Dallas Express Airlines

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Dallas Express Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
—DXPDALLAS EXPRESS
Founded1993;31 years ago (1993)
Ceased operations1995;29 years ago (1995)
Operating bases Dallas, Texas

Dallas Express Airlines was an American airline headquartered in Texas and in operation from 1993 until its closure due to bankruptcy in 1995. [1] The airline was established in July 1993 by a Parker County, Texas, pilot and real estate developer, with service initially planned to cities including Dallas, Abilene, Waco, Midland, and Austin. [2] [3] The first flights began in April 1994, with the airline "serving Waco, Midland, Abilene, and Longview". [4] One report noted that "the airline flew in 1994, was grounded, flew again in 1995, then went under financially in October that year". [1] During its period of operation, the airline was "plagued with equipment problems that regularly grounded its planes". [5] Nevertheless, the airline served several Texas cities that had previously been underserved or unserved by air travel, with the airline's 1995 operations providing Galveston, Texas, with the first commuter air service in that city in twelve years. [6] By the summer of 1995, the airline had also established service to Alpine, Texas. [4]

The failure of the airline was cited as an example of asserted mismanagement on the part of the Longview Economic Development Corporation, which provided the airline with a $135,000 grant and a $200,000 loan guarantee in November 1993. [1] A 1996 effort to revive the airline's operations in Abilene, Texas, failed due to the inability of the company to secure an insurance policy, prompting Beechcraft to revoke the provision of two aircraft to the company. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mike Elswick, "LEDCO's short history includes checkered past", Longview News-Journal (December 30, 2000), p. 1A, 6A."
  2. ↑ Dan Reed, "Airline plans Waco, Abilene routes", Fort Worth Star-Telegram (July 20, 1993), p. B1.
  3. ↑ Rhonda Duey, "New airline plans Midland-Abilene route", The Odessa American (July 30, 1993), p. 11.
  4. 1 2 Susan Hightower, "Little Airline That Could", Abilene Reporter-News (July 9, 1995), p. B1.
  5. ↑ R. Michelle Breyer, "Conquest may fly again next month", Austin American-Statesman (August 1, 1997), p. D1, D8.
  6. ↑ "Flights resume in Galveston", The Lafayette Daily Advertiser (July 23, 1995), p. 16.
  7. ↑ Brian Bethel, "Dallas Express airline abandons Abilene nest", Abilene Reporter-News (January 24, 1996), p. 3.
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