Orange Air, LLC was an American charter airline that began service in 2014. It was based at Orlando Sanford International Airport and was headquartered on the grounds of the airport, through its short time in operation.
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| Founded | April 1, 2011[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 10, 2014[1] | ||||||
| Ceased operations | April 30, 2017[2] | ||||||
| Hubs | Orlando Sanford International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sanford, Florida, United States | ||||||
| Key people | Jeffrey Stern (President) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editOrange Air began operating sports charters in late 2014. It began its first public charter service in May 2015 operating for Branson Air Express on a Cincinnati-Branson-New Orleans-Cancún routing.[3] On October 5, 2015, the Cincinnati leg was terminated, and the Branson-New Orleans-Cancun portion of the route was transferred to Elite Airways.[4]
Orange announced on October 15, 2015, that it would be adding the Boeing 737-800 to start replacing their MD-80s and also to add more seats. The number of orders was not announced. Orange Air said that the Boeing 737 is the industry leading aircraft, is fuel efficient and is happy to operate the aircraft.[5] However, Orange Air never took delivery of any 737s. The airline laid off most of its staff in August 2016 and returned its operating certificate to the FAA in April 2017.
Fleet
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Orange Air operated a fleet of MD-80 aircraft. At one point it operated as many as five aircraft, although the aircraft were returned to its original owners.[6]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | 2014 | 2016 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | 2015 | 2017 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b News, Orange Air, Retrieved 2015-01-29
- ^ "Orange Air Airline Profile - CAPA - Centre for Aviation". Centreforaviation.com.
- ^ Lipinski, Jed. New Orleans airport announces new non-stops to Branson, Cincinnati and Cancun, The Times-Picayune, January 28, 2015, Retrieved 2015-01-29
- ^ Sain, Cliff. Change in the Air at Branson Airport, Branson Tri-Lakes News, October 6, 2015, Retrieved 2015-10-9
- ^ News, Orange Air, Retrieved 2016-04-28
- ^ Fleet, Orange Air, Retrieved 2015-01-29
- ^ "Orange Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
External links
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