Primaris Airlines
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| IATA code : | FE |
| ICAO code : | WCP |
| Call sign : | WHITECAP |
| Founding: | 2002 |
| Operation stopped: | 2008 |
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Las Vegas , United States
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| Home airport : | Las Vegas Airport |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | predominantly charter destinations |
| Primaris Airlines ceased operations in 2008. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Primaris Airlines Inc. was a US charter airline based in Las Vegas . The company's home airport was Las Vegas Airport .
history
The company was founded in 2002 and began flight operations on June 1, 2004 with a national FAR Part 121 certification for the United States. Primaris Airlines offered flights between the metropolises of New York and the east coast of the USA as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco on the west coast of the country. The company had 140 employees in January 2008 and operated three Boeing 757s .
The airline's concept was based on the symbiosis of an efficient low-cost airline and a service that was to rival business class. Against the background that fewer and fewer companies are willing to pay business class tariffs for their employees, but the low-cost airlines are rigorously saving on service, the airline wanted to serve a market niche . However, Primaris filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 10, 2008 and ceased operations on December 1, 2008.
fleet
The airline planned to use a fleet of economical Boeing 737-800s on continental routes from 2007 , but then used three Boeing 757s . The Boeing 787 was to be used on intercontinental flight operations from 2009 , including between New York and Frankfurt. The orders for the production of the aircraft were placed with Boeing in 2004, making Primaris the first US airline to order the newly developed Boeing 787. The order included 20 Boeing 787s to expand international flight operations, but was withdrawn by mutual agreement in June 2006 without giving reasons. At the same time, the order for 20 Boeing 737-800s was withdrawn and 40 agreed delivery options were returned.
See also
Web links
- Web presence of Primaris Airlines (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FAA Air Carrier Certificate
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch: Fleet of Primaris Airlines ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. November 2, 2008
- ^ BusinessWeek: Primaris Airlines Inc.
- ↑ Justplanes.com: Defunct Airlines & Airline Names
- ↑ James Wallace: Boeing customer cancels order for 787s . In: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (engl.) . July 6, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
