JetTrain (airline)

JetTrain
JetTrain DC-9-31 approaching Newark Airport in April 1996.
IATA ICAO Call sign
LF JTN[1] JETTRAIN
Founded1994 (1994) (as AirTrain)[2]
October 1, 1995 (1995-10-01)
(as JetTrain)
Ceased operationsNovember 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)
HubsPittsburgh International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations6
HeadquartersAliquippa, Pennsylvania[3]
Employees160 (Nov 1996)[3]

JetTrain Corporation was an American low-fare airline that operated for less than a year throughout the 1990s. The airline was initially called AirTrain and was later renamed in October 1995.

History

JetTrain began operating in January 1996, with a fleet of DC-9 aircraft on flights connecting Pittsburgh, Newark, and Orlando, eventually expanded to include routes between Boston, Philadelphia, and Nashville.

JetTrain encountered multiple challenges, such as insufficient demand, which made it difficult to attract enough passengers, and rising operating costs due to increased jet fuel prices in the 1990s. This made operating the DC-9s costly, and competition from US Airways, whose hubs in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia limited JetTrain's expansion opportunities.[4]

Destinations

JetTrain served the following destinations throughout its existence:

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Designator / Code Database Search Result".
  2. ^ "JETTRAIN CORPORATION". OpenCorporates. February 21, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bill Adair (November 15, 1996). "Airline's Pinellas plans off". Tampabay.com. Retrieved September 16, 2005.
  4. ^ Ian McMurtry (March 8, 2018). "TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: JetTrain". Airlinegeeks.com.
  5. ^ "JetTrain Launches Pittsburgh-Philadelphia Service With $25 Fares". aviationweek.com. August 21, 1996.
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