AirNow
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| Founded | 1957 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations |
2011 Merged with United Parcel Service after termination of UPS's Contracts | ||||||
| Hubs | William H. Morse State Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities |
Buffalo Niagara International Airport Albany International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 18 | ||||||
| Company slogan | When your freight can't wait. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bennington, Vermont, United States | ||||||
AirNow was an American cargo airline based in Bennington, Vermont. It operated scheduled and charter cargo services throughout the northeast. Its main base was William H. Morse State Airport in Bennington.[1]
History
The airline was established in 1957 and was formerly known as Business Air.[1] It operated as "Business Air" until 1970, which was then renamed as AirNow. The airline then had a contract signing with United Parcel Service to improve it's mailing service. AirNow selected Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Albany International Airport as key airports to increase business and customer service and satisfaction. During 2005, There was an 73% of increase of revenue in the stock market.
Cessation of services
It ceased operations on February 24, 2011, when its contracts with UPS were terminated. The Airline then lost amounts of income, had Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and then merged with UPS. UPS changed AirNow into UPS Express Critical, and resulted over 1,000,000 customers buying the fast service by 82%.
Fleet
The AirNow fleet operated the following aircraft (As of April 2008):[1]
After AirNow's Merger, It then sold it's whole fleet to American Airlines, UPS Airlines, and Airlink.
References
- 1 2 3 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 71.
- ↑ Airnow.com Scheduled services