Northcoast Executive Airlines

Northcoast Executive Airlines

IATA 5N ICAO NCE Callsign TOP HAT
Founded	February 1990[1]
Ceased operations	January 29, 1991 (Chapter 7 Bankruptcy)
Operating bases	Dayton General Airport
Destinations
Company slogan	The All Business Airline
Headquarters	Miamisburg, OH (Dayton, OH)
Key people	Calvin Humphrey

Northcoast Executive Airlines was a regional commuter airline that operated in the Midwestern United States in the early 1990s. The airline served secondary airports in larger cities with Fairchild SA227 aircraft (from the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner family).

In late 1990, the airline announced a move from Cleveland's Burke Lakefront to the much larger Cleveland Hopkins International Airport,^[2] but later rescinded its decision and returned to Burke.^[3],^[4] The conflicting announcements and schedule changes lead to confusion. The confusion,^[5] combined with a weak regional economy, may have hastened the end of the airline.

Northcoast Executive was headed by CEO Calvin Humphrey. The airline filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on January 29, 1991.^[6]

Destinations

Northcoast Executive serviced:

• Illinois
  • Chicago (Midway Airport)
• Michigan
  • Detroit City Airport (since renamed Coleman A. Young International Airport)
  • Flint (Bishop International Airport)
• Ohio
  • Cleveland
    • Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
    • Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (briefly)
  • Dayton General Airport (since renamed Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport)

Fleet

• Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

References

1. ^ http://www.flydayton.com/index.php?page=history-2
2. ^ "Burke Airport losing its airline", Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct 17, 1990, pg. G1.
3. ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-10363655.html |Northcoast Executive Air may return to Burke next month
4. ^ Northcoast Executive restores daily airline service at Burke, Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 4, 1990, pg. B18.
5. ^ Northcoast Executive Airlines Inc to remain at Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct. 26, 1990, pg E2.
6. ^ http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/03/monday-morning-trivia-44.html |Morning Trivia - Airlines that Have Filled Bankruptcy

External links

• Image of a Northcoast Executive Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III in Flint, MI
• Image of a Northcoast Executive Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III in Dayton, OH
• Image of a Northcoast Executive Airlines Schedule