Atlantic Southeast Airlines
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| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA EV | ICAO CAA | Callsign Candler | |
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| Hubs | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | ||
| Fleet size | 163 | ||
| Destinations | 126 | ||
| Parent company | SkyWest, Inc. | ||
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Key people | Jerry Atkin (CEO) | ||
| Website | www.flyasa.com | ||
Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is an airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 100 destinations. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. All flights are operated as Delta flights with a 4000-series flight number. ASA operates more than 900 flights each day from its hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). ASA also operates from Cincinnati, Ohio and Tampa, Florida.
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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%. It employs 5,809 staff (at January 2005). 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.
Services
Atlantic Southeast Airlines operates the following services (as of April 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Akron/Canton, Albany, Alexandria, Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Appleton, Asheville, Atlanta, Augusta, Austin, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Birmingham, Brunswick, Buffalo, Charleston, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Corpus Christi, Dayton, Daytona Beach, Des Moines, Detroit, Dothan, Evansville, Fayetteville, Flint, Florence, Fort Wayne, Gainesville, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/High Point, Greenville, Gulfport/Biloxi, Harrisburg, Hickory, Houston, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kansas City, Key West, Kinston, Knoxville, Lafayette, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Long Island, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lynchburg, Macon, Manchester, Melbourne, Memphis, Meridian, Minneapolis/St Paul, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Myrtle Beach, Naples, Nashville, New York, Newport News, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Panama City, Pensacola, Peoria, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Reno, Richmond, Roanoke, Rochester, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle, Shreveport, South Bend, St Louis, Tallahassee, Tampa, Toledo, Tulsa, Valdosta, Valparaiso, Washington, Westchester County, Wichita, Wilkes-Barre and Wilmington.
- International scheduled destinations: Freeport, Monterrey, Montreal, Ottawa, Providenciales and Toronto.
Fleet
The Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2005):
- 12 ATR 72-210
- 103 Bombardier CRJ 200ER
- 35 Bombardier CRJ 700-701ER
(additional CRJs are on order)
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