Atlantic Southeast Airlines
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Founded | March 12, 1979 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | June 27, 1979 | ||||||
Ceased operations | December 31, 2011 (merged into Parent company SkyWest, Inc. | | |||||
Headquarters | A-Tech Center, College Park, Georgia, U.S | ||||||
Key people | Brad Holt (President & COO) | ||||||
Website | www |
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Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was a
In November 2011, ASA and
History
On March 12, 1979, the company was incorporated as Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. with headquarters established in the Atlanta area. June 27 saw the start of operations with one 19-passenger
The first of a fleet of
ASA initiated jet service with introduction of
On September 8, 1998, the company was honored as one of the global aviation and aerospace industry's best managed companies by
Delta Air Lines acquired the company on March 22, 1999, increasing its stake in Atlantic Southeast Airlines from 28% to 100%, and operations began on May 11 of that year. In 2000,
In 2001, President Skip Barnette was named Regional Airline Executive of the year by the 2000 Commuter/Regional Airline News. Near the end of 2001, ASA carried the 2002
In 2002, ASA received and began using its first Delta Connection 70-seat
On August 15, 2005, Delta announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell ASA to
Shortly after the completion of the purchase by SkyWest, Inc. the decision was made to close ASA's Salt Lake City hub and transfer 12 of ASA's CRJ700s to SkyWest Airlines. Eventually only 4 of the 12 airplanes were transferred between the certificates. SkyWest Airlines also took delivery of the remainder of ASA's regional jet orders, as 5 additional CRJ700s and 17 CRJ900s. [citation needed]
On June 1, 2006, ASA filed with the
On December 20, 2006, Skywest Inc. announced that 8 Comair CRJ700 aircraft would be transferred to Atlantic Southeast Airlines and operated out of Delta's Cincinnati hub beginning in January 2007. This followed a request for proposal put out by Delta Air Lines aiming to reduce costs of its Delta Connection service.
On December 30, 2008, Delta announced that 10 CRJ900 aircraft would be allocated to Atlantic Southeast Airlines beginning in April 2009. Eight aircraft will be delivered from the factory and two already in service with
ASA had the lowest rate of on-time performance, and the worst rate of mishandled baggage among all 19 US air carriers reporting to the
After over five years of contentious negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association, a new three-year agreement was reached in late September 2007 with ASA's 1800 pilots. ASA's Flight Attendants represented by the Association of Flight Attendants reached a contract agreement as of August 2008. [citation needed]
On May 21, 2010, Atlantic Southeast unveiled a new brand (top of page on right), moving away from "ASA," and a new vision.
In August 2010, SkyWest announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with
On July 13, 2011, Atlantic Southeast announced that it would change its name to "SureJet" after completion of its merger with
Fleet
As of January 2011, the Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 8.4 years:[10][11][12]
Aircraft | In Service | Passengers | ||
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F | Y | Total | ||
Bombardier CRJ-200 | 112 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
Bombardier CRJ-700 | 46 | 9 | 56 | 65 |
Bombardier CRJ-900 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 76 |
Total | 168 |
Most CRJ aircraft were operated for Delta Connection, though 14 CRJ-200 aircraft were operated for United Express.
Previous aircraft
Embraer Brasilia aircraft were retired from service in 2003, and aircraft that have not been sold are in storage at Hot Springs, Arkansas. The airline operated:[13]
- 19 - ATR 72-210
- 6 - BAe 146-200
- 2 - de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- 5 - de Havilland Canada Dash 7
- 13 - Embraer EMB-110[14]
- 67 - Embraer EMB-120
- 10 - Short 360[14][15]
Corporate affairs
Corporate headquarters
Before the merger, it headquartered in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia,[16][17] The City of Atlanta owns the facility, which now houses the Atlanta Police Department Helicopter Unit.[18]
In December 2007 the airline announced it was moving its headquarters into the A-Tech facility, a hangar at
The airline had its headquarters in
Incidents and accidents
- Flight 2366 (Lawton, Oklahoma, May 24, 1988; Crashed due to engine failure on take-off)[25]
- Flight 2254 (Gadsden, Alabama, April 9, 1990; collided with a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 after takeoff from Northeast Alabama Regional Airport)
- Flight 2311 (Brunswick, Georgia, April 5, 1991; killed 23, including former U.S. Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter)
- Flight 529 (near Carrollton, Georgia, August 21, 1995, killed 9)
- Flight 5058 (Canadair CRJ-200 N875AS landed with the left main undercarriage retracted. There were no injuries amongst the 50 passengers and three crew on board.[26]
See also
References
- ^ ASA Silver & Soaring Go Publications 2004
- ^ "ASA History". Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- ^ Roach & Eastwood, 1998, p. 266
- ^ Delta Air Lines timetable May 1, 1984
- ^ Air Travel Consumer Report - February 2007 Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Air Travel Consumer Report - February 2008 Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SkyWest, Inc Archived November 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Skywest.com (2013-06-30). Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ Atlanta regional airline backtracks on new name. www.ajc.com (2011-07-14). Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ The Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Atlantic Southeast Airlines Fleet | Airfleets aviation". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Atlantic Southeast Airlines Fleet | Airfleets aviation".
- ^ a b "Operators". rzjets.net. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Atlantic Southeast Airlines". Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- ^ "Contact Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine." Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Retrieved May 19, 2009. "Atlantic Southeast Airlines A-Tech Center 990 Toffie Terrace Atlanta, GA 30354-1363"
- ^ a b c "City Maps." ( Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine) City of College Park. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ^ "11-R-1381." (Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, Proposed version, Archive of Alt) City of Atlanta. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Tobin Ramos, Rachel and Douglas Sams. "ASA lands headquarters at Hartsfield hangar." Atlanta Business Chronicle. Monday December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 56." Retrieved on June 17, 2009. "1688 Phoenix Parkway, College Park, Georgia 30349, USA"
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 22–28, 1995. 58. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ a b "100 Hartsfield Centre Pky • One Hartsfield Centre Atlanta, GA 30354 Archived July 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Cassidy-Turley Real Estate Services. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ "Contact ASA." Delta Air Lines. March 16, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2012. "Corporate Address, Telephone, & Fax: Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) Corporate Office 100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30354"
- ^ "44 Unhurt as Jet Lands at Abandoned Strip". The New York Times. May 25, 1988.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Atlantic Southeast CRJ2 at Baton Rouge on Sep 1st 2011, left main gear up landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- Roach & Eastwood (1998). Turbo Prop Airliners Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-69-3.
External links
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