Mountain Air Express

Mountain Air Express or "MAX" for short was a short-lived commuter airline founded in 1996. It flew Dornier 328 turboprops under a code-share agreement with Western Pacific Airlines. It served such smaller communities as Aspen, CO and Casper, WY from its hub in Colorado Springs, CO. In 1997 both airlines moved their hub to Denver International Airport. Just after this move Western Pacific Airlines announced its plans to merge with Frontier Airlines. The merger was not successful^[1] and Western Pacific declared Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in February 1998. This left MAX without a code-share partner and was it was sold in 1998 to Air Wisconsin^[2] During the same year United Airlines ended its code-share agreement with United Express carrier Mesa Airlines. Great Lakes Aviation and Air Wisconsin were selected, as the new United Express carriers. The purchase of MAX gave Air Wisconsin the aircraft and crews needed for this newly expanded code-share agreement with United Airlines.

References

1. ^ ulture clash causes Frontier and Western Pacific to part
2. ^ Airlines of USA A-M