Air New Orleans

Infobox Airline
airline = Air New Orleans


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IATA = ANL
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callsign = Air New Orleans
founded = 1981
ceased = 1988
hubs = New Orleans International Airport & Birmingham Municipal Airport
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company_slogan = The Gulf Coast Connection, Air Alabama
headquarters = Panama City, FL (1981-1986) & Birmingham, AL (1986-1988)
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Air New Orleans was an airline that was conceived as a regional airline to provide service to cities throughout the Southeastern United States from Texas to Florida. The airline was in service between 1981 to 1988.cite news
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title =Air New Orleans closes down; 95 jobs eventually will go
work =The Baton Rouge Advocate
pages =7B
date =1988-06-18
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History

Despite its name, the airline's original headquarters was in Panama City, Florida with some executive offices being located in New Orleans.cite news
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title =La.-based commuter airline moving to Birmingham
work =The Baton Rouge Advocate
pages =4B
date =1986-01-05
url =
accessdate = ] However in 1986, the airline moved its headquarters to Birmingham, Alabama, before moving back to New Orleans where it would remain through its closure.

In June 1986, this was designated as a Continental Express airline to feed Continental flights in and out of New Orleans.cite news
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title =Continental to expand low-fare travel
work =The Baton Rouge Advocate
pages =11D
date =1986-06-20
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accessdate = ] By January 1988, the airline would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and would subsequently cease operation on June 17, 1988.cite news
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title =Air New Orleans closes down; 95 jobs eventually will go
work =The Baton Rouge Advocate
pages =7B
date =1988-06-18
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Fleet

* 8 Beechcraft C-99s
* 5 Piper commuter aircraft
* 4 Short 360s

Incidents and accidents

* On May 26, 1987, a Continental Express flight, operated by Air New Orleans British Aerospace Jetstream 31 (Registration N331CY), flying as Flight 2962, crash landed just after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport. The plane crashed into eight lanes of traffic and subsequently injured two persons on the ground. Of the 11 occupants onboard, there were zero fatalities.cite news
last =Kent
first =Jennifer C.
coauthors =
title =Plane bounces into traffic at Kenner; 13 hurt
work =The Baton Rouge Advocate
pages =1A
date =1987-05-27
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accessdate = ] The cause of the crash was attributed to pilot error.cite news
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title =Crash blamed on pilot error
work =The Baton Rouge Advocate
pages =16C
date =1988-04-13
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Destinations Served

*Louisiana
**New Orleans (New Orleans International Airport) - Primary Hubcite web
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title =Air New Orleans
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publisher =AirTimes: A Collector's Guide to Airline Timetables
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url =http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/usa/airneworleans.htm
accessdate =2007-09-26 ]
**Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport)
**Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
*Mississippi
**Gulfport (Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport)
**Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport)
*Alabama
**Birmingham (Birmingham Municipal Airport)
**Gadsden (Gadsden Municipal Airport)*
**Huntsville (Huntsville Municipal Airport)
**Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport)
**Montgomery (Montgomery Regional Airport)
*Florida
**Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)
**Ft. Myers (Southwest Florida International Airport)
**Fort Walton Beach (Okaloosa Regional Airport)
**Jacksonville (Jacksonville International Airport)
**Miami (Miami International Airport)
**Orlando (Orlando International Airport)
**Panama City (Panama City-Bay County International Airport)
**Pensacola (Pensacola Regional Airport)
**Sarasota (Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport)
**Tallahassee (Tallahassee Regional Airport)
**Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
**West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)
*Texas
**Dallas (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)
**Houston (Houston Intercontinental Airport)

Rumored Destinations

*Alabama
**Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Regional Airport)*cite news
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title =Air New Orleans may buy 4 planes
work =The Baton Rouge Advocate
pages =7B
date =1986-01-26
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**Anniston (Anniston Metropolitan Airport)*
*Mississippi
**Jackson (Jackson Municipal Airport)
*Tennessee
**Nashville (Nashville International Airport)"Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) no longer have commercial airline service."

External links

* [http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/usa/airneworleans.htm Air New Orleans Timetables] at Airtimes.com

References