Flagship Airlines
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Flagship Airlines was a regional airline headquartered on the grounds of Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee.
History[]
Flagship Airlines traced its origins to , a commuter and regional feeder air carrier, which later changed names to AVAir. AVAir had rapidly declined into bankruptcy following the AVAir Flight 3378 tragedy. AMR Corporation founded Nashville Eagle out of the assets of AVAir and Air Midwest. Flagship Airlines was formed by the merger of Command Airways into Nashville Eagle on June 1, 1991.
Flagship operated code sharing flights for American Airlines under the American Eagle brand name. The airline served the East Coast and the Bahamas from hubs at Miami, Nashville, New York-JFK, and Raleigh/Durham. The Raleigh/Durham based closed on December 28, 1994.[1]
Ultimately, Flagship Airlines merged with Simmons Airlines and Wings West Airlines to form American Eagle Airlines in 1998. The former Simmons IATA two letter code of MQ became the surviving identifier for the unified airlines. In 2014, the airline was renamed Envoy Air.
Fleet[]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| ATR-42 | 14 | 46 |
| BAe Jetstream 32 | 48 | 19 |
| Saab 340 | 53 | 34 |
| Shorts 360 | 20 | 36 |
Accidentes[]
El Vuelo 3379 de Flagship Airlines
fue un programado de American Eagle vuelo de Piedmont Triad International Airport a Aeropuerto Internacional de Raleigh-Durham durante el cual un Aerospace Jetstream británica se estrelló durante la ejecución de una aproximación frustrada al aeropuerto Raleigh-Durham en la noche del Martes, 13. de diciembre de., 1994 Los dos pilotos y 13 pasajeros murieron en el accidente, cinco pasajeros sobrevivieron con heridas graves.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 19–25, 1997. 67.
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