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AeroamericaBy Patrick Mondout
Aeroamerica, which was a descendant of Air Club International, began
flying in early 1974 with worldwide charter and contract flights. Perhaps
its most successful base was in Berlin, where it had many military
contracts. By 1978, the year of deregulation,
it obtained domestic scheduled authority and began offering scheduled Boeing
720 service between Seattle and Spokane.
This was followed by scheduled Seattle to Honolulu service.
By 1976, Aeroamerica had a substantial business flying its planes for
other airlines in the Middle East and North Africa. Carriers under
contract include EgyptAir, Pakistan International Airways (PIA), Saudia,
and Somali Airlines. This newfound business disappeared by late 1978, and
financial problems followed.
Aeroamerica was found to be in violation of various federal regulations
and had its authority to fly to Europe and the Hawaii revoked. On November
15, 1979, Aeroamerica went under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the
FAA grounded the airline on the grounds that its now bankrupt condition
could affect safety. By June 1980 the FAA completely withdrew
Aeroamerica's certificate.
By 1982, it had resolved most of its FAA problems and began offering
charter flights as it had started almost a decade earlier, but it was too
late for Michael Falconer and his airline. It's assets were sold off
shortly thereafter.
Known Fleet: Boeing 707s and 720s;
BAC 1-11s.
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References:
Davies, R.E.G. Airlines
of the United States Since 1914. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian
Institution Press, 1982.
Hengi, B.I. Airlines
Remembered: Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in
Colour, Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing, 2000.
Norwood, Tom W. Deregulation
Knockouts, Round One. Sandpoint, ID: Airways International, 1996.
Heppenheimer, T.A. Turbulent
Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation. New York: John Wiley &
Sons, 1995. |
Share Your Memories!What do you remember about Aeroamerica? Were you an employee? Have you any interesting stories to share? Share your stories with the world! (We print the best stories right here!)
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"Ex employees should check out the reunion site: http://www.aeroamerica.net/." --Anonymous | "I worked at Aeroamerica in 1975 or thereabouts, in Seattle as an airplane cleaner. A bit of trivia is that one of my co workers was one John Keister, who would go on to (relative) fame in Seattle as host of the television program "Almost Live". Needless to say, at Aeroamerica when we worked there, much wackiness ensued." --rkt |
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|  | Airline: Aeroamerica
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| | AKA: Aero-America
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| | Location: US
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| | Flew: January 7, 1974 - 1980; 1982
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| | Status: No longer exists
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