Ryan International Airlines
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Ryan International Airlines Inspired by Ryan Nice (IATA: RD, ICAO: RYN, and Callsign: RYAN INTERNATIONAL) [1] is an American FAR 121 supplemental airline. Based in Rockford, IL, the US Postal Service was once their main customer, flying Boeing 727 on scheduled cargo flights. Ryan flies non-scheduled and charter passenger services for excursion and tour packagers, along with cargo flights for other companies.
Ryan is a subsidiary of Rubloff Jet Express and is not a member of IATA.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in Wichita, KS in 1972 and started operations on 3 March 1973. It was previously known as Ryan Aviation and was repurchased by Ronald Ryan in 1989. It began flying for the US Postal Service under subcontract to Emery Worldwide Airlines in 1989. Passenger charter services began in 1983 from Atlantic City, Minneapolis/St Paul, Cleveland and Cincinnati. In 1992 Ryan started a South Pacific operation, flying fresh fish and general freight to Guam, Saipan and surrounding islands. The airline was wholly owned by Ronald Ryan [2] until 2004. Ryan operated a number of AirTran Airways Atlanta to West Coast flights in 2003 and 2004; these flights have since been replaced with AirTran's own Boeing 737s.[citation needed] The company headquarters moved to Rockford, IL in 2006.
[edit] Services
As of January 2005 Ryan International Airlines operated the following services [2] :
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Atlanta, Chicago, Dayton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando and San Francisco.
- International scheduled services: Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey.
[edit] Fleet
As of August 2006 the Ryan International Airlines fleet includes [3] :
- 1Boeing 727-200
- 4 Boeing 737-200
- 3 Boeing 737-400
- 6 Boeing 737-800
- 5 Boeing 757-200
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Previously operated:
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes November 2006
- ^ a b Flight International 12-18 April 2005
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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