Empire Airlines
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| IATA code : | EM |
| ICAO code : | CFS |
| Call sign : | EMPIRE |
| Founding: | 1977 (as Clearwater Flying Service) |
| Seat: |
Hayden , Idaho , United States
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| Home airport : | Coeur d'Alene Airport |
| Management: | Tim Komberec ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 56 |
| Aims: | national and continental |
| Website: | empireairlines.com |
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Empire Airlines is an American airline based in Hayden , Idaho .
history
Empire Airlines was founded in 1977 under the name Clearwater Flying Service . After the company bought West Aire in 1980 and Executive Aviation a year later , the name was changed to Empire Airways . At this time, the company used, among other things, Cessna 207 on behalf of Federal Express on cargo flights. In 1989 the company took over Pacific Alaska . In 1990 the company changed its name to Empire Airlines.
Destinations
Empire Airlines flies scheduled passenger flights exclusively to Hawaii and regular cargo flights , especially in the northeast of America. The only international destination is Vancouver , Canada for cargo.
fleet
As of April 2020, the Empire Airlines fleet consists of 56 aircraft.
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Average age
(April 2020) |
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| ATR 42-300 F | 7th | for FedEx operated | 25.9 years | |
| ATR 42-500 | 4th | for Hawaiian Airlines operated | ||
| ATR 72-200 F | 8th | 4 operated for FedEx, 4 operated for Hawaiian Airlines | 27.0 years | |
| Cessna 208 | 37 | for FedEx operated | ||
| total | 56 |
Incidents
Empire Airlines has recorded five incidents in its history (all during flights on behalf of FedEx), two of which were fatal:
- On January 11, 1995, a Cessna 208 B had an accident en route from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport shortly after take-off due to a pilot's error. The pilot was killed.
- On October 9, 2000, a Cessna 208B had an accident en route from Bellingham Airport to Orcas Island Airfield on Lummi Island . The pilot was killed.
- The last incident was Flight 8284, in which on January 27, 2009 an ATR 42-300 crashed while approaching the Fort Worth Alliance and caught fire, the crew was injured.
See also
Web links
- Website of the Empire Airlines (English)
- Empire Airlines photos on Airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Empire Airlines: History , accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 1990/91
- ↑ Empire Airlines: Empire Airline Locations , accessed on December 22, 2015
- ↑ a b c d e f g Empire Airlines Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. April 28, 2020, accessed on April 28, 2020 .
- ↑ http://empireairlines.com/careers/fedex/
- ↑ Data on the airline Empire Airlines in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
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