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Eastwind Airlines was a start-up airline formed in mid-1995 and headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey, United States[1], and later in Greensboro, North Carolina.[2][3] Jim McNally, a former Price Waterhouse analyst who had headed that firm's recovery teams when several other airlines sought management and investment help, founded the airline. McNally's paper airline found a benefactor in UM Holdings, a Haddonfield, New Jersey-based investment company, which provided investment capital.[4] IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ...
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Trenton-Mercer Airport (IATA: TTN, ICAO: KTTN), located in Ewing, New Jersey adjacent to Interstate 95, is an airport handling general and corporate aviation, and limited commercial service. ...
Greensboro is a city located in Guilford County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ...
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Greensboro is a city located in Guilford County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ...
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Nickname: Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: , Country State County Mercer Incorporated November 13, 1792 Government - Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area - City 8. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (900 km) - % water 9. ...
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The airline began in August 1995.[3] Eastwing chose Trenton as no major airlines served Trenton and the airline believed that it could attract passengers from Philadelphia and New York City.[5] The headquarters moved to Greensboro in 1996 after Continental Airlines ended the Continental Lite operations in Greensboro.[4] For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ...
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Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Destinations
The airline had destinations across the East Coast of the United States including:
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Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Broward Established 27 March 1911 Government - Type Commission-Manager - Mayor Jim Naugle Area [1] - City 36. ...
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Jacksonville International Airport (IATA: JAX, ICAO: KJAX) is a public airport located 9 miles (14 km) north of the downtown of Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida, United States. ...
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FAA diagram of Tampa International Airport (TPA) Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA) is a public airport located in Tampa, Florida in the United States, serving the Tampa Bay Area. ...
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- Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)[6]
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Nickname: Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: , Country State County Mercer Incorporated November 13, 1792 Government - Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area - City 8. ...
Trenton-Mercer Airport (IATA: TTN, ICAO: KTTN), located in Ewing, New Jersey adjacent to Interstate 95, is an airport handling general and corporate aviation, and limited commercial service. ...
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Rochester International Airport Rochester International Airport (IATA: RST, ICAO: KRST) is an airport located south of Rochester, Minnesota. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (900 km) - % water 9. ...
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Nickname: Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Guilford, Davidson, Randolph, Forsyth Government - Mayor Rebecca Smothers Area - City 95. ...
Nickname: Motto: Youre Something Special in Winston-Salem Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Forsyth County Founded Consolidated 1766 Salem 1849 Winston 1913 Government - Mayor Allen Joines (D) Area - City 132. ...
Piedmont Triad International Airport (IATA: GSO, ICAO: KGSO, FAA LID: GSO) (commonly referred to as PTIA or just PTI) is an airport just west of Greensboro, serving Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem in North Carolina. ...
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Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
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T. F. Green Airport is an airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, near Providence. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Sic dic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area - City 62. ...
Richmond International Airport (IATA: RIC, ICAO: KRIC) is a public airport located in Sandston, Virginia, an unincorporated community within Henrico County which is about 5 miles (8 km) east of Richmond. ...
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Fleet At the height of the airline's operation in 1998, it operated a fleet of three Boeing 737-200 and two Boeing 737-700 aircraft. 737 in new Boeing Colors. ...
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Accidents and incidents On June 9, 1996 Eastwind Airlines flight 517, a Boeing 737-200 experienced a reported loss of rudder control while on approach to Richmond from Trenton. There was one minor injury to a flight attendant and no damage to the airplane as a result of the incident. At the time of the event the airplane's airspeed was about 250 knots and at 4,000 feet MSL. On approach the crew experienced unexpected movement of the rudder causing the airplane rolling to the right. The crew applied opposite rudder imput to keep the plane from rolling over. Thirty-seconds later the plane righted itself back to normal flight. As the crew performed the emergency checklist the plane again rolled over to the right. Another thirty-seconds went by before the plane snapped back to leveled. The crew decleared an emergency and landed safety in Richmond. This incident would later help uncover information of two other 737 accidents: United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
Nickname: Motto: Sic dic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area - City 62. ...
Nickname: Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: , Country State County Mercer Incorporated November 13, 1792 Government - Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area - City 8. ...
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United Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight from the now-decommissioned Stapleton International Airport in Denver to Colorado Springs Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ...
US Airways Flight 427 was a flight that flew from Chicago, Illinoiss OHare International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a final destination of West Palm Beach, Florida. ...
An Eastwind Airlines flight described the first reports of TWA Flight 800 exploding.[8] Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed on July 17, 1996, about 20:31 EDT (00:31, July 18 UTC), in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. ...
Financial problems Due to the short runway at Trenton-Mercer Airport, the airline served Philadelphia for a short time, but consolidated its flights back to Trenton, New Jersey in early 1999 when Delta Air Lines terminated their contract to handle ground services. Trenton-Mercer Airport (IATA: TTN, ICAO: KTTN), located in Ewing, New Jersey adjacent to Interstate 95, is an airport handling general and corporate aviation, and limited commercial service. ...
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Nickname: Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: , Country State County Mercer Incorporated November 13, 1792 Government - Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area - City 8. ...
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By 1999, the airline faced some performance concerns as well as financial trouble. In July 1999, the airline terminated several senior managers including its CEO. [9] Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...
The financial problems were exacerbated by the purchase of two new Boeing 737-700 aircraft in 1997. Service issues created tension with its customers, resulting in large numbers of complaints filed with the FAA. [2] In 1999, two passengers in Greensboro who feared being stranded in Greensboro refused to get off an airplane forcing the captain to call authorities. [7] The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ...
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While the airline's management refused to file for bankruptcy, in October 1999, three creditors filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy in an effort to force the airline to liquidate. The airline ceased operations not long afterwards. Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ...
References - ^ a b c d e f g "IN BRIEF; Trenton-Based Airline To Add Florida Flights," The New York Times
- ^ a b c d "Eastwind struggles in turbulent times," The Business Journal
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The fledgling: tiny Eastwind Airlines fights for flights, spreading its wings at Piedmont Triad International Airport." Business North Carolina. 2.
- ^ a b c "The fledgling: tiny Eastwind Airlines fights for flights, spreading its wings at Piedmont Triad International Airport." Business North Carolina. 3.
- ^ The fledgling: tiny Eastwind Airlines fights for flights, spreading its wings at Piedmont Triad International Airport." Business North Carolina. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "[ttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE2D61F39F935A35755C0A960958260 NEW JERSEY DAILY BRIEFING;New Flights to Atlanta]," The New York Times
- ^ a b c d e "Eastwind ousts execs," Orlando Business Journal
- ^ "The fledgling: tiny Eastwind Airlines fights for flights, spreading its wings at Piedmont Triad International Airport." Business North Carolina. 6.
- ^ Eastwind ousts execs - Orlando Business Journal:
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External links - Eastwind Airlines Website Circa 1998 (Courtesy of Archive.org)
- Eastwind 517 NTSB images
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