CommutAir
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| IATA code : | C5 |
| ICAO code : | UCA |
| Call sign : | COMMUTAIR |
| Founding: | 1989 |
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North Olmsted , United States
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| Home airport : | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport |
| IATA prefix code : | 841 |
| Management: | Subodh Karnik ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 37 (+ 24 orders) |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.flycommutair.com |
CommutAir is an American airline based in North Olmsted , Ohio with its main base in Cleveland, Ohio. It flies under the name United Express for United Airlines .
history
CommutAir was founded in 1989 by Antony von Elbe, John Sullivan and Jim Drollette in Plattsburgh . In addition, they took over the successful Clinton Aero based in Plattsburgh and part of the Brockway Airline Division. CommutAir started operating on August 1st, 1989. She initially had a code share agreement with US Airways and flew two Beech 1900Ds as US Airways Express , but switched to Continental Airlines in 2000 after US Airways did not renew the contract. In July 2001 flight operations were cut in half in order to reorganize the company. In early 2002, CommutAir started again with a "micro-hub" in Albany, New York. At its peak from 2003 to 2004, the hub served 15 cities in the northeastern United States and Canada. 8 cities were served by Boston. The routes were not profitable and the lines were discontinued.
In January 2003, a new agreement was signed between CommutAir and Continental Airlines and the base was relocated to Cleveland, Ohio. Operations began on March 16, 2003 with flights to Kalamazoo, Michigan and Elmira, New York and expanded to 12 cities by August 2003.
On September 30, 2007, the Commutair home base at Plattsburgh International Airport was closed and relocated to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
On October 1, 2010, the UAL Corporation and Continental Airlines merged to form United Continental Holdings . As a result of the merger, the regional partner of Continental Airlines, Continental Connection, also became a partner of United Express . CommutAir is now a partner of United Express.
Destinations
CommutAir serves numerous cities in the east of the USA in its regular service for United, using the two hubs in Washington and Newark .
fleet
As of March 2020, the CommutAir fleet consists of 37 aircraft with an average age of 15.3 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Embraer ERJ 145 | 37 | 24 | with winglets | 50 |
| total | 37 | 24 |
Former aircraft types
Incidents
CommutAir recorded one fatal incident in its history:
- On January 3, 1992, a Beechcraft 1900 C-1, operated on behalf of US Airways Express (N55000) , was flown into a mountain eight kilometers northeast of it in the approach to the Saranac Lake-Adirondack airfield ( New York ), although the approach was by means of Instrument Landing System (ILS). Two of the four inmates were killed.
See also
Web links
- CommutAir website of the (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b CommutAir Announces Plans for Jet Growth, Accelerated Retirement of Turboprop Fleet ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed October 8, 2017
- ↑ About us , accessed on October 8, 2017
- ^ CommutAir Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 17, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Our Aircraft , accessed October 8, 2017
- ↑ Data on the airline CommutAir in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on October 8, 2017.
- ↑ accident report Beech 1900C N55000 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 16 April 2020th
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