This article is about the third US-based airline to use this name. For other uses of the name, see National Airlines. For 'national airlines' see Flag carrier.
National Airlines was a United Stateslow-fare airline that operated from 1999 to 2002. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was the third US carrier to use the name. The airline was created to bring tourists to Las Vegas. National offered service to a limited number of cities with high traffic to Las Vegas. The airline operated a fleet of 19 Boeing 757-200 jets in a two-class first class and coach seating configuration.
Hoping to attract more visitors from the East Coast, Harrah's Entertainment and the former Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc., each contributed $15 million toward the start-up costs of National Airlines in July 1998. Wexford Capital, owners of Republic Airways Holdings also contributed several million to this create the airline.[2]
Taking a page from Southwest Airlines' book, National kept things simple by operating a single aircraft type—in National's case, the Boeing 757.
Service began on May 27, 1999. This was the third airline in the United States to use the National Airlines name. Michael Conway became President and CEO of the company. From its inception, the company fought an uphill battle against rising fuel costs and an economic recession. National Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 6, 2000.[3]
Like many other airlines, National had serious financial problems after the September 11 attacks in 2001, and only 41 months after their inaugural flight left Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport, the airline ceased all operations on November 6, 2002, after being in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for 23 months.
As of the day of National's grounding on November 6, 2002, the airline had carried 1.85 million passengers through McCarran (January–November 2002), and National was the airport's fourth-largest carrier based upon passenger volume. Departing McCarran International Airport at 4:20 p.m., National Airlines Flight 354 to Dallas/Fort Worth was the carrier's last to leave the Las Vegas hub.
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At the time National Airlines was grounded, the airline provided service to 14 destinations throughout the United States:[4]
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This article is about the third US based airline to use this name For other uses of the name see National Airlines For national airlines see Flag carrier National Airlines was a United States low fare airline that operated from 1999 to 2002 Headquartered in Las Vegas Nevada it was the third US carrier to use the name The airline was created to bring tourists to Las Vegas National offered service to a limited number of cities with high traffic to Las Vegas The airline operated a fleet of 19 Boeing 757 200 jets in a two class first class and coach seating configuration National AirlinesIATA ICAO CallsignN7 ROK RED ROCKFoundedJuly 1998 1998 07 Commenced operationsMay 27 1999 1999 05 27 Ceased operationsNovember 6 2002 2002 11 06 HubsMcCarran International AirportFrequent flyer programNational Comps 1 HeadquartersLas Vegas Nevada U S Key peopleMichael Conway President amp CEO Websitenationalairlines com 2001 archive A National Airlines Boeing 757 200 Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2 1 United States 2 1 1 California 2 1 2 District of Columbia 2 1 3 Florida 2 1 4 Illinois 2 1 5 New Jersey 2 1 6 New York 2 1 7 Nevada 2 1 8 Pennsylvania 2 1 9 Texas 2 1 10 Virginia 2 1 11 Washington 3 Fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editHoping to attract more visitors from the East Coast Harrah s Entertainment and the former Rio Hotel amp Casino Inc each contributed 15 million toward the start up costs of National Airlines in July 1998 Wexford Capital owners of Republic Airways Holdings also contributed several million to this create the airline 2 Taking a page from Southwest Airlines book National kept things simple by operating a single aircraft type in National s case the Boeing 757 Service began on May 27 1999 This was the third airline in the United States to use the National Airlines name Michael Conway became President and CEO of the company From its inception the company fought an uphill battle against rising fuel costs and an economic recession National Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 6 2000 3 Like many other airlines National had serious financial problems after the September 11 attacks in 2001 and only 41 months after their inaugural flight left Las Vegas McCarran International Airport the airline ceased all operations on November 6 2002 after being in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for 23 months As of the day of National s grounding on November 6 2002 the airline had carried 1 85 million passengers through McCarran January November 2002 and National was the airport s fourth largest carrier based upon passenger volume Departing McCarran International Airport at 4 20 p m National Airlines Flight 354 to Dallas Fort Worth was the carrier s last to leave the Las Vegas hub Destinations editAt the time National Airlines was grounded the airline provided service to 14 destinations throughout the United States 4 United States edit California edit Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport San Francisco San Francisco International Airport District of Columbia edit See Virginia for Washington D C service Florida edit Miami Miami International Airport Illinois edit Chicago Chicago Midway International Airport Chicago O Hare International Airport New Jersey edit Newark Newark Liberty International Airport New York edit New York John F Kennedy International Airport Nevada edit Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Hub Reno Reno Tahoe International Airport Pennsylvania edit Philadelphia Philadelphia International Airport Texas edit Dallas Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Virginia edit Arlington Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Dulles Washington Dulles International Airport Washington edit Seattle Seattle Tacoma International Airport Fleet editAt the time the airline was grounded National had 19 aircraft in its fleet consisting of National Airlines Fleet Aircraft Total Passengers First Coach NotesBoeing 757 200 19 175 22 153 National s cabins provided coach seats at 33 and first class at 40 greater pitch than that of most legacy carriers at the time The 757s were sold eight of them under a new registration number 5 See also editList of defunct airlines of the United StatesReferences edit National Comps Membership Guide Zuckerman Laurence 30 July 1998 2 Casino Operators Plan To Start Las Vegas Airline Published 1998 The New York Times Archived from the original on 2020 05 31 National Airlines About Us www nationalairlines com Archived from the original on 9 November 2001 Retrieved 14 January 2022 Some National Airlines Destinations Plane Spotters production list for N7 Archived from the original on 2011 04 29 Retrieved 2009 04 23 External links editNational Airlines Home page 5 10 00 Site after shut downPortals nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Airlines 1999 2002 amp oldid 1170338511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
