AmericanConnection
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
AmericanConnection
 |
||||
|
||||
| Founded | 2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubs | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | AAdvantage | |||
| Airport lounge | Admirals Club | |||
| Alliance | Oneworld | |||
| Fleet size | 15 | |||
| Destinations | 21 | |||
| Headquarters | ---- | |||
| Key people | ---- | |||
AmericanConnection is a flight connection service brand name for the spoke-hub of U.S. mainline carrier American Airlines, under which regional airline operator Chautauqua Airlines operates feeder flights for American Airlines at its Chicago hub. Mainline carriers often use regional airlines to operate services in order to increase frequency, serve routes that would not sustain larger aircraft, or for other competitive reasons. AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines, also uses affiliated companies (corporations under common ownership) operating under the American Eagle brand to provide regional service to its other hubs in addition to the AmericanConnection service operated by Chautauqua Airlines.
On April 6th, 2010, American moved all existing AmericanConnection operations to Chicago-O'Hare as part of its restructuring plan, eliminating service by AmericanConnection at Lambert-St. Louis.[1]
AmericanConnection operates over 180 flights a day to 21 destinations. AmericanConnection operates as a member of the Oneworld airline alliance.
|
Contents
|
History
The AmericanConnection carriers previously operated under a marketing agreement with Trans World Airlines as Trans World Express.
RegionsAir operated as AmericanConnection until March 2007 and Trans States Airlines operated as AmericanConnection until May 2009.
Destinations
- Illinois
- Bloomington/Normal – Central Illinois Regional Airport
- Chicago – O'Hare International Airport
- Moline – Quad City International Airport
- Peoria – General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
- Springfield – Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
- Indiana
- Evansville – Evansville Regional Airport
- Fort Wayne – Fort Wayne International Airport
- Indianapolis – Indianapolis International Airport
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Hebron – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- Louisville – Louisville International Airport
- Michigan
- Flint – Bishop International Airport
- Grand Rapids – Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Kalamazoo – Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- Wisconsin
- La Crosse – La Crosse Municipal Airport
- Madison – Dane County Regional Airport
- Milwaukee – General Mitchell International Airport
- Wausau – Central Wisconsin Airport
Terminated destinations
- Illinois - Champaign, Springfield
- Kentucky - Owensboro [2]
- Missouri - Cape Girardeau [2]
- Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
- Tennessee - Jackson [2]
- Texas - Houston [3]
Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Routes | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer ERJ-140 | 15 | 44 | Chicago | Chautauqua Airlines |
Note: All single-class configuration. Cabin differs slightly from American Eagle: Adjustable seat headrests and galley configuration.
Accidents and Incidents
- Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashed on 19 October 2004 near Kirksville, Missouri killing 13 people, with two survivors.
References
- ^ http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/18092009/34/biz-f-business-wire-eagle-pilots-protest-outsourcing-jobs-chicago.html
- ^ a b c AMR Press Release
- ^ "Airlines" of Bush Intercontinental Airport as of September 20, 2003, Houston Airport System
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article AmericanConnection.
Read more