Republic Airways

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Republic Airlines
File:Republicairlineslogo.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
RW RPA Brickyard
Founded1973
HubsPhiladelphia International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport
Ronald Reagan National Airport
Denver International Airport
Frequent-flyer programDividend Miles (US Airways Express)
AllianceStar Alliance (US Airways Express)
Fleet size28 (33 on order)
Destinations35
Parent companyRepublic Airways Holdings
HeadquartersIndianapolis, Indiana
Key peopleBryan Bedford (CEO)
Website[1]
This article is about the Republic Airlines that is currently operating. For the Republic Airlines that was founded in 1979, and purchased by Northwest Airlines, see Republic Airlines (1979-1986).

Republic Airlines (IATA: RW, ICAO: RPA, call sign: BRICKYARD) [1] is a regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as US Airways Express for US Airways using a fleet of 28 Embraer 170 aircraft.

History

US Airways' pilots had a "scope clause" prohibiting the airline from operating large regional jets such as the 170. The airline negotiated around this clause by offering flight deck jobs to laid-off US Airways pilots, in a program known as "Jets for Jobs." This agreement created a subsidiary, MidAtlantic Airways.

As part of US Airways' bankruptcy restructuring, the 25 E170s delivered to MidAtlantic are being transferred to Republic. These planes were previously operated by the US Airways MidAtlantic Airways division, and were staffed primarily with previously furloughed mainline employees. Republic will operate them along with three new-delivery aircraft on order under a conventional Express carrier contract.

On March 6, 2006 Republic Airlines announced it plans to establish an overnight maintenance facility and flight crew base at Pittsburgh International Airport, creating as many as 140 jobs by the end of 2006.

On January 11, 2007, Frontier Airlines announced it had signed an 11-year service agreement with Republic Airlines. Under the agreement, Republic will operate 17 Embraer 170 aircraft for the Frontier JetExpress operations. Republic will deliver its first aircraft in March 2007, and the remaining 16 aircraft will join the fleet by December 2008.

Destinations

Fleet

As of August 2006 the Republic Airlines fleet includes [2] :

External links

References

  1. ^ Airline Codes
  2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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