Mountain West Airlines-Idaho
![]() | |||||||
| |||||||
Commenced operations | January 29, 1979 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceased operations | March 5, 1981 | ||||||
Hubs | Boise Airport | ||||||
Destinations | See Destinations below |
Mountain West Airlines-Idaho (IATA: FX) was a short-lived commuter airline based in Boise, Idaho. Its motto was "Nobody knows the Mountain West like we do!"
History
Formed shortly after the Airline Deregulation Act was signed by President Jimmy Carter in October 1978, Mountain West's first flight was on January 29, 1979,[1] Flights continued for over two years, until the service termination on March 5, 1981;[2] its last published timetable was February 14, 1981.
In Idaho, its main competitors were Gem State Airlines, Cascade Airways, and to a lesser extent Hughes Airwest (later Republic Airlines). (Horizon Air entered service in 1981.)
Services to Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene were undertaken from December 1980 after Gem State had abandoned its Idaho services and relocated to California. Service to Butte was started from December 1980 after Cascade Airways discontinued the route.
Mountain West filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 1981 and did not re-emerge.[3]
Destinations
Cities in Idaho served at various times were Boise, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, Sun Valley, Lewiston, and Coeur d'Alene. Also served were Reno, Nevada, Salt Lake City, Utah, Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Butte, Montana.
Fleet
Mountain West operated Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante commuter turboprops in scheduled passenger service[4] and occasionally Piper PA-31 Navajo prop aircraft for both passenger and freight runs.[5][6]
3 - Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (2 in service, 1 as back-up)[5][7][4]
1 - Piper PA-24 Comanche
Similar name
- Mountain West Airlines (1977)[8]
- Mountain West Airlines (1979)[8]
- Mountain West Airlines (1985)[8]
- Mountain West Airlines (1994)[8]
- Mountain West Airlines
See also
References
- ^ "Idaho's small airlines struggling to survive". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 27, 1979. p. 8.
- ^ "Mountain West Airlines suspends regular service". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 6, 1981. p. D10.
- ^ Solomon, Steve (April 1, 1994). "How to Start an Airline of Your Own". Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Boise-based airline may add Lewiston stops". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 31, 1980. p. 1B.
- ^ a b "Weather, not mechanical bugs, scrubbed flight, airline says". Lewiston Morning Tribune. January 10, 1981. p. 1B.
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Boise flight schedules
- ^ "Commuter airlines directory". Flight International: 1411. November 7, 1981. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "The World's Airlines. Past, Present & Future". airlinehistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- v
- t
- e
- ABX Air
- Air Cargo Carriers
- Air Transport International
- AirNet Express
- Alaska Central Express
- Aloha Air Cargo
- Alpine Air Express
- Amazon Air
- Ameriflight
- Amerijet International
- Ameristar Jet Charter
- Asia Pacific Airlines
- Atlas Air
- Baron Aviation Services
- Bemidji Airlines
- Castle Aviation
- Corporate Air
- CSA Air
- Empire Airlines
- Everts Air Cargo
- FedEx Express
- Freight Runners Express
- Kalitta Air
- Kalitta Charters II
- Lynden Air Cargo
- Martinaire
- Merlin Airways
- Mountain Air Cargo
- National Airlines
- Northern Air Cargo
- Polar Air Cargo
- Royal Air Freight
- Ryan Air Services
- Sky Lease Cargo
- Transair
- UPS Airlines
- USA Jet Airlines
- West Air
- Western Global Airlines
- Wiggins Airways
- Air Charter Bahamas
- Airstream Jets
- Alerion Aviation
- Berry Aviation
- Bighorn Airways
- Choice Airways
- Contour Aviation
- Eastern Airlines
- ExcelAire
- Gryphon Airlines
- Hillwood Airways
- IBC Airways
- KaiserAir
- L-3 Flight International Aviation
- NetJets
- New Pacific Airlines
- Omni Air International
- Pacific Coast Jet
- Pentastar Aviation
- Phoenix Air
- PlaneSense
- Presidential Airways
- Regional Sky
- Sierra Pacific Airlines
- Skymax
- Superior Air Charter
- Superior Aviation
- Talkeetna Air Taxi
- Wheels Up
- World Atlantic Airlines
- XOJET
- Comco
- Janet
- JPATS
- Patriot Express
![]() | This article relating to a United States airline is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
![]() | This Idaho-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e