Janet (airline)
| "Janet" | |
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| IATA code : | - |
| ICAO code : | WWW |
| Call sign : | JANET |
| Founding: | 1972 |
| Seat: |
 United States
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| Turnstile : | |
| Fleet size: | 11 |
| Aims: | national |
Janet is the de facto name of a fleet of aircraft used by EG&G , a US Department of Defense service provider , to move people between McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas , the Nevada National Security Site and Area 51 .
Surname
The airline's name is actually an acronym that stands for " J oint A ir N etwork for E mployee T ransportation".
description
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For this purpose, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas has its own terminal building, which is not shown on the airport's official maps and through which around twelve flights with a total of 1000 passengers are handled every day. In the 1990s, there were also regular flights from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank near Los Angeles .
fleet
The aircraft used is white with red and blue stripes and carrying out of the United States Air Force attributable air vehicle registration no names or the like. The sighted fleet includes six Boeing 737-600s , which are supplemented by Beech 1900 and Beechcraft King Air as required:
| Aircraft type | serial number | Aircraft registration | owner | Construction year | previous user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-600 | 29892 | N288DP | Department Of The Air Force | 2001 | Air China |
| 29891 | N365SR | ||||
| 29890 | N273RH | ||||
| 28652 | N859WP | ||||
| 28650 | N869HH | ||||
| 28649 | N319BD | ||||
| Beechcraft 1900C | UC-163 | N623RA | Department Of The Air Force | 1991 | |
| UB-42 | N20RA | 1985 | Rio Airways | ||
| Beechcraft B200C | BL-54 | N654BA | Department Of The Air Force | 1982 | |
| BL-61 | N661BA | 1989 | |||
| BL-62 | N662BA | 1989 |
incident
- On March 16, 2004, a Beechcraft 1900C (N27RA) officially belonging to the United States Air Force , but actually operated by the Janet, crashed while flying a turn for a final approach to the Tonopah Test Range . Five people were killed. It turned out that the pilot, who was suffering from high blood pressure , had suffered sudden cardiac death . Previously, the pilot had hidden medical officers from the Federal Aviation Administration about his state of health and taken medication that made his state of health even worse (see also the crash of a Beechcraft 1900 by Janet ) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b dreamlandresort.com - The Janet Fleet , accessed October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Janet, the mysterious airline that serves Area 51, is hiring. Applicants with top-secret clearance are preferred , National Post January 10, 2018, accessed April 22, 2019.
- ↑ thelivingmoon.com - eyeballing the Janet Airlines Terminal (English) retrieved on September 18 2011th
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