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As US Airways Express:[Philadelphia International Airport
Pittsburgh International AirportRonald Reagan National AirportAs Frontier Airlines:Denver International Airport
(US Airways Express)
[EarlyReturns
(Frontier Airlines)]
(US Airways Express)|alliance=
Star Alliance(US Airways Express)]
subsidiary of
Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as US Airways Express for US Airways and as Frontier Airlines using a fleet of
Embraer 170 and Embraer 175 aircraft.
History
US Airways' pilots had a "scope clause" prohibiting the airline from operating large regional jets such as the Embraer 170. The airline negotiated around this clause by offering flight deck jobs to laid-off US Airways pilots, in a program known as "Jets for Jobs." This agreement created a subsidiary,
MidAtlantic Airways. As part of US Airways' bankruptcy restructuring, the 25 E170s delivered to MidAtlantic were transferred to Republic, which operates them along with additional newly-delevered aircraft on order under a conventional Express carrier contract.
On March 6,
2006 Republic Airlines announced it plans to establish an overnight maintenance facility and flight crew base at
Pittsburgh International Airport, creating as many as 140 jobs by the end of 2006.
On January 11, 2007,
Frontier Airlines announced it had signed an 11-year service agreement with Republic Airlines. Under the agreement, Republic will operate 15 Embraer 170 aircraft and 2
Embraer 175 aircraft for the
Frontier Airlines operations. Republic delivered its first aircraft in March 2007, and the remaining 16 aircraft will join the fleet by December 2008.
Destinations
Frontier Airlines
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (Albuquerque International Sunport) seasonal
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport)
- Boise, Idaho (Boise International Airport) begins December 1, 2007
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Los Cabos International Airport) seasonal
- Calgary, Alberta (Calgary International Airport)
- Dayton, Ohio (Dayton International Airport) seasonal
- Denver, Colorado (Denver International Airport) Hub
- El Paso, Texas (El Paso International Airport)
- Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo (Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport) seasonal
- Little Rock, Arkansas (Little Rock National Airport) begins December 1, 2007
- Louisville, Kentucky (Louisville International Airport)
- Mazatlán, Mexico (General Rafael Buelna International Airport) seasonal
- Memphis, Tennessee (Memphis International Airport) seasonal; begins January 1, 2008
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Will Rogers World Airport)
- Omaha, Nebraska (Omaha International Airport)
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport) seasonal; begins December 15, 2007
- Rapid City, South Dakota (Rapid City Regional Airport) ends November 14
- Sacramento, California (Sacramento International Airport) seasonal; begins December 15, 2007
- San Jose, California (San Jose International Airport) seasonal
- Sioux City, Iowa (Sioux Gateway Airport)
- Spokane, Washington (Spokane International Airport)
- Tucson, Arizona (Tucson International Airport) seasonal
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa International Airport) begins November 30, 2007
- Wichita, Kansas (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport) ends November 14, 2007
US Airways Express
- Albany, New York (Albany International Airport)
- Atlanta, Georgia (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
- Baltimore, Maryland (Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport)
- Bangor, Maine {Bangor International Airport}
- Birmingham, Alabama (Birmingham International Airport (US))
- Boston, Massachusetts (Logan International Airport)
- Buffalo, New York (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
- Burlington, Vermont (Burlington International Airport)
- Charleston, South Carolina (Charleston International Airport)
- Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte-Douglas International Airport)
- Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport)
- Columbus, Ohio (Port Columbus International Airport)
- Dallas, Texas/Fort Worth, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)
- Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)
- Greensboro, North Carolina (Piedmont Triad International Airport)
- Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts (Bradley International Airport)
- Houston, Texas (George Bush Intercontinental Airport)
- Huntsville, Alabama/Decatur, Alabama (Huntsville International Airport)
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis International Airport)
- Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville International Airport)
- Kansas City, Missouri (Kansas City International Airport)
- Key West, Florida (Key West International Airport)
- Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester-Boston Regional Airport)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport)
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Myrtle Beach International Airport)
- Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville International Airport)
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
- New York, New York (Newark Liberty International Airport)
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk International Airport)
- Orlando, Florida (Orlando International Airport)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia International Airport)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh International Airport) Hub
- Portland, Maine (Portland International Jetport)
- Providence, Rhode Island (T. F. Green Airport)
- Raleigh, North Carolina/Durham, North Carolina (Raleigh-Durham International Airport)
- Rochester, New York (Greater Rochester International Airport)
- St. Louis, Missouri (Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport)
- Sarasota, Florida (Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport)
- Savannah, Georgia (Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport)
- Syracuse, New York (Syracuse Hancock International Airport)
- Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) Hub
Fleet
As of March
2007 the Republic Airlines fleet includes:
- 28 Embraer E-Jets (plus 3 on order)
- 2 Embraer E-Jets
- 3 Embraer E-Jets (plus 27 on order)
- The Embraer E-Jets made its United States domestic debut when the first aircraft was delivered to the airline in March 2007. Total orders are for 30 aircraft, to be operated in an 86-seat configuration under the US Airways Express and Frontier Airlines brand name.Flight International 13-19 March 2007
External links
- Republic Airlines website
References
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Republic Airways Holdings, [Indiana)|hubs=As US Airways Express:
[Philadelphia International AirportPittsburgh International AirportRonald Reagan National Airport
As Frontier Airlines:Denver International Airport
(US Airways Express)
[EarlyReturns
(Frontier Airlines)]
(US Airways Express)|alliance=
Star Alliance(US Airways Express)]
subsidiary of
Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as
US Airways Express for US Airways and as Frontier Airlines using a fleet of Embraer 170 and
Embraer 175 aircraft.
History
US Airways' pilots had a "scope clause" prohibiting the airline from operating large regional jets such as the Embraer 170. The airline negotiated around this clause by offering flight deck jobs to laid-off US Airways pilots, in a program known as "Jets for Jobs." This agreement created a subsidiary, MidAtlantic Airways. As part of US Airways' bankruptcy restructuring, the 25 E170s delivered to MidAtlantic were transferred to Republic, which operates them along with additional newly-delevered aircraft on order under a conventional Express carrier contract.
On
March 6, 2006 Republic Airlines announced it plans to establish an overnight maintenance facility and flight crew base at Pittsburgh International Airport, creating as many as 140 jobs by the end of 2006.
On January 11, 2007,
Frontier Airlines announced it had signed an 11-year service agreement with Republic Airlines. Under the agreement, Republic will operate 15
Embraer 170 aircraft and 2
Embraer 175 aircraft for the Frontier Airlines operations. Republic delivered its first aircraft in March 2007, and the remaining 16 aircraft will join the fleet by December 2008.
Destinations
Frontier Airlines
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (Albuquerque International Sunport) seasonal
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport)
- Boise, Idaho (Boise International Airport) begins December 1, 2007
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Los Cabos International Airport) seasonal
- Calgary, Alberta (Calgary International Airport)
- Dayton, Ohio (Dayton International Airport) seasonal
- Denver, Colorado (Denver International Airport) Hub
- El Paso, Texas (El Paso International Airport)
- Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo (Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport) seasonal
- Little Rock, Arkansas (Little Rock National Airport) begins December 1, 2007
- Louisville, Kentucky (Louisville International Airport)
- Mazatlán, Mexico (General Rafael Buelna International Airport) seasonal
- Memphis, Tennessee (Memphis International Airport) seasonal; begins January 1, 2008
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Will Rogers World Airport)
- Omaha, Nebraska (Omaha International Airport)
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport) seasonal; begins December 15, 2007
- Rapid City, South Dakota (Rapid City Regional Airport) ends November 14
- Sacramento, California (Sacramento International Airport) seasonal; begins December 15, 2007
- San Jose, California (San Jose International Airport) seasonal
- Sioux City, Iowa (Sioux Gateway Airport)
- Spokane, Washington (Spokane International Airport)
- Tucson, Arizona (Tucson International Airport) seasonal
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa International Airport) begins November 30, 2007
- Wichita, Kansas (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport) ends November 14, 2007
US Airways Express
- Albany, New York (Albany International Airport)
- Atlanta, Georgia (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
- Baltimore, Maryland (Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport)
- Bangor, Maine {Bangor International Airport}
- Birmingham, Alabama (Birmingham International Airport (US))
- Boston, Massachusetts (Logan International Airport)
- Buffalo, New York (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
- Burlington, Vermont (Burlington International Airport)
- Charleston, South Carolina (Charleston International Airport)
- Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte-Douglas International Airport)
- Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport)
- Columbus, Ohio (Port Columbus International Airport)
- Dallas, Texas/Fort Worth, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)
- Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)
- Greensboro, North Carolina (Piedmont Triad International Airport)
- Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts (Bradley International Airport)
- Houston, Texas (George Bush Intercontinental Airport)
- Huntsville, Alabama/Decatur, Alabama (Huntsville International Airport)
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis International Airport)
- Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville International Airport)
- Kansas City, Missouri (Kansas City International Airport)
- Key West, Florida (Key West International Airport)
- Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester-Boston Regional Airport)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport)
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Myrtle Beach International Airport)
- Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville International Airport)
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
- New York, New York (Newark Liberty International Airport)
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk International Airport)
- Orlando, Florida (Orlando International Airport)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia International Airport)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh International Airport) Hub
- Portland, Maine (Portland International Jetport)
- Providence, Rhode Island (T. F. Green Airport)
- Raleigh, North Carolina/Durham, North Carolina (Raleigh-Durham International Airport)
- Rochester, New York (Greater Rochester International Airport)
- St. Louis, Missouri (Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport)
- Sarasota, Florida (Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport)
- Savannah, Georgia (Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport)
- Syracuse, New York (Syracuse Hancock International Airport)
- Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) Hub
Fleet
As of March
2007 the Republic Airlines fleet includes:
- 28 Embraer E-Jets (plus 3 on order)
- 2 Embraer E-Jets
- 3 Embraer E-Jets (plus 27 on order)
External links
- Republic Airlines website
References