Shuttle America

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Shuttle America Airlines
IATA
S5		 ICAO
TCF		 Callsign
SHUTTLECRAFT
Founded 1995
Hubs Port Columbus International Airport
Indianapolis International Airport
O'Hare International Airport
Frequent flyer program SkyMiles (Delta Connection)
Mileage Plus (United Express)
Member lounge Crown Room Club (Delta Connection)
Red Carpet Club (United Express)
Alliance SkyTeam (Delta Connection)
Star Alliance (United Express)
Fleet size 43
Destinations See below
Parent company Republic Airways Holdings
Headquarters Indianapolis, Indiana
Key people Bryan Bedford (CEO)
Website: http://www.shuttleamerica.com

Shuttle America is a regional airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It feeds United Airlines flights at Chicago, Denver, and Washington as United Express, and feeds Delta Air Lines flights at Atlanta, New York, and Salt Lake City as Delta Connection.

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Shuttle America was established in 1995 and began operations on 12 November 1998 [1] as a low-fare commuter airline, headquartered in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the location of Hartford's Bradley International Airport. Shuttle America's first route was Hartford, Connecticut to Buffalo, New York. Shuttle America got much publicity for their launch because of their "super-low $29 fares". Shuttle America's first aircraft was a new 50-seat Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 with leather seats and a very creative and patriotic paint scheme. Shuttle America had rapid growth in its first year, adding more aircraft and destinations.[citation needed]

In 1999 Shuttle America made a move to reach the Boston market. Instead of choosing the busy Logan Airport in East Boston, Shuttle America chose a nearby regional airport, Hanscom Field. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, just 12 miles west of Boston, it was a great place to operate a regional airline. With free parking, rental cars, covenience to I-95, and other bonuses, it became known as "Hassle-free Hanscom Field". From Hanscom, Shuttle America served Buffalo, New York-LGA, NY, Trenton, NJ, and Greensboro, NC via Trenton. Though Hanscom Field was not the headquaders of Shuttle America, it had become the buisiest and most successful destination of the small airline.[citation needed]

Just before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Shuttle America went into bankruptcy and was purchased by Wexford Holdings LLC., who at the time also owned Chautauqua Airlines. Shuttle America then started flying as US Airways Express in a codeshare agreement, adding service to US Airways' hub in Philadelphia, PA. Shuttle America also added seasonal service to Martha's Vineyard, MA. At the same time, Shuttle America was transitioning to the smaller Dash 8-100 and started taking deliveries of all the former Chautauqua Saab 340's. The Dash 8-100's were a temporary stop gap measure to allow for the spool up of the Saab 340 fleet. The Dash 8-100's were leased from Allegheny Airlines. The Dash 8-300's were sold to various airlines including LIAT and Piedmont Airlines. In 2002, Shuttle America moved its headquarters to Fort Wayne, IN. The Bankruptcy led Shuttle America to transition from a local independent Airline to a nationwide regional partner with major airlines. In spring 2005, it was purchased by Republic Airways Holdings.[citation needed]

Shuttle America currently has three crew member bases: Columbus, OH; Chicago, IL; and Indianapolis, IN. Its fleet comprises Embraer 170 jetliners with a two-cabin seating configuration, allowing for 6 seats in First Class and 64 seats in coach. These aircraft were initially operated by sister company Chautauqua Airlines, but Chautauqua was forced to transfer their 170s to Shuttle America after the pilots' union at American Airlines claimed the aircraft violated a "scope clause" regulating the size of regional aircraft operated by airlines that also operate under the American Airlines brand.[citation needed]

[citation needed]

As of August 2006 the Shuttle America fleet includes [2] :

  1. ^ Flight International 12-18 April 2005
  2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  3. ^ "Passengers safe after plane slides off runway", CNN, 2007-02-18. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
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Delta Connection Carriers

Atlantic Southeast Airlines · Chautauqua Airlines · Comair · Freedom Airlines · Shuttle America · SkyWest
Former Carriers: Air Midwest · Atlantic Coast Airlines · Business Express Airlines · Ransome Airlines · Rio Airways · Trans States Airlines
Future Carriers: Big Sky Airlines · ExpressJet Airlines


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United Express Carriers

Chautauqua Airlines · Colgan Air · GoJet Airlines · Mesa Airlines · Republic Airlines · Shuttle America · SkyWest · Trans States Airlines
Former Carriers: Air Wisconsin · Aspen Airways · Atlantic Coast Airlines · Great Lakes Airlines · North Pacific Airlines · Presidential Airways · WestAir


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US Airways Express Carriers

Air Midwest · Air Wisconsin · Chautauqua Airlines · Colgan Air · Mesa Airlines · Piedmont Airlines · PSA Airlines · Republic Airlines · Trans States Airlines
Former carriers: CCAir · CommutAir · Crown Airways · FloridaGulf Airlines · Jet Express · Liberty Express Airlines · Midway Airlines · Paradise Island Airlines · Potomac Air · Ransome Airlines · Shuttle America · Southern Jersey Airways · States West Airlines

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