Austin Express Inc. was a commuter airline headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States."World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 18-12 2002. 81."Contact Us!" Austin Express. November 14, 1999. Retrieved on October 26, 2009."Contact Us." Austin Express. May 2, 2001. Retrieved on October 26, 2009. The airline incorporated on August 13, 1997. It was originally managed by ten former Conquest Airlines executives.Breyer, R. Michele. "Commuter lines plan fall takeoff." Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1997. D1. Retrieved on October 26, 2009. All of the owners and key personnel of Austin Express were formerly employed by Conquest which had also been based in Austin."A fitness determination of Austin Express, Inc." U.S. Department of Transportation. September 23, 1997. 2/9. Retrieved on October 26, 2009. Bradfield Martino, Austin was the first ad agency to advertise the airline and a New York Times article stated that the resulting ad account billings were estimated at over one million dollars.Cropper, Carol Marie. "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Accounts." The New York Times. Friday December 12, 1997. Retrieved on October 16, 2009. Its operations began on January 5, 1998, with a small fleet of Fairchild Swearingen Metro III propjets.
The airline operated out of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport before moving all operations to Austin Bergstrom International Airport following the closure of Mueller."Welcome." Austin Express. January 27, 1999. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.Hoitt, Debbie and Kelly Daniel. "So long, old airport." Austin American Statesman. May 22, 1999. A1. Retrieved on October 26, 2009. The cover of the March 18, 2000 Austin Express system timetable stated the airline was offering daily flights between the Texas cities of Austin (AUS), Beaumont/Port Arthur (BPT) and Tyler (TYR). In July 2000, Austin Express launched four nonstop flights a day between Austin and Corpus Christi, a 55-minute flight operated with Metro III aircraft, while continuing its existing Austin–Tyler service. By the time scheduled service ended on December 31, 2000, its remaining commuter routes were those to Tyler and Corpus Christi. The airline ended scheduled passenger flights on Sunday, December 31, 2000, and then became a charter air carrier."ABIA WELCOMES VANGUARD AIRLINES’ NON-STOP SERVICE TO KANSAS CITY; COMMUTER FLIGHTS TO TYLER AND CORPUS CHRISTI TO END." Austin Bergstrom International Airport. December 28, 2000. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
Destinations At various points between 1998 and 2000, Austin Express served the following Texas cities: Austin (hub) Beaumont/Port Arthur Corpus Christi Tyler
See also List of defunct airlines of the United States
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External links Austin Express (Archive)