Austin Express
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Austin Express Inc. was a regional airline headquartered in Austin
, Texas
, United States
. The airline incorporated on August 13, 1997. It was originally operated by 10 former Conquest Airlines
executives. All of the owners and key personnel of Austin Express were formerly employed by Conquest. Conquest hired Bradfield Martino, Austin as the first agency to advertise the airline; a The New York Times
article said that the resulting billings were estimated over one million dollars. Its operations began on January 5, 1998, with a fleet of Fairchild Dornier Metro IIIs.
The airline operated out of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport
, before operating out of Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The airline ended scheduled flights on Sunday December 31, 2000 and became a charter airline.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas
Texas
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, United States
United States
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. The airline incorporated on August 13, 1997. It was originally operated by 10 former Conquest Airlines
Conquest Airlines
Conquest Airlines was an American regional airline initially headquartered in Jefferson County, Texas, and later headquartered in Austin, Texas...
executives. All of the owners and key personnel of Austin Express were formerly employed by Conquest. Conquest hired Bradfield Martino, Austin as the first agency to advertise the airline; a The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
article said that the resulting billings were estimated over one million dollars. Its operations began on January 5, 1998, with a fleet of Fairchild Dornier Metro IIIs.
The airline operated out of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport served the Austin, Texas, United States, area until it was replaced by the Austin Bergstrom International Airport and subsequently closed in 1999...
, before operating out of Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The airline ended scheduled flights on Sunday December 31, 2000 and became a charter airline.
External links
- Austin Express (Archive)