Scheduled service began in 1970 acquiring Cape & Islands Airline[2] and continued until the company went out of business in 1981. Air New England holds the distinction of being the first airline certificated by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board since Ozark Air Lines in 1950. In the days prior to the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, airlines (other than small commuters) were required to operate with a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Air New England operated principally with a fleet of de Havilland CanadaDHC-6 Twin Otter and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 turboprop aircraft.
ANE was formed in November 1970 by Joseph Whitney, Nelson Lee, formerly of Executive Airlines and George Parmenter of Cape and Island Airways. Based in Hyannis, MA, they operated Beech 18s and a Twin Otter around the Cape and Islands, Boston and La Guardia. They expanded in 1971 with the first of 6 DC-3s. 1972 and 1973 saw more expansion with additional Twin Otters and Beech 99 turboprops. The Beech 18s were retired at this point. By 1974 the airline had expanded into Maine, Vermont, New York and would fly to all six New England states by 1978. In 1975 Air New England received Part 121 certification and added FH-227s, bought from Delta Air Lines, to the fleet. Additional FH-227s were purchased from Ozark and by 1979, Convair 580 turboprops were added as well. By this time the Beech 99's and DC-3s had been retired. Major expansion outside of the northeast U.S. occurred in 1979 to Albany, NY, Baltimore-Washington and Cleveland, but the writing was on the wall as the effects of airline deregulation began to materialize.
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Air New England shut down on October 31, 1981, with 400 employees. The company cited "intolerable financial losses" caused by competition, lack of federal subsidies, cumulative expenses, and a decrease in revenue caused by the contemporaneous strike by the air-traffic controllers' union, PATCO.[3] ANE had been carrying close to 600,000 passengers a year in 1980. In 1981, it depended on $6.1 million in federal subsidies to cover operating costs. During its 12-year existence, the airline suffered only one serious incident/crash [cited below] and had one of the highest safety/reliability ratings of all American based airlines over that 12-year period."[4][5]
An on-demand charter operator named Air New England based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Portland, Maine, has been operating since 2010.[6]
^World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "468.
^"Cape & Islands Airline". Airline History. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^"AIR NEW ENGLAND WILL SHUT DOWN". New York Times. Associated Press. 23 October 1981. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^Hartman, Curtis (1 February 1983). "Pba: A Tale Of Two Airlines". Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^Shirley, Craig (2009). Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America. Wilmington, DE: ISI Books. p. 225. ISBN978-1933859552. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^"FAQs". airnewe. Air New England. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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Not to be confused with New England Airlines or Air New England charter airline This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Air New England 1970 1981 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Air New England was an American commuter airline with service to New England communities during the 1970s It was headquartered at Logan International Airport in the East Boston area of Boston Massachusetts 1 Air New EnglandFoundedNovember 15 1970Ceased operationsOctober 31 1981HubsLaGuardia AirportEdward F Knapp State AirportLogan International AirportPortland International JetportDestinationsBostonNew YorkMontpelierAugustaKeeneHeadquartersLogan International Airport Multi colored tail wing used from 1970 to 1975 Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editScheduled service began in 1970 acquiring Cape amp Islands Airline 2 and continued until the company went out of business in 1981 Air New England holds the distinction of being the first airline certificated by the U S Civil Aeronautics Board since Ozark Air Lines in 1950 In the days prior to the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 airlines other than small commuters were required to operate with a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Air New England operated principally with a fleet of de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter and Fairchild Hiller FH 227 turboprop aircraft ANE was formed in November 1970 by Joseph Whitney Nelson Lee formerly of Executive Airlines and George Parmenter of Cape and Island Airways Based in Hyannis MA they operated Beech 18s and a Twin Otter around the Cape and Islands Boston and La Guardia They expanded in 1971 with the first of 6 DC 3s 1972 and 1973 saw more expansion with additional Twin Otters and Beech 99 turboprops The Beech 18s were retired at this point By 1974 the airline had expanded into Maine Vermont New York and would fly to all six New England states by 1978 In 1975 Air New England received Part 121 certification and added FH 227s bought from Delta Air Lines to the fleet Additional FH 227s were purchased from Ozark and by 1979 Convair 580 turboprops were added as well By this time the Beech 99 s and DC 3s had been retired Major expansion outside of the northeast U S occurred in 1979 to Albany NY Baltimore Washington and Cleveland but the writing was on the wall as the effects of airline deregulation began to materialize nbsp Company Logo Air New England shut down on October 31 1981 with 400 employees The company cited intolerable financial losses caused by competition lack of federal subsidies cumulative expenses and a decrease in revenue caused by the contemporaneous strike by the air traffic controllers union PATCO 3 ANE had been carrying close to 600 000 passengers a year in 1980 In 1981 it depended on 6 1 million in federal subsidies to cover operating costs During its 12 year existence the airline suffered only one serious incident crash cited below and had one of the highest safety reliability ratings of all American based airlines over that 12 year period 4 5 An on demand charter operator named Air New England based in Fort Lauderdale Florida and Portland Maine has been operating since 2010 6 Destinations editConnecticut Hartford Bradley International Airport New Haven Tweed New Haven Airport New London Groton New London Airport Maine Augusta Augusta State Airport Lewiston Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport Portland Portland International Jetport Waterville Waterville Robert LaFleur Airport Maryland Baltimore Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Massachusetts Boston Logan International Airport Hyannis Barnstable Municipal Airport Martha s Vineyard Martha s Vineyard Airport Nantucket Nantucket Memorial Airport New Bedford New Bedford Regional Airport New Hampshire Keene Dillant Hopkins Airport Lebanon Lebanon Municipal Airport Manchester Manchester Airport New York Albany Albany International Airport New York LaGuardia Airport Rochester Greater Rochester International Airport Ohio Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Rhode Island Newport Newport State Airport Providence T F Green Airport Vermont Burlington Burlington International Airport Montpelier Edward F Knapp State Airport This transport related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Fleet edit nbsp Douglas DC 3 of Air New England at Miami in 1974 Beech 18 Beech 99 Convair 580 some aircraft leased on a seasonal basis from Aspen Airways 7 de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter Douglas DC 3 Fairchild Hiller FH 227Accidents and incidents editOn 17 June 1979 an Air New England de Havilland Twin Otter aircraft crashed while approaching Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis Massachusetts One person the pilot was killed 8 See also editList of defunct airlines of the United StatesReferences edit World Airline Directory Flight International March 20 1975 468 Cape amp Islands Airline Airline History Retrieved 5 December 2020 AIR NEW ENGLAND WILL SHUT DOWN New York Times Associated Press 23 October 1981 Retrieved 22 September 2017 Hartman Curtis 1 February 1983 Pba A Tale Of Two Airlines Inc Retrieved 22 September 2017 Shirley Craig 2009 Rendezvous with Destiny Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America Wilmington DE ISI Books p 225 ISBN 978 1933859552 Retrieved 22 September 2017 FAQs airnewe Air New England Retrieved 22 September 2017 http www airliners net photos of Air New England Aspen Airways Convair 580 aircraft ACCIDENT DETAILS PlaneCrashInfo com Retrieved 30 April 2010 External links editCapeCodTimes com AirTimes com Portals nbsp United States nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air New England 1970 1981 amp oldid 1151081038, 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