executives from AirCal and Air Florida, the airline began operating on November 16, 1981, with a flight from its home base at Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). [3] By July 1984 the airline had expanded service to Dallas/Fort Worth, St. Louis, and Oakland, and had launched its own frequent flyer program. Its fleet consisted of six McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft, with a further four on order; a Boeing 707 was also leased in June 1984 for charter operations, which rapidly incurred significant losses and resulted in the early termination of the lease in January 1985. [4]

Services to Detroit, Las Vegas, and Orange County, California were inaugurated in 1985. [5] During that year, Jet America joined with Disney to advertise a direct route from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Long Beach Airport for people to visit Disneyland in its 30th anniversary year. Many of these ads were played during Texas Rangers baseball games or were placed in the team's programs and calendar.[ citation needed]

In the summer of 1986, Jet America was operating a small hub at the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) with nonstop jet service to Burbank (BUR), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW), Long Beach (LGB), Milwaukee (MKE), Ontario (ONT), Orange County (SNA) and St. Louis (STL) as well as direct one stop flights to Detroit (DTW) and Washington, D.C. (DCA). [6]

In the spring of 1987, the airline was operating direct flights between the west coast and the east coast of the U.S. including a round trip multi-stop flight with a routing of Orange County (SNA) - Portland (PDX) - Seattle (SEA) - Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) - Washington, D.C. (DCA) as well as a Long Beach (LGB) - Chicago (ORD) - Washington, D.C. (DCA) round trip flight. [7]

Late in 1986, the airline received buyout offers from Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air Group. [8] The airline accepted Alaska Airlines' bid and by the end of the year the acquisition had been completed. After initially attempting to operate the two airlines separately but finding it costly to do so, Jet America was merged into Alaska Airlines in October 1987. [9]

Destinations in 1987

Jet America served the following destinations as of June 1987.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport [10]
California Burbank Bob Hope Airport Terminated [6]
Fresno Fresno Yosemite International Airport Terminated [10]
Long Beach Long Beach Airport Hub [10]
Oakland Oakland International Airport Terminated [11]
Ontario Ontario International Airport Terminated [6]
Orange County John Wayne Airport [10]
Illinois Chicago O'Hare International Airport [10]
Michigan Detroit Detroit Metropolitan Airport [10]
Minnesota Minneapolis/ Saint Paul Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport [10]
Missouri St. Louis St. Louis Lambert International Airport [10]
Nevada Las Vegas McCarran International Airport [10]
Oregon Portland Portland International Airport [10]
Texas Dallas/ Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth International Airport [10]
Washington Seattle/ Tacoma Seattle-Tacoma International Airport [10]
Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Terminated [12]

Fleet

At the time of its acquisition by Alaska Airlines, the Jet America fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Jet America Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F Y Total
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 8 [13] 2 [13] 12 135 147 [14] Orders transferred to another Alaska Air Group subsidiary. [15]
Total 8 2

Fleet history

Jet America Airlines retired fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes
Boeing 707-320C 1 June
1984 		January
1985 		None Leased for charter operations to Mexico and the Caribbean. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 88." Retrieved on July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ " SEC News Digest Issue 84-34." Securities and Exchange Commission. February 17, 1984. 2/4. Retrieved on July 23, 2009.
  3. ^ "Jet America Airlines 1982 Annual Report". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Jet America Airlines 1984 Annual Report". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Jet America Airlines 1985 Annual Report". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "July 16, 1986 Jet America system timetable". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "March 15, 1987 System Timetable". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Jet America Option Used". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1986-08-21. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  9. ^ "Alaska Air Group 1988 Annual Report". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "June 7, 1987 Jet America system timetable route map". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  11. ^ "October 15, 1985 System Timetable". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "July 16, 1986 System Timetable". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Alaska Air Group 1987 Annual Report". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Alaska Air Group 1986 Annual Report P8". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Alaska Air Group 1986 Annual Report P9". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  • Norwood, Tom W. (1996). Deregulation Knockouts, Round One. Sandpoint, Idaho: Airways International. pp. 56–57. ISBN  0965399303. OCLC  37263082.


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