Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Announces Expansion of CRJ Service From Atlanta, Georgia, Beginning December 1, 1998.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 1998--ASA Holdings, Inc.'s (Nasdaq/NM: ASAI ASAI Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland ASAI American Society of Architectural Illustrators ASAI Adjunct Switch Application Interface ASAI Average Service Availability Index ASAI African Sky Art Institute ASAI Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Insufficiency ) Atlantic Southeast Airlines For the defunct low-fare airline, see . Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is a fully certificated American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. , Inc. today announced plans to introduce new non-stop jet service from Atlanta, Georgia, to Wilmington, North Carolina For other places with the same name, see Wilmington (disambiguation). Wilmington is a city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 100,000 as of 2006;[1] , on December 1, 1998; to Albany, Georgia Albany is a city located in southwest Georgia. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Dougherty CountyGR6. Geography Albany is located at (31.582273, -84. , and Tallahassee, Florida, on January 31, 1999; and to Wichita, Kansas, on March 2, 1999, according to Sam Watts, Vice President - Sales and Corporate Communications of the Atlanta-based airline. "We will introduce new non-stop jet service between Atlanta and these four markets with the Canadair Regional Jet aircraft. The new non-stop jet service will include one daily roundtrip flight to Wilmington and Tallahassee, two daily roundtrip flights to Albany, and three daily roundtrip flights to Wichita. In December 1998 and January 1999, we will also increase CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper service between Atlanta and Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,015. It is the county seat of Cumberland County GR6, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. ; Roanoke, Virginia; Evansville, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; and Tri-Cities, Tennessee/Virginia, and reintroduce CRJ service in the Atlanta - Augusta, Georgia, market," Watts said. ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and recently announced that it had executed agreements with Bombardier, Inc. to acquire 27 more Canadair Regional Jet aircraft. Under the terms of the agreements, ASA will purchase 12 new 70-passenger CRJ-700 aircraft and will exercise options for 15 additional 50-passenger CRJ-200 aircraft. Deliveries of the 15 additional 50-passenger CRJs will be between February 2000 and June 2001. Delivery of the first of the 12 CRJ-700 aircraft is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2001 and be completed in the first quarter of 2003. In early 1997, ASA announced an order for 30 CRJ-200 aircraft with options for an additional 60 CRJ aircraft. With the latest agreements, ASA's firm orders stand at 45 CRJ-200 aircraft, of which 14 have been delivered, and 12 CRJ-700 aircraft, along with options to acquire an additional 53 Canadair Regional Jet aircraft. ASA plans to use the additional CRJ aircraft for growth in new markets and continued replacement of turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a equipment in selected markets. "The Canadair Regional Jet is an excellent aircraft for providing service between Atlanta and these four new markets. The aircraft's comfortable two-by-two seating and extremely quiet cabin will clearly appeal to passengers. All of ASA's new CRJ flights are scheduled to maximize connecting opportunities with Delta's more than 600 daily flights at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport, the largest airline hub operation in the world. ASA is a partner with Delta Air Lines in the `Delta Connection' program and passengers earn Delta SkyMiles credits for each ASA flight," Watts concluded. ASA Holdings, Inc. operates Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Atlanta's largest regional air carrier and offers service to 21 cities from its second hub at Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. ASA's stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market under the symbol ASAI. |
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