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Midway Airlines (other)
Midway Airlines was the name of two different, defunct airlines of the United States: *Midway Airlines (1976–1991) Midway Airlines was an airline in the United States based in Chicago, Illinois. It was incorporated on October 13, 1976, by Kenneth T. Carlson, Irving T. Tague and William B. Owens, filing with the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for an airline o ..., airline based in Chicago, Illinois * Midway Airlines (1993–2003), airline based in Morrisville, North Carolina {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midway Airlines (1976–1991)
Midway Airlines was an airline in the United States based in Chicago, Illinois. It was incorporated on October 13, 1976, by Kenneth T. Carlson, Irving T. Tague and William B. Owens, filing with the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for an airline operating certificate. Although it received its operating certificate from the CAB prior to the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, it was viewed as the first post-deregulation start-up. The airline commenced operations on November 1, 1979. The airline was notable for breathing new life into Midway International Airport, then called Chicago Midway Airport, which was almost deserted when Midway started operations. The carrier was also notable for pursuing at least three distinct business models during its life, starting as a discount carrier, moving to an all business-class airline before ending its life as a more conventional hub carrier. Midway was never highly or consistently profitable, but unlike many bigger and/or more pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
