New York Air
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| IATA code : | NY |
| ICAO code : | NYA |
| Call sign : | APPLE |
| Founding: | 1980 |
| Operation stopped: | 1987 (takeover by Continental Airlines ) |
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New York City , United States
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| Home airport : | LaGuardia Airport |
| Management: | Frank Lorenzo |
| Number of employees: | approx. 2000 |
| Fleet size: | 34 |
| Aims: | national |
| New York Air ceased operations in 1987 (takeover by Continental Airlines ). The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
New York Air was a US low-cost airline based in New York City and based at LaGuardia Airport .
history
New York Air was a subsidiary of the Texas Air Corporation Holding and was founded in 1980 by Frank Lorenzo as a sister company of Texas International Airlines in New York City. The first flight took place on December 19, 1980 from there to Boston . New York Air quickly expanded its route network, focusing on the northeastern United States and service between New York City and Ohio . Losses caused a crisis in 1982. A new managing director, Michael E. Levine , restructured the company until 1984. After an initial decline, the size of the airline between 1982 and 1984. doubled On February 1, 1987, New York Air with Continental Airlines merged . The latter was bought in 1982 by the Texas Air Corporation , whereby this holding company owned both airlines.
Destinations
The airline flew in thirteen US states with flights to Boston , Charleston , Cleveland , Detroit , Fort Lauderdale , Greenville , Hartford , Jacksonville , Knoxville , Martha's Vineyard , Nantucket , New Orleans , five New York airports ( Newark , La Guardia , John F. Kennedy International Airport , Long Island and White Plains (New York) ), Orlando , Philadelphia , Raleigh , Rochester , Tampa , Washington, DC ( Dulles , Baltimore-Washington International and Washington National ) and Palm Beach .