Mountain Air Express or "MAX" for short was a short-lived commuter airline founded in 1996. It flew Dornier 328

Dornier 328

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 turboprops under a code-share agreement with Western Pacific Airlines

Western Pacific Airlines

Western Pacific Airlines, or WestPac, took up service on April 28, 1995 using eight Boeing 737-300 jets. The low-cost airline was formed in 1994 under the name Commercial Air but the name was changed to Western Pacific for marketing reasons. Edward Gaylord of Gaylord Entertainment Company was...

. It served such smaller communities as Aspen, CO and Casper, WY from its hub in Colorado Springs, CO. In 1997 both airlines moved their hub to Denver International Airport

Denver International Airport

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. Just after this move Western Pacific Airlines announced its plans to merge with Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines, Inc., is an American airline headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The carrier, which is a subsidiary and operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings, operates flights to 83 destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica and maintains hubs at...

. The merger was not successful and Western Pacific declared Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in February 1998. This left MAX without a code-share partner and was it was sold in 1998 to Air Wisconsin

Air Wisconsin

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation is an airline based at Outagamie County Regional Airport in the town of Greenville, Wisconsin, United States, near Appleton. Air Wisconsin is the largest privately held regional airline in the United States...

 During the same year United Airlines

United Airlines

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 ended its code-share agreement with United Express

United Express

United Express is a brand name under which eight regional airlines operate feeder flights for United Airlines. They primarily connect smaller cities with United's domestic hub airports and “focus cities,” although they offer some point-to-point service such as Sacramento to Eureka.As of Sept...

 carrier Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from...

. Great Lakes Aviation and Air Wisconsin were selected, as the new United Express carriers. The purchase of MAX gave Air Wisconsin the aircraft and crews needed for this newly expanded code-share agreement with United Airlines

United Airlines

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