Primaris Airlines, Inc. was an American charter airline located in Enterprise, Nevada. It operated domestic and international services.
History The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on June 1, 2004.FAA Air Carrier Certificate It achieved an FAA certified Part 121 certification in June 2004 as a Domestic, Flag, and supplemental operator. It achieved 180-minute ETOPS certification on November 3, 2006.
Primaris operated the Kona Shuttle for a few years from Oakland, CA (OAK) to Kona, Hawaii (KOA).
On October 10, 2008, Primaris Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S.Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona, and suspended operations on December 2, 2008, due to a lack of available funding. After several months attempting to secure continuation funding, the CH.11 trustee moved to convert the filing to CH.7 liquidation on March 30, 2009.U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case 2:08-bk-14060-RJH
Fleet Primaris Airlines included the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalPassengers (Business)NotesBoeing 757-2003126
Primaris previously placed an order for 20 Boeing 737-800 and another 20 for the then-upcoming Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airline planned to use these aircraft to expand its services internationally, but canceled the orders in June 2006. No reason was given for the order cancellation.
See also List of defunct airlines of the United States
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Primaris Airlines domain name expired on 09/26/2009 and is pending renewal or deletion