Empire Airways

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Empire Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
JKRJOKER
Founded2004
Ceased operations2012
Hubs Republic Airport
Fleet size2
Parent company Partner Aviation Enterprises
Headquarters Farmingdale, New York, United States
Website EmpireAirways.com

Empire Airways was an airline based in Farmingdale, New York, USA. It operated fixed-wing and helicopter charter services, as well as VIP, corporate shuttle, air ambulance and aircraft maintenance services. Its main base was Republic Airport. [1] [2]

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History

The airline was established in July 2004 and plans to operate scheduled services from its base to Atlantic City for hotels and casinos. It was wholly owned by Partner Aviation Enterprises. [2] In 2012 they closed their doors following hurricane Sandy.

Fleet

The Empire Airways fleet included the following aircraft (at June 2009): [3]

Fleet included the following aircraft (at January 2009): [4]

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References

  1. Empire Airways: About Us Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 27 January 2009
  2. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 77.
  3. "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International : 31–80. 2009-04-07.
  4. Empire Airways: Charter Aircraft Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 27 January 2009