Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is an airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 150 destinations. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. All flights are operated as Delta flights with a 4000-series flight number. ASA operates nearly 900 flights each day from its hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). ASA also operates from Cincinnati, Ohio and Orlando, Florida.

History

The airline was established in March 1979 and started operations in June 1979. In 1999 Delta Air Lines increased its stake in Atlantic Southeast Airlines from 28% to 100%. It employs 5,809 staff (at January 2005). On August 15, 2005, Delta announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell ASA to SkyWest, Inc. for $425 million, and on September 8, 2005, SkyWest announced that the acquisition had been completed.

On June 1, 2006, ASA filed with the US Department of Transportation for an exemption to begin service from Los Angeles International Airport to nine Mexican destinations under the Delta Connection brand. This service is contingent on US as well as Mexican government approvals.

Services

Atlantic Southeast Airlines operates the following services:

Domestic scheduled destinations: Aguadilla, Akron/Canton, Albany (GA), Albany, Alexandria, Allentown/Bethlehem/Appleton, Asheville, Atlanta, Augusta, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Bloomington, Brunswick, Buffalo, Champaign, Charleston, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Daytona Beach, Des Moines, Detroit, Dothan, Erie, Evansville, Fayetteville, Flint, Florence, Fort Wayne, Gainesville, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/High Point, Greenville, Gulfport/Biloxi, Harrisburg, Hartford, Houston, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kansas City, Key West, Kinston, Knoxville, Lafayette, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Long Island/Islip, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lynchburg, Macon, Manchester, Marathon (starts November 16, 2006), McAllen, Melbourne, Memphis, Meridian, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Myrtle Beach, Naples, Nashville, New York, Newport News, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Palm Springs, Panama City, Pensacola, Peoria, Phoenix, Pinehurst/Southern Pines, Pittsburgh, Ponce, Portland, Reno, Richmond, Roanoke, Rochester, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle, Shreveport, Sioux Falls (starts August 7 2006), South Bend, St. Croix, St. Louis, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Tampa, Toledo, Tupelo, Tulsa, Valdosta, Washington, D.C., White Plains, Wichita, Wilkes-Barre, Wilmington (DE) and Wilmington (NC).

International scheduled destinations: Freeport, Guadalajara, León (starts December 1, 2006), Monterrey, Montréal, Ottawa, Providenciales, San José del Cabo and Toronto.

It will inaugurate nonstop service Atlanta-Marathon on November 16, 2006. It will a daily flight as well as an additional Atlanta flight using a regional jet.

It will inaugurate nonstop service Atlanta-León on December 1, 2006 pending Mexican government approval, US DOT approval having been received now. It will operate a daily Canadair CRJ-700 flight.

Fleet

The Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2006):

(additional CRJs are on order)

In March 2006, the average age of Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet is 4.8 years

Trivia

Atlantic Southeast Airline's former callsign, Candler, is derived from the last name of a former mayor of Atlanta and Coca-Cola Company founder, Asa Candler, due to Atlanta's airport being a hub for ASA and the similarity of the acronym ASA and former mayor Candler's first name.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was originally named Candler Field.
Acey replaced Candler as ASA's callsign on March 15, 2006.

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