Xtra Airways
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| IATA code : | XP |
| ICAO code : | CXP |
| Call sign : | CASINO EXPRESS |
| Founding: | 1987 |
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Coral Gables , United States
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| Home airport : | Miami International Airport |
| Management: | Frank Visconti |
| Fleet size: | 5 |
| Aims: | continental |
| Website: | www.xtraairways.com |
Xtra Airways is a US charter - airline based in Coral Gables .
history
Xtra Airways was founded in 1987 under the name Casino Express . Initially, she flew scheduled flights for the Red Lion Hotel and Casino . After Red Lion ceased operations on February 1, 2005, investors took over the airline and converted it into a charter airline. At the same time it was renamed Xtra Airways. In December 2014, the airline was taken over by AerLine Holdings, Inc. In 2015, it relocated from Boise Airport in Idaho to Miami International Airport in Florida to be closer to customers. In 2018, the decision was made to reduce the fleet from eight to one aircraft by May of that year, before the company was subsequently offered for sale by AerLine Holdings, Inc.
Destinations
The company offers charter flights, for example, sports teams, rock bands and deportation flights for the United States Department of Homeland Security on. For the 2016 presidential election in the United States , the company flew two planes for Hillary Clinton's campaign .
fleet
As of March 2018, the Xtra Airways fleet consists of five Boeing 737-400s with an average age of 26.0 years; one of the machines is operated for the United States Marshals Service .
See also
Web links
- Website of the Xtra Airways (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Xtra Airways. ch-aviation , accessed on March 31, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Shrunken Xtra Airways Seeking Buyer , accessed March 31, 2018.
- ↑ Adella Harding: Party launches new Xtra Airways. December 9, 2005, accessed December 16, 2015 .
- ↑ XTRA Airways HQ Moves to Coral Gables, Florida. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 22, 2015 ; accessed on December 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Stefan Eiselin: There's a little Air Berlin in this airline. Aerotelegraph, accessed December 16, 2015 .
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