Northeastern International Airlines

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parent=Northeastern International Airways, Inc.
founded=1982
headquarters=Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Northeastern International Airways is a defunct United States airline which operated from 1982 to 1985. Northeastern offered flights from the northeastern United States to Florida, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

History

Northeastern was established in 1980 but only gained permission to operate scheduled passenger service in early 1982. Service was inaugurated between Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport using second-hand Douglas DC-8 aircraft. The company expanded quickly, acquiring additional aircraft and launching new routes. The airline targeted sunny vacation destinations, such as Las Vegas and San Diego. The airline painted two Boeing 727s in a colorful cloud-themed livery which raised public awareness of the airline. In 1984, Northeastern leased some wide-body Airbus A300 aircraft but these were too large for the airline's route network and a financial crisis was precipitated. The airline initiated service cut-backs and lay-offs before finally filing for bankruptcy protection in 1985. Attempts to restart the airline failed and it was liquidated in 1986.

Fleet

* Douglas DC-8

* Boeing 727-100

* Airbus A300

* McDonnell-Douglas MD-80

References

B.I. Hengi, Airlines Remembered. Midland Publishing, 2000.

External links

* [http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Northeastern-International-Airways Fleet information at Planespotters.net]