Bar Harbor Airlines was a comparatively large, commuter airline from Bar Harbor, Maine. A Commuter airline is an airline that flies to smaller communities, often linking smaller communities to a larger regional hub. ... Bar Harbor, Maine, it the name of two places in Maine Bar Harbor, census-designated place Bar Harbor a larger town This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Early history

The company was founded by brothers Thomas and Joseph Caruso, as Bar Harbor Airways. They began flying charters and scenic flights from the Bar Harbor town dock. By 1950 they established a base of operations at the Bar Harbor airport. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Bar Harbor Airlines started flying in 1971, using Bar Harbor's airport as their hub. The airline's first route was from Bar Harbor to Boston. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Boston is a town and small port c. ...

The route proved so popular, especially among those from Maine who had daily jobs in Boston, that, by 1972, the airline expanded its route system by 350 percent, including seven cities and becoming an international airline, with a flight from Boston to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Motto: « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Quebec Official logo Provincial region Province Country Capitale-Nationale Quebec Canada Gentilé Québécois, Québécoise Mayor Mandate Andrée P. Boucher 2005-2009 federal Members of Parliament... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183,128 km² 176,928...

By 1974, the airline offered round-trip services between each city it served. Being a commuter airline made this easy, as each of their services consisted of short flights with quick turnaround times, and, with a large number of aircraft available, Bar Harbor had hubs in every city it served. During the 1970s, Bar Harbor Airlines primarily used Beechcraft 99 aircraft. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Beech Aircraft Corporation, purchased by Raytheon Aircraft on February 8, 1980, and often called Beechcraft after the name they give their aircraft, is a manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. ...

The airline also offered cargo service to the destinations it served. As a matter of a fact, their first of two accidents involved a cargo flight. Bar Harbor's first crash, on August 16, 1976, was on a cargo flight from Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, to Bar Harbor. The airplane, registered N200WP, carried only one person, the pilot, and he was not injured. August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bangor International Airport (IATA: BGR, ICAO: KBGR) is located in Bangor, Maine. ... Downtown Bangor Bangor is a city located in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. ...

Their second accident proved to be tragic: on August 25, 1985, the airline got some unwanted attention when one of its flights, crashed while landing in Auburn, Maine. Two crew members and six passengers, including Samantha Reed Smith, died in the plane crash. A Beechcraft 99 was used for that flight. The plane's registration was N300WP. August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: www. ... Samantha Smith Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-05-02, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Beech Aircraft Corporation, purchased by Raytheon Aircraft on February 8, 1980, and often called Beechcraft after the name they give their aircraft, is a manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. ...

The 1980s

Besides the fact that the Beechcraft that crashed in 1985 carried Samantha Smith, the airline did not receive many bad views from the press or public outside New England after that accident. That was partly due to the fact that commuter air carriers are generally known only around the communities they fly to and from. Bar Harbor Airlines decided to make Boston's Logan International Airport their only permanent base, aside from the Bar Harbor airport hub. Also during this decade, the airline bought some Convair, CASA 212 and ATR 42 turboprop aircraft, putting them in service immediately. Bar Harbor began to operate flights for other airlines, such as Continental, Delta and Eastern First Flag of New England, 1686-c. ... KBOS is the airport identification code. ... The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, universally known as Convair, was the result of a 1943 merger between Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, resulting in a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ... The CASA C.212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium transport aircraft designed and built in Spain for civil and military use. ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... A schematic diagram showing the operation of a turboprop engine. ... Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA, and Callsign: Continental) (NYSE: CAL) is an American airline. ... Delta Boeing 757-232 at LAX in August 2003. ... For the Chinese airline, see China Eastern Airlines. ...

On October 12, 1988, a Bar Harbor Airlines ATR 42 airplane almost collided with Air Force One, carrying United States President Ronald Reagan, missing the Boeing 707 by less than 1,000 feet (300 m). October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States (it is a common misconception that Air Force One refers to a single airplane). ... The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 (CC-137) The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ...

Bar Harbor's bankruptcy

Bar Harbor Airlines was one of many airlines that suffered economically from the Gulf War of 1991, alongside others such as TWA, Pan Am, and Eastern, which was one of Bar Harbor's contractor airlines. Two major contributing facts played a role in Bar Harbor's economic problems: the oil crisis during, and after, the war, and fears of terrorism because of it. Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders General Norman Schwarzkopf, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 600,000+ Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded {{{notes}}} The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Twa are a pygmy people, of short stature, who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of an area in central Africa that now comprises the nations of Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was the United States principal international airline from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991, and was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... It has been suggested that Demographics of terrorism be merged into this article or section. ...

Only two months after Eastern stopped flying, Bar Harbor ceased flying as well.

Livery

During the 1970s, the airline featured a rather simple, small yellow cheatline livery in otherwise all-white airplanes. During the 1980s and up until the airline stopped flying, the airline had a livery that consisted of red and blue cheatlines on all white airplanes, with the name "Bar Harbor" written in blue over the passenger seats.

Photo credit

The photo shown is owned by, and courtesy of, Mr. Bob Garrard.

External links

• airtimes.com Bar Harbor Airlines' timetables page