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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Cape Air|logo = |logo_size=232px|fleet_size=53|destinations=22|IATA=9K|ICAO=KAP|callsign=CAIR|parent=Hyannis Air Service, Inc.|founded=1989|headquarters=Hyannis, Massachusetts, Massachusetts)|hubs=[Barnstable Municipal Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Boston Logan International Airport based in [Hyannis, Massachusetts,
Massachusetts,
United States. It operates scheduled passenger services in
Cape Cod and the islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. The airline operates flights between Hyannis and Nantucket, Massachusetts under the
Nantucket Airlines name as well as
Continental Connection services in Micronesia (Guam, Rota (island) and
Saipan) and Florida. Its main base is
Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis, with hubs at
Boston Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts,
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida and Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam.
History
The airline was co-founded in 1989 by company pilot Dan Wolf. Initially Cape Air flew between Provincetown, MA and
Boston, MA, but throughout the early 1990s new routes were added to destinations across Southeastern
New England. Services in Florida and the
Caribbean were added in the late 1990s and service in Micronesia commenced in 2004. In 1994 Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines merged and now offer hourly flights between Nantucket and Hyannis under the ACK Air label (ACK is the airport code for Nantucket). Cape Air is the largest independent regional airline in the United States and carried nearly 700,000 passengers in 2005. During the busy season Cape Air offers more than 850 daily flights. There are rumors that the company is looking to open new stations in and around Portland, Oregon, and
Rutland, VT. Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines are wholly owned by Hyannis Air Service.
Services
Cape Air operates 9-passenger
Cessna 402C Businessliners in Florida, the Caribbean and the Cape and Islands as well as 46-passenger ATR
ATR-42-300s in the Pacific.
Cape Air flights in
Micronesia are operated under the Continental Connection name through a codeshare program with Continental Airlines. Cape Air also provides
Continental Connection service in
Florida and the
Caribbean but, operate under the Cape Air
livery in those markets.
On
February 14, 2007,
low cost carrier JetBlue and Cape Air announced a codeshare partnership. The partnership provides JetBlue and Cape Air customers seamless connections to all the destinations served by both airlines from
Boston Logan International Airport. JetBlue Spreads its Wings in New England in marketing Partnership With Cape Air
February 14,
2007Most flights between
Hyannis, Massachusetts and
Nantucket, Massachusetts are flown under the Nantucket Airlines name.
On August 24, 2007, Cape Air announced that it will start intrastate services within the state of
Indiana effective
October 31, pending government approval. USA Today article on Cape Air's Indiana intrastate flights August 24, 2007 The flights, operated by Cessna 402C aircraft, will operate between Indianapolis, South Bend, and Evansville.
Destinations
Florida
(operated as Continental Connection)
- Fort Myers, Florida (Southwest Florida International Airport)
- Key West, Florida (Key West International Airport)
- Sarasota, Florida (Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport)
- Tampa, Florida (Tampa International Airport)
Cape Cod
Midwest
Indiana intrastate service starts October 31, pending government approval
Caribbean
Mariana Islands (United States)
(operated as Continental Connection)
Nantucket Airlines
Nantucket Airlines, Cape Air's sister airline, operates Cape Air service under the Nantucket Airlines name. Flights depart hourly, and operate between
Nantucket, Massachusetts (Nantucket Memorial Airport) and
Hyannis, Massachusetts (
Barnstable Municipal Airport).
Grounding of entire fleet
On
June 12,
2007 Cape Air CEO Daniel Wolf announced the grounding of all of Cape Air's 49
Cessna 402 aircraft nationwide, after three in flight engine failures. The problem was blamed on premature wear on the crankshaft counterweight. All 402 services were canceled for several days while the counterweights were inspected and replaced if necessary. Normal service resumed about one week after the initial fleet grounding.
Fleet
As of March 2007, Cape Air's fleet consists of the following aircraft :
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ATR 42|2|46||-|
Cessna 402C|49|9|48 permanent passenger service. 1 mail/baggage/freight service.|}
External links
References
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Cape Air|logo = |logo_size=232px|fleet_size=53|destinations=22|IATA=9K|ICAO=KAP|callsign=CAIR|parent=Hyannis Air Service, Inc.|founded=1989|headquarters=Hyannis, Massachusetts, Massachusetts)|hubs=[Barnstable Municipal Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Boston Logan International Airport based in [Hyannis, Massachusetts,
Massachusetts,
United States. It operates scheduled passenger services in Cape Cod and the islands, and the
United States Virgin Islands. The airline operates flights between Hyannis and
Nantucket, Massachusetts under the
Nantucket Airlines name as well as
Continental Connection services in Micronesia (
Guam, Rota (island) and
Saipan) and Florida. Its main base is Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis, with hubs at Boston Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts,
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
Puerto Rico, Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida and Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam.
History
The airline was co-founded in 1989 by company pilot Dan Wolf. Initially Cape Air flew between Provincetown, MA and
Boston, MA, but throughout the early 1990s new routes were added to destinations across Southeastern
New England. Services in Florida and the
Caribbean were added in the late 1990s and service in Micronesia commenced in 2004. In 1994 Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines merged and now offer hourly flights between Nantucket and Hyannis under the ACK Air label (
ACK is the
airport code for
Nantucket). Cape Air is the largest independent regional airline in the
United States and carried nearly 700,000 passengers in 2005. During the busy season Cape Air offers more than 850 daily flights. There are rumors that the company is looking to open new stations in and around
Portland, Oregon, and Rutland, VT. Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines are wholly owned by Hyannis Air Service.
Services
Cape Air operates 9-passenger
Cessna 402C Businessliners in Florida, the Caribbean and the Cape and Islands as well as 46-passenger ATR ATR-42-300s in the Pacific.
Cape Air flights in
Micronesia are operated under the Continental Connection name through a codeshare program with
Continental Airlines. Cape Air also provides Continental Connection service in
Florida and the Caribbean but, operate under the Cape Air
livery in those markets.
On
February 14,
2007,
low cost carrier JetBlue and Cape Air announced a codeshare partnership. The partnership provides JetBlue and Cape Air customers seamless connections to all the destinations served by both airlines from
Boston Logan International Airport. JetBlue Spreads its Wings in New England in marketing Partnership With Cape Air
February 14,
2007Most flights between Hyannis, Massachusetts and Nantucket, Massachusetts are flown under the Nantucket Airlines name.
On August 24,
2007, Cape Air announced that it will start intrastate services within the state of Indiana effective October 31, pending government approval. USA Today article on Cape Air's Indiana intrastate flights August 24, 2007 The flights, operated by Cessna 402C aircraft, will operate between Indianapolis, South Bend, and Evansville.
Destinations
Florida
(operated as Continental Connection)
Cape Cod
Midwest
Indiana intrastate service starts October 31, pending government approval
Caribbean
Mariana Islands (United States)
(operated as Continental Connection)
Nantucket Airlines
Nantucket Airlines, Cape Air's sister airline, operates Cape Air service under the Nantucket Airlines name. Flights depart hourly, and operate between
Nantucket, Massachusetts (
Nantucket Memorial Airport) and
Hyannis, Massachusetts (
Barnstable Municipal Airport).
Grounding of entire fleet
On
June 12, 2007 Cape Air CEO Daniel Wolf announced the grounding of all of Cape Air's 49 Cessna 402 aircraft nationwide, after three in flight engine failures. The problem was blamed on premature wear on the crankshaft counterweight. All 402 services were canceled for several days while the counterweights were inspected and replaced if necessary. Normal service resumed about one week after the initial fleet grounding.
Fleet
As of March 2007, Cape Air's fleet consists of the following aircraft :
{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|- bgcolor=lightblue!Type!Fleet!Seats!Aircraft Information|-|ATR 42|2|46||-|
Cessna 402C|49|9|48 permanent passenger service. 1 mail/baggage/freight service.|}
External links
References
