Atlantic Southeast Airlines
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| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | ||
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| IATA EV |
ICAO ASQ |
Callsign Acey |
| Founded | 1979 | |
| Hubs | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport |
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| Focus cities | Los Angeles International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | SkyMiles | |
| Member lounge | Crown Room Club | |
| Alliance | SkyTeam | |
| Fleet size | 156 | |
| Destinations | 127 | |
| Parent company | SkyWest, Inc. | |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Key people | Bryan T. LaBrecque - President/COO
Eva Durham - VP Inflight Services |
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| Website: http://www.flyasa.com | ||
Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) (IATA: EV, ICAO: ASQ, and Callsign: Acey) [1] is an airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 150 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. All flights are operated as Delta flights numbered 4083-4932. ASA operates nearly 900 flights each day from its hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). ASA opened up a focus city at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in December 2006, and also operates from Cincinnati, Ohio. Even though they opened in base in 2006, according to the airline forum Airliners.net, the LAX base will close in June 2007.[2]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in March 1979 and started operations in June 1979. In 1999 Delta Air Lines increased its stake in Atlantic Southeast Airlines from 28% to 100%. On August 15, 2005, Delta announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell ASA to SkyWest, Inc. for $425 million, and on September 8, 2005, SkyWest announced that the acquisition had been completed, and that the codeshares and flying would commence that night.
On June 1, 2006, ASA filed with the US Department of Transportation for an exemption to begin service from Los Angeles International Airport to nine Mexican destinations under the Delta Connection brand. This service is contingent on US as well as Mexican government approvals. ASA also announced the opening of a Los Angeles crew base on December 1, 2006, to support the expanded west coast operations.
At March 2007 the airline has 5,908 employees[3].
[edit] Timeline
1979
March 12 Incorporated as Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Company headquarters established in Atlanta
June 27 Began operations with one 19-passenger Twin Otter aircraft between Atlanta and Columbus, GA.
1982
July 21 Completed initial stock offering
1983
April 1 Acquired Southeastern Airlines
1984
May 1 Joined Delta Connection Program as on of the first regional partners
1987
January Named Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World
1995
December 1 Initiated first jet service with introduction of BAe 146 aircraft
1997 October 1 Inaugurated Canadair Regional jet service from Atlanta Hub
1998
September 8 Honored as one of the global aviation and aerospace industry's best managed companies by aviation week and Space Technology magazine.
1999
March 22 Acquired by Delta Air Lines, Inc.
May 11 Began operation as a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines
2000
March 29 Joined with Delta Connection partner Comair in announcing industry's largest regional jet order
May 1 Inaugurated Canadair regional jet service from Dallas/Fort Worth hub
June 1 Inaugurated first international service with flights to Toronto, Canada, from Atlanta.
2001
May 1 ASA President Skip Barnette named 2000 Commuter/Regional Airline News Regional Airline Executive of the year
December 9 Carried 2002 Olympic Flame between Miami and Mobile, Ala., as part of Delta's sponsorship of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
2002
January 29 Received first Delta Connection 70-seat CRJ700 aircraft from Bombardier Aerospace
April 7 Inaugurated first 70-seat CRJ700 service from Atlanta hub
September 1 Began service to 100th airport - Cincinnati, Ohio
2003
April 6 Completed single-largest expansion in company history with 47 new ASA flights in one day at Dallas/Fort Worth. Also started first-ever service to West Coast with new CRJ700 flights to Ontario, Calif. from Salt Lake City.
June 2 Received ASA's 100th CRJ from Bombardier Aerospace 2004
June 17 Celebrated 25th anniversary of passenger service with delivery of a special-edition CRJ700 from Bombardier Aerospace
2005
September 8 ASA is acquired by SkyWest, Inc.
2006
December 15 ASA begin operations at its new Los Angeles focus city.
On December 20, 2006, Skywest Inc. has announced that 8 Comair CRJ-700 aircraft will be transferred to Atlantic Southeast Airlines and will be operated out of Delta's Cincinnati hub beginning in January, 2007. This follows a request for proposal put out by Delta Air Lines aiming to reduce costs of its Delta Connection service.
2007
June
ASA will be closing its crew base at Los Angeles International Airport.
Delta will take over ASA's ground operations in Atlanta (gate and ramp). ASA was the last Delta Connection carrier in Atlanta to handle its own ground operations.
[edit] Services
- Further information: Atlantic Southeast Airlines destinations
- On March 17, 2007, ASA will begin operating three daily nonstop flights from Atlanta to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina using the ATR-72-212 aircraft[4]. This will be the first scheduled service to Atlanta since the end of service by Eastern Express carrier Atlantis Airlines in 1991[5].
[edit] Fleet
The Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2007) [3] :
| Type | Number | Equip. Code |
| ATR 72-210 | 11 | AT7 |
| Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER | 112 | CRJ |
| Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-700ER | 31 | CR7 |
In March 2006, the average age of Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet is 4.8 years[6].
[edit] Previously operated
Embraer Brasilia aircraft were retired from service in 2003, and aircraft that have not been sold are in storage at Hot Springs, Arkansas. The airline operated:
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- Flight 2311 (Brunswick, Georgia, April 5, 1991; killed 24, including former U.S. Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter)
- Flight 529 (Carrollton, Georgia, August 21, 1995)
[edit] Trivia
- Atlantic Southeast Airline's former callsign, Candler, is derived from the last name of a former mayor of Atlanta and Coca-Cola Company founder, Asa Candler, who originally owned the property that became Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. "Candler" was chosen as a play on words when Acey became temporarily unavailable.
- ASA is the third largest operator out of Hartsfield-Jackson behind Delta Air Lines (number 1) and Airtran Airways (number 2).
- Due to the range, speed, and limited number of ASA's ATR-72's, they are only scheduled to a total of 13 cities out of Atlanta (Asheville (NC), Augusta (GA), Tri-Cities (TN), Chatanooga (TN), Columbus (GA), Dothan (AL), Gainesville (FL), Hilton Head Island (NC)starts March 17, Macon (GA), Montgomery (AL), Myrtle Beach (SC), Panama City (FL), and Valdosta (GA)).
- Acey replaced Candler as ASA's callsign on March 15, 2006.
- ASA's ICAO identifier changed from ASE to CAA to ACY to ASQ.
- In 2007, ASA was ranked the worst airline in America
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ LAX base to close
- ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=10484
- ^ New Atlanta service
- ^ Atlantic Southeast Airlines Fleet Age
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