Austin Express

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Austin Express
IATA ICAO Call sign
7VTXXCOWBOY
FoundedAugust 13, 1997;
27 years ago (1997-08-13)
Ceased operationsDecember 31, 2000;
23 years ago (2000-12-31)
Operating bases
Fleet size4
Headquarters Austin, Texas, United States

Austin Express Inc. was a commuter airline headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. [1] [2] [3] The airline incorporated on August 13, 1997. It was originally managed by ten former Conquest Airlines executives. [4] All of the owners and key personnel of Austin Express were formerly employed by Conquest which had also been based in Austin. [5] Bradfield Martino, Austin was the first ad agency to advertise the airline and a New York Times article stated that the resulting ad account billings were estimated at over one million dollars. [6] Its operations began on January 5, 1998, with a small fleet of Fairchild Swearingen Metro III propjets. [1]

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The airline operated out of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport before moving all operations to Austin Bergstrom International Airport following the closure of Mueller. [7] [8] The cover of the March 18, 2000 Austin Express system timetable stated the airline was offering daily flights between the Texas cities of Austin (AUS), Beaumont/Port Arthur (BPT) and Tyler (TYR). [9] The airline ended scheduled passenger flights on Sunday, December 31, 2000, and then became a charter air carrier. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 18-12 2002. 81.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us!" Austin Express. November 14, 1999. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Contact Us." Austin Express. May 2, 2001. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
  4. ↑ Breyer, R. Michele. "Commuter lines plan fall takeoff." Austin American-Statesman . September 5, 1997. D1. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
  5. ↑ "A fitness determination of Austin Express, Inc." U.S. Department of Transportation . September 23, 1997. 2/9. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
  6. ↑ Cropper, Carol Marie. "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Accounts." The New York Times . Friday December 12, 1997. Retrieved on October 16, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Welcome." Austin Express. January 27, 1999. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
  8. ↑ Hoitt, Debbie and Kelly Daniel. "So long, old airport." Austin American Statesman . May 22, 1999. A1. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
  9. ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, March 18, 2000 Austin Express system timetable
  10. ↑ "ABIA WELCOMES VANGUARD AIRLINES’ NON-STOP SERVICE TO KANSAS CITY; COMMUTER FLIGHTS TO TYLER AND CORPUS CHRISTI TO END." Austin Bergstrom International Airport. December 28, 2000. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
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