In early 1989, Presidential attempted to capitalize on the "hub fever" then prevalent in the southeastern United States by trying to raise money from investors in Birmingham, Alabama with the stated intent of operating a new mini-hub at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM). However, Presidential's shaky financial condition and eventual bankruptcy assured that nothing ever came of it. Burdened with debt from its changes of the business plan, Presidential filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 26, 1989. It ended operations on December 5, 1989 and its assets subsequently liquidated. Shortly before that time, employees received a pay cut for two pay periods in an attempt to improve cash flow at the airline.[3]
At one point just before its demise, Presidential operated an odd mix of fleet types: twelve British AerospaceBAe Jetstream 31 and Jetstream 32 commuter turboprops (some of which were contracted), two early model Beechcraft 1900 commuter turboprops, eight BAe 146 jets and one aging Boeing 737. The BAe Jetstream turboprops were operated as United Express flights as were the Dash 8 propjets with the airline also previously operating the BAe 146 in United Express operations as well according to the Official Airline Guide (OAG).[4] The 737 primarily flew roundtrip service between Washington Dulles (IAD) and MacArthur-Islip (ISP) on Long Island, New York. In 1988, the 737 was used as the campaign plane for first Republican Senator Robert Dole and then Massachusetts Governor and Democratic nominee for president, Michael Dukakis. Reporters assigned to Dukakis nicknamed the plane "The Sky Pig" because it was so slow.
Of these aircraft, the Beechcraft 1900s were the first to go as they were sold to pay bills. There was also an odd mix of paint schemes. Some Jetstream turboprops were painted in the red, white and blue Presidential scheme while others featured the United Express livery featuring a white fuselage with colored stripes. The BAe Jetstream aircraft contracted from Metro Airlines were branded in an Eastern Airlines mainline paint scheme (and flown by pilots of Metro Airlines which were assigned to the Eastern Metro Express division). At least one BAe 146 jet was painted in Continental Express colors as well.
The following destination information is taken from the Presidential Airways system timetable dated July 3, 1986.[5] Presidential was still operating as an independent air carrier at this time and was thus not yet providing codeshare flight services for Continental Airlines, Pan Am[6] or United Airlines. Virtually all of these destinations were served on a nonstop basis with jet aircraft from the airline's hub located at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).
Akron-Canton, OH (CAK)
Allentown, PA (ABE)
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Birmingham, AL (BHM)
Boston, MA (BOS)
Chattanooga, TN (CHA)
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Elmira, NY (ELM)
Hartford, CT (BDL)
Huntsville, AL (HSV)
Islip, NY (ISP)
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
Knoxville, TN (TYS)
Melbourne, FL (MLB)
Miami, FL (MIA)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Mirabel International Airport (YMX) - Only international destination.
New York City, NY - LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
Portland, ME (PWM)
Providence, RI (PVD)
Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
Savannah, GA (SAV)
Washington, D.C. - Dulles International Airport (IAD) - Hub
^"World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 29, 1986. 116. "400 West Service Road, Suite 1400, Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC 20041, USA."
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For the Florida based charter airline see Presidential Airways charter 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 Presidential Airways scheduled news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Presidential Airways IATA XV ICAO n a call sign Washington Eagle was an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Washington Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia 1 It was founded in 1985 by Harold J Hap Pareti formerly an officer at People Express Airlines known as PEOPLExpress a low cost carrier with Boeing 737 200 service from Washington Dulles to Boston Logan in Massachusetts commencing October 10 of that year A small fleet of B737 200 jetliners were initially operated by the airline Presidential AirwaysIATA ICAO Callsign XV n a WASHINGTON EAGLEFoundedOctober 10 1985 1985 10 10 Ceased operationsDecember 5 1989 1989 12 05 HubsWashington Dulles International AirportFleet size23HeadquartersHerndon Virginia U S Key peopleHarold J Pareti founder president CEO Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Destinations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editPresidential later on expanded to a number of destinations merging with the original Colgan Air in 1986 and adding the British Aerospace BAe 146 200 jetliner and orders for the de Havilland Canada DHC 8 300 Dash 8 turboprop to its fleet only two of the DHC 8 300s were ever received It was unable to sustain its expansion however and subsequently became a regional Continental Express feeder for Continental Airlines as well as operating Pan Am Express service for Pan Am 2 in 1987 and then as a regional United Express feeder for United Airlines in 1988 via respective code sharing agreements with these major air carriers In early 1989 Presidential attempted to capitalize on the hub fever then prevalent in the southeastern United States by trying to raise money from investors in Birmingham Alabama with the stated intent of operating a new mini hub at the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM However Presidential s shaky financial condition and eventual bankruptcy assured that nothing ever came of it Burdened with debt from its changes of the business plan Presidential filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 26 1989 It ended operations on December 5 1989 and its assets subsequently liquidated Shortly before that time employees received a pay cut for two pay periods in an attempt to improve cash flow at the airline 3 At one point just before its demise Presidential operated an odd mix of fleet types twelve British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 and Jetstream 32 commuter turboprops some of which were contracted two early model Beechcraft 1900 commuter turboprops eight BAe 146 jets and one aging Boeing 737 The BAe Jetstream turboprops were operated as United Express flights as were the Dash 8 propjets with the airline also previously operating the BAe 146 in United Express operations as well according to the Official Airline Guide OAG 4 The 737 primarily flew roundtrip service between Washington Dulles IAD and MacArthur Islip ISP on Long Island New York In 1988 the 737 was used as the campaign plane for first Republican Senator Robert Dole and then Massachusetts Governor and Democratic nominee for president Michael Dukakis Reporters assigned to Dukakis nicknamed the plane The Sky Pig because it was so slow Of these aircraft the Beechcraft 1900s were the first to go as they were sold to pay bills There was also an odd mix of paint schemes Some Jetstream turboprops were painted in the red white and blue Presidential scheme while others featured the United Express livery featuring a white fuselage with colored stripes The BAe Jetstream aircraft contracted from Metro Airlines were branded in an Eastern Airlines mainline paint scheme and flown by pilots of Metro Airlines which were assigned to the Eastern Metro Express division At least one BAe 146 jet was painted in Continental Express colors as well Fleet edit nbsp Presidential Airways BAe 146 200 Beechcraft 1900C Boeing 737 100 Boeing 737 200 British Aerospace BAe 146 200 British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 32 de Havilland Canada DHC 8 300 Dash 8Destinations editThe following destination information is taken from the Presidential Airways system timetable dated July 3 1986 5 Presidential was still operating as an independent air carrier at this time and was thus not yet providing codeshare flight services for Continental Airlines Pan Am 6 or United Airlines Virtually all of these destinations were served on a nonstop basis with jet aircraft from the airline s hub located at Washington Dulles International Airport IAD Akron Canton OH CAK Allentown PA ABE Atlanta GA ATL Birmingham AL BHM Boston MA BOS Chattanooga TN CHA Cincinnati OH CVG Cleveland OH CLE Daytona Beach FL DAB Detroit MI DTW Elmira NY ELM Hartford CT BDL Huntsville AL HSV Islip NY ISP Indianapolis IN IND Knoxville TN TYS Melbourne FL MLB Miami FL MIA Montreal Quebec Canada Mirabel International Airport YMX Only international destination New York City NY LaGuardia Airport LGA Portland ME PWM Providence RI PVD Sarasota FL SRQ Savannah GA SAV Washington D C Dulles International Airport IAD Hub West Palm Beach FL PBI See also editList of defunct airlines of the United StatesReferences edit World Airline Directory Flight International March 29 1986 116 400 West Service Road Suite 1400 Washington Dulles International Airport Washington DC 20041 USA PA020187intro Brief history of Presidential Airlines Archived from the original on 2007 03 12 Retrieved 2008 10 13 Dec 1 1988 Official Airline Guide Pocket Flight Guide North American Edition departedflights com July 3 1986 Presidential Airways system timetable route map PA020187intro External links editPresidential Airways History Timetable images from AirTimes com Portals nbsp United States nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Presidential Airways scheduled amp oldid 1221250156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
