MidAtlantic Airways
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | May 27, 2006 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Pittsburgh International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
| Parent company | US Airways | ||||||
| Headquarters | Findlay Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
MidAtlantic Airways was a regional airline based at Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township, Pennsylvania, United States.[2][3] It was a subsidiary of US Airways and operated the Embraer 170 medium-jet aircraft as a US Airways Express carrier. It ceased operations on May 27, 2006.[4]
History
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The airline was reformed from the remnants of short-lived Potomac Air, which was created in late 2000 and started flying 37-seat de Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 aircraft in early 2001, based at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia near Washington D.C. Potomac ceased operations during the closure of Reagan National after the September 11 terrorist attacks; US Airways then reformed Potomac as MidAtlantic in the spring of 2002.[4] MidAtlantic officially launched on Sunday, April 4, 2004, with service from Pittsburgh.[5]
Some CRJ flying was done by MidAtlantic as early as 2002 but those airplanes eventually went to the US Airways Group subsidiary PSA Airlines.[4]
On February 9, 2006, US Airways announced a firm order for 25 Embraer 190 aircraft, a cousin of the 170. However, unlike the smaller E-Jet, the 190 has an 11-seat First Class cabin and is operated by mainline employees under the US Airways banner.[citation needed] On May 28, 2006, MidAtlantic stopped operating.[6]
Destinations
[edit]As of January 2006, MidAtlantic Airways was operating services to the following domestic scheduled destinations:[1] Albany, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Burlington, Charleston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Key West, Manchester, Milwaukee, Nashville, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Rochester, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.
Fleet
[edit]As of January 2005, the MidAtlantic Airways fleet consisted of:[1]
- 25 Embraer 170
- 6 Bombardier CRJ700[7]
- On order: 60 Embraer 170
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Flight International 12–18 April 2005
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30-April 5, 2004. 40.
- ^ Davis, Christopher. "MidAtlantic has 40 employees here, though carrier's HQ still up in the air." Pittsburgh Business Times. Friday August 15, 2003. Retrieved on January 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Flight International 10 April 2007
- ^ Clabaugh, Jeff. "US Airways launches MidAtlantic Airways." Washington Business Journal. Friday April 2, 2004. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
- ^ "US Airways closing express carrier MidAtlantic." Associated Press at USA Today. March 31, 2006. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
- ^ "MidAtlantic Airways". Planespotters. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
References
[edit]- Press release, US Airways, May 30, 2002, "US AIRWAYS FORMS MIDATLANTIC AIRWAYS TO PREPARE FOR PLANNED REGIONAL JET GROWTH"
- "US Airways regional jet unit closes for good," Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 31, 2006
