Elite Airways

Elite Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
7Q MNU MAINER
Commenced operations 2012
Fleet size 11
Destinations Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB), Naples Municipal Airport (APF), Orlando Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Portland International Jetport (PWM), Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), and Fort Collins-Loveland Regional Airport (FNL)
Company slogan Love to Fly Again
Headquarters Portland, Maine, USA
Website http://www.eliteairways.net/

Elite Airways is an airline based in the United States operating charter flights headquartered in Portland, Maine.

Elite Airways LLC was founded in 2006 and received FAA Part 121 scheduled certification in 2012.[1] When they obtained their scheduled authority they stated that the airline intended to begin scheduled passenger flights to and from Orlando Melbourne International Airport, the airline's operating base, although no scheduled passenger routes were announced until July 28, 2014 when the airline said it would begin twice-weekly service between Melbourne and Washington Dulles International Airport on September 8, 2014.[2] Flights went on sale August 25, 2014 utilizing Branson Air Express as the ticketing airline.[3]

In November the airline began operating the Branson Air Express flights from Branson Airport to Chicago Midway Airport and Houston Hobby Airport. For the summer 2015 season, Elite will operate from Branson to Houston and Denver.

The airline announced that service from Northern Colorado's Fort Collins-Loveland Airport to both Newark Liberty International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport will begin on August 27, 2015.[4]

The airline has announced flights starting December 10, 2015 from Vero Beach Municipal Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport,[5] representing the first-ever commercial scheduled jet service at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport.

In early 2016, Elite Airways introduced scheduled service between the Naples Municipal Airport in southwest Florida to Newark Liberty International Airport, Orlando Melbourne International Airport, Vero Beach Municipal Airport, and the Portland International Jetport in Maine, representing the first return of commercial service to the Naples Municipal Airport since 2006.[6]

In March 2016, the airline announced the re-start of twice-weekly service between Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport and Chicago-Rockford International Airport starting May 23, 2016.[7]

In July, Elite Airways will resume flights from Branson with service to Denver and Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport in a codeshare agreement with Great Lakes Airlines.

As of 2016, the airline operates a fleet of seven Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft fitted with 50 passenger seats, with four Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft fitted with 70 seats.[8]

Fleet

Elite Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Options Notes
Bombardier CRJ-200 7 0 0 Fitted to seat 50 passengers
Bombardier CRJ-700 4 0 0 Fitted to seat 70 passengers
Total 11 0 0

Destinations

Elite Airways operates both scheduled and charter flights to the following destinations on behalf of Branson AirExpress:

Mexico

United States

References

  1. ↑ ELITE AIRWAYS, AMERICA’S NEWEST AIRLINE, PREPARES FOR TAKE-OFF, Elite Airways PR via EAS Flights blog, November 6, 2012, retrieved 2014-04-24
  2. ↑ Anderson, J. Craig. Maine-based Elite Airways takes flight path to expansion, Portland Press Herald, July 28, 2014, Retrieved 2014-07-31
  3. ↑ Price, Wayne T., Fares on sale for new Elite Airways flights at Melbourne airport, Florida Today, August 25, 2014, Retrieved 2014-08-25
  4. 1 2 http://www.wrex.com/story/29278329/2015/06/09/rockford-airport-to-serve-denver-new-york-city
  5. ↑ , Elite Airways flights from Vero Beach to Newark begin Dec. 10, Retrieved 2015-10-05
  6. ↑ Elite Airways cleared for landing in Naples, Naples Florida Weekly, February 11, 2016, Retrieved 2016-05-03
  7. ↑ Young, Craig. Loveland flights to Rockford resume May 23, Reporter Herald, March 8, 2016, Retrieved 2016-05-03
  8. ↑ Non-stop Flights, Elite Airways, Retrieved 2014-04-24
  9. 1 2 3 Gounley, Thomas. Branson Airport’s 2015 service begins to take shape, Springfield News-Leader, December 27, 2014, Retrieved 2015-01-02
  10. 1 2 http://www.reporterherald.com/news/loveland-local-news/ci_29220394/elite-airways-adjusts-loveland-routes?source=rss
  11. ↑ http://pwm.eliteairways.net/about/
  12. ↑ "Elite Airways launches Vero Beach-Newark ticket sales; city getting terminal ready". tcpalm.com. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Elite-Airways-to-fly-from-Portland-International-6592458.php
  14. ↑ http://www.pressherald.com/2016/04/22/elite-airways-to-offer-nonstop-portland-flights-to-bar-harbor-long-island-n-y/
  15. ↑ http://libn.com/2016/04/22/elite-airways-to-fly-from-macarthur/
  16. ↑ http://wbtw.com/2016/04/22/elite-airways-to-offer-non-stop-flights-to-myrtle-beach/

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