Shuttle America Corporation was a regional airline in the United States based in Indianapolis , Indiana ,. It fed United Airlines flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) under the United Express brand, as well as Delta Air Lines flights at Atlanta (ATL), New York-LaGuardia (LGA), and New York-JFK under the Delta Connection brand. Shuttle America also operated two of three Delta Shuttle East Coast routes, serving Washington, D.C. , and Chicago from New York-LaGuardia.
35-612: Shuttle America merged into Republic Airways on January 31, 2017. Shuttle America was established in 1995 by former CEO David Hackett, and began operations on November 12, 1998, 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; registered N801SA,
70-873: A capacity purchase agreement with American Airlines to operate 47 Embraer 175 aircraft under the American Eagle brand beginning in mid-2013. The regional jets would be deployed out of American's Chicago hub. In addition, Republic would have options to purchase an additional 47 Embraer aircraft beginning in 2015. Republic took first delivery of the Embraer 175 jets in July 2013 and service began August 1, 2013, from Chicago to New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Albuquerque. Republic began using Miami as an American Eagle hub in October 2014 and New York-JFK in May 2015. In late 2015, it
105-409: A capacity purchase agreement with American Airlines to operate Embraer 175 airplanes under the American Eagle brand beginning in mid-2013. Republic began service as an American Eagle affiliate on August 1, 2013, from Chicago to New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and Albuquerque. On February 25, 2016, the airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The airline was hit hard because of pilot shortages, but
140-585: A new Montreal-based company, MHI RJ Aviation Group. MHI RJ has not renamed the aircraft, and its website referred simply to the CRJ Series . The final Bombardier CRJ to be produced, a CRJ900, finished production and was delivered to SkyWest Airlines on 28 February 2021. In 2021, Mitsubishi investigated restarting production on the CRJ550 , a variant of the CRJ700 limited to 50 passenger seats, similar to
175-527: A new contract ratified in October 2015 helped restructure the airline. At the time of filing, Republic Holdings claimed $ 2.97 billion in liabilities and $ 3.56 billion in assets. On November 16, 2016, Republic Airways Holdings filed their Plan of Reorganization with intentions to emerge from Chapter 11 during the first quarter of 2017. It was announced that parent company Republic Airways Holdings would merge subsidiaries Shuttle America and Republic Airways into one company, with Republic Airways being chosen as
210-666: A new subsidiary, "Republic Airline, Inc." but the subsidiary had no activity prior to 2004 and no ability to operate aircraft prior to 2005. In 2004, the holding company activated Republic Airways in reaction to a pilots' suit against American Airlines . American had awarded the flying of 44-seat regional jets to Chautauqua Airlines , then the main operating subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings. However, Chautauqua later started to operate 70-seat regional jets on behalf of United Airlines, and this caused American to be in violation of its pilot union scope clause , which prevented an airline from operating on behalf of American if that airline
245-425: A program known as "Jets for Jobs". This agreement created a subsidiary, MidAtlantic Airways . As part of US Airways' bankruptcy restructuring, the 25 Embraer 170s delivered to MidAtlantic were bought by Republic to help US Airways come out of bankruptcy; Republic operates them along with additional newly delivered aircraft. In 2007, Frontier Airlines signed an 11-year service agreement with Republic Airways. Under
280-589: A stake in its SpaceJet venture during the 1990s. Bombardier ceased new sales and announced that production of the CRJ would continue at Mirabel until the current order backlog was complete. The deal was to include the type certificate for the CRJ series; Bombardier worked with Transport Canada to separate the CRJ certificate from that of the Challenger . Closure of the deal was confirmed on 1 June 2020, with Bombardier's service and support activities transferred to
315-579: A temporary stop gap measure to allow for the spool up of the Saab 340 fleet. Eventually, the Dash 8-300's were sold to various airlines including Caribbean Star and Piedmont Airlines while the independent branding of Shuttle America was phased out in lieu of a full network of codeshares with US Airways and United Airlines with subsequent route changes to feed those carriers. In 2002, Shuttle America moved its headquarters to Fort Wayne, Indiana . In spring 2005, it
350-475: Is an American regional airline headquartered in Indianapolis , Indiana. Republic operates and maintains aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by a partner mainline airline. The company is contracted by American Airlines (as American Eagle ), Delta Air Lines (as Delta Connection ), and United Airlines (as United Express ). In 1999, Republic Airways Holdings incorporated
385-580: Is the most successful family of regional jets in the world. Production ended in December 2020 after 1,945 were built. The family consists of the following aircraft generations and models/derivatives: As of November 2018 , following Bombardier's decisions to sell the CSeries to Airbus and the Q Series to De Havilland Canada , the company was looking at "strategic options" to return the CRJ to profitability. Analysts suspected that it might decide to exit
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#1732780764264420-844: The American Airlines IATA airline designator code. Beginning in July, 2008, slightly larger Embraer E175 aircraft began to replace the Embraer E170 fleet in service with Delta. Towards the end of 2008, the airline achieved a major feat by being chosen to replace Delta Shuttle 's MD-88 operations between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Washington Reagan National Airport on the same hourly schedule that Delta has operated with larger aircraft for decades. Beginning June, 2010, new flights by Shuttle America on behalf of Delta Shuttle served Chicago's O'Hare International Airport from New York-LaGuardia with 11 round trips per day. On July 3, 2007, Shuttle America received approval from
455-490: The ICAO to change its ATC callsign from Shuttlecraft to Mercury. However, prior to the changing of the callsign to Mercury it was changed to Crossroads, but the word "cross" caused confusion between aircraft and air traffic control ("cross" being a common phrase when taxiing aircraft, i.e. "Cross runway 25L"). This change was necessary due to the similar-sounding Air Shuttle callsign used by Mesa Airlines . The IDENT code remained
490-489: The Republic Airways Inc. certificate. This was intended to allow reduced costs as Republic Airways Holdings operates a single airline, with a single aircraft type, for the 3 major codeshares, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and United Airlines. Shuttle America had five crew member bases at the time of its merger into Republic: Columbus, Chicago O'Hare, Indianapolis, Newark, and New York-LaGuardia. Its fleet
525-785: The agreement, Republic would operate 17 Embraer 170 aircraft for the Frontier Airlines operation. The first aircraft was placed into service in March 2007, and the last aircraft was expected to be placed into service by December 2008. On April 23, 2008, Republic Airways Holdings (parent of Republic Airline) terminated its service agreement with Frontier Airlines, which entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early April 2008. Subsequently, Republic Air Holdings purchased Frontier Airlines in bankruptcy. Frontier-branded Republic Embraer 190 aircraft provided regional capacity support. In September 2013, Republic Airways Holdings sold Frontier Airlines. As part of
560-420: The commercial aircraft market altogether and refocus on business aircraft. That prediction came to pass on 25 June 2019, when a deal was announced to sell the CRJ programme to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , the parent company of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation . Mitsubishi had a historic interest in the CRJ programme, having sounded out risk-sharing options with Bombardier, and were at one point expected to take
595-552: The end of 2014 to reduce costs. As Republic Airways Holdings entered bankruptcy protection in February 2016, they announced that they would be merging the Shuttle America certificate into Republic Airlines operations. Shuttle America operated its last Embraer ERJ-145 service on September 30, 2016. On the evening of January 30, 2017, Shuttle America ceased operations and all remaining aircraft and crew were transferred to
630-503: The first aircraft was delivered to Republic Airways in March 2007. Total orders were for 36 aircraft, which were operated in an 80-seat configuration under the US Airways Express brand name. In July 2010, Republic ordered a further 24 Embraer 190 aircraft. In May 2012, Republic Airways agreed to fly the 28 Bombardier Q400s for United Express that bankrupt Pinnacle Airlines planned to return to its lessors. The Q400 fleet
665-403: The larger E175 aircraft consists of 12 first class seats and 64 economy. 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
700-518: The larger Logan Airport. With free parking, rental cars, and convenience to the I-95 highway, it was promoted as "Hassle-free Hanscom Field". From Hanscom, Shuttle America served Buffalo , LaGuardia Airport in New York, Trenton, New Jersey , and Greensboro, North Carolina , via Trenton. At that time Trenton, New Jersey , was acting as a hub because of its central location in their route network. At
735-565: The livery of Mokulele Airlines until October 2009, when Republic entered into a new joint venture agreement with Mesa Air Group , with the latter airline's Canadair Regional Jet aircraft operating jet flights within Hawaii. In an effort to reduce costs, parent company Republic Airways Holdings announced in 2014 that it would begin the process of merging subsidiaries Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines. Republic Airways Holdings merged Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines by
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#1732780764264770-423: The new aircraft would start in the second half of 2020 In October 2019, Republic received the first of 30 Embraer 175s to be transferred from Compass Airlines upon the cancellation of their contract with Delta. Canadair Regional Jet The Bombardier CRJ / Mitsubishi CRJ or CRJ Series (for Canadair Regional Jet ) is a family of regional jets introduced in 1991 by Bombardier Aerospace . The CRJ
805-462: The peak time of their operation without codeshares, the airline was flying six Dash 8-300 aircraft and transported over 3000 passengers per day. Additional destinations in their route network during this time period include Albany, New York , Islip, New York , Norfolk, Virginia , and Wilmington, Delaware . Despite the success in quickly expanding throughout the region, the airline attained financial trouble with its growth. In 2001, Shuttle America
840-731: The sale, Republic Airways terminated the Frontier-branded Embraer 190 from flying. On February 1, 2008, Republic Airways opened a base at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio . On September 3, 2008, Republic signed a new 10-year codeshare agreement with Midwest Airlines . The aircraft would be based at Kansas City International Airport beginning October 1, 2008. Twelve aircraft would be placed in service with Midwest. On June 23, 2009, Republic announced it would acquire Midwest Airlines for $ 31 million. In January 2013, Republic Airways Holdings reached
875-438: The same as TCF. The IATA code of the airline has remained S5 through this time. As of January 2017, the Shuttle America fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Although Shuttle America was never involved in a fatal accident, it has been involved in several mishaps, notably: 11. https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR08-01.pdf Republic Airways Republic Airways Inc.
910-434: The surviving company. On January 31, 2017, Shuttle America merged with Republic Airways. In December 2018, the operating division was renamed Republic Airways to match its parent company. As of January 2024, Republic operates for American Eagle , Delta Connection , and United Express . As of June 2024 , Republic Airways operates the following aircraft: The Embraer 175 made its United States domestic debut when
945-683: Was a 50-seat Bombardier Dash 8-300 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. In 1999, Shuttle America made a controversial 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 (19 km) west of Boston , it had amenities not found at
980-501: Was announced Republic Airways achieved approval from the FAA for Extended Overwater Operations (EOW), which allows Republic to operate up to 162 nautical miles from shore. As of January 31, 2017, only Republic Embraer 175 aircraft operating for American Airlines are equipped to operate as an EOW aircraft. On December 20, 2018, Republic Airways announced that it had finalized a firm order for 100 Embraer 175 aircraft, stating that deliveries for
1015-487: Was made up solely of Embraer E170 jetliners with a two-cabin seating configuration. For United Airlines, Shuttle America operated the E170 in a two-class configuration of 6 First Class seats, and 64 economy. For Delta Air Lines, Shuttle America operated the E170 and the larger E-175 aircraft. Both of these aircraft consisted of a two-class configuration, with the E170 consisting of 9 first class seats, and 60 economy seats, while
1050-517: Was manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace with the manufacturing of the first CRJ generation, the CRJ100/200 starting in 1991 and the second CRJ generation, the CRJ700 series starting in 1999. The CRJ programme was acquired by Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI RJ Aviation Group) in a deal that closed 1 June 2020. Bombardier subsequently completed the assembly of the order backlog on behalf of Mitsubishi. Bombardier claims it
1085-434: Was operating jet aircraft of more than 50 seats, even if such aircraft were operating on behalf of a carrier other than American. To repair the situation, Republic Airways Holdings activated Republic Airline, and upon Part 121 certification in 2005 allowing Republic Airline to operate commercial service. Republic Airways Holdings then transferred the offending 70-seat regional jets from Chautauqua to Republic Airline. American
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1120-512: Was purchased by Republic Airways Holdings for $ 1 million. Headquarters were moved from Fort Wayne to Republic's Indianapolis base shortly afterwards, and the Saab 340 fleet was replaced by Embraer 170 aircraft operating for Delta Connection and United Express . In October 2008, a short-lived operating partnership was established with Mokulele Airlines to feed their hub in Honolulu with three aircraft. These Embraer 170 aircraft operated in
1155-518: 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 ' Philadelphia and Pittsburgh hubs as well as 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 former Chautauqua Saab 340 aircraft. The Dash 8-100's had been leased from Allegheny Airlines and were
1190-577: Was retired in 2017. Republic Airways Holdings signed a three-year contract in October 2012 with Caesars Entertainment Corporation where its Republic Airways subsidiary would operate five Embraer 190 aircraft to provide more than 1,500 charter flights annually for Caesars. Service began in January 2013. This contract ended in August 2015 and all Embraer 190 aircraft were sold or returned to the lease holders. In January 2013, Republic Airways Holdings reached
1225-399: Was then no longer in violation of its pilot union scope clause. Republic Airways Holdings paid $ 6.6 million to the pilot union of American Airlines to settle the issue. US Airways' pilots had a scope clause prohibiting the airline from operating large regional jets such as the Embraer 170. The airline negotiated around this clause by offering flight deck jobs to laid-off US Airways pilots, in
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