Delta Express
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Delta Express was a no-frills "airline within an airline" brand owned and operated by Delta Air Lines
from 1996 to 2003. The airline was headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
.
Delta Express was based out of Orlando International Airport
, and focused on leisure routes between Florida
and the northeast United States, as well as certain parts of the Midwest
. It primarily competed with low-cost brands such as Continental Lite
and US Airways
' MetroJet
, and low-cost carrier
s such as Southwest Airlines
and in the final years of its operation, JetBlue Airways
.
The Delta Express fleet consisted of one aircraft type, the Boeing 737-200, in an all coach class configuration. No in-flight entertainment or meal service was offered.
Delta Express was replaced in 2003 by Song, a new low-fare brand that Delta introduced, which has since also been dismantled.
Most of its fleet has been transferred to Aviacsa
, a returning low-cost carrier
that was formerly a flag carrier
.
but with minor changes; it's had the Delta Express titles and its logo on the forward fuselage. In 1998, the company changed the livery to one with dark blue and red on the tip of the tail with the word Delta on it and changed the cheat line with dark blue with red on the tip of the nose. The Delta Express titles and logo were kept the same except the Express title was red and different font. The final livery had red, dark blue, and light blue on the tail and the Express titles covered the whole fuselage but with the Delta and its logo was shrunk in the forward fuselage.
From 2000 to 2002 one plane was painted in a special livery of The Powerpuff Girls
, a popular TV series from Cartoon Network
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Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
from 1996 to 2003. The airline was headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
Delta Express was based out of Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport...
, and focused on leisure routes between Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and the northeast United States, as well as certain parts of the Midwest
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
. It primarily competed with low-cost brands such as Continental Lite
Continental Lite
Continental Lite was a short lived "airline within an airline" brand of Continental Airlines established in 1993. The airline folded in 1995 after losing was has been reported in the press as between $140 million or $300 million....
and US Airways
US Airways
US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....
' MetroJet
MetroJet
MetroJet was a no-frills "airline within an airline" brand operated as a division of US Airways from 1998 to 2001.-History:After the conclusion of painstaking labor negotiations in 1997, US Airways sought to head off burgeoning competition from low-cost carriers in its strongest region, the U.S....
, and low-cost carrier
Low-cost carrier
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline is an airline that generally has lower fares and fewer comforts...
s such as Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
and in the final years of its operation, JetBlue Airways
JetBlue Airways
JetBlue Airways Corporation is an American low-cost airline. The company is headquartered in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. Its main base is John F. Kennedy International Airport, also in Queens....
.
The Delta Express fleet consisted of one aircraft type, the Boeing 737-200, in an all coach class configuration. No in-flight entertainment or meal service was offered.
Delta Express was replaced in 2003 by Song, a new low-fare brand that Delta introduced, which has since also been dismantled.
Most of its fleet has been transferred to Aviacsa
Aviacsa
Consorcio Aviaxsa, S.A. de C.V., doing business as Aviacsa, is a low-cost airline of Mexico with its headquarters in Hangar 1 of Zone C on the property of Mexico City International Airport in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City, Mexico...
, a returning low-cost carrier
Low-cost carrier
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline is an airline that generally has lower fares and fewer comforts...
that was formerly a flag carrier
Flag carrier
A flag carrier is a transportation company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given country, enjoys preferential rights or privileges, accorded by the government, for international operations. It may be a state-run, state-owned or private but...
.
Destinations
Delta Express flew to as many as 31 domestic destinations in 18 states which included Albany, Providence, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Hartford, Allentown, St Louis, Milwaukee, Austin, Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Boston, Detroit, New York (JFK, LGA & EWR) to cities like Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Fort Myers, and Fort Lauderdale.Livery
Delta Express first livery was the 1970s "Widget" livery like its parent airline Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
but with minor changes; it's had the Delta Express titles and its logo on the forward fuselage. In 1998, the company changed the livery to one with dark blue and red on the tip of the tail with the word Delta on it and changed the cheat line with dark blue with red on the tip of the nose. The Delta Express titles and logo were kept the same except the Express title was red and different font. The final livery had red, dark blue, and light blue on the tail and the Express titles covered the whole fuselage but with the Delta and its logo was shrunk in the forward fuselage.
From 2000 to 2002 one plane was painted in a special livery of The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network...
, a popular TV series from Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
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External links
- Delta Express (Archive: 2001-2002)
- Delta Express (Archive: 1998-1999)