Air Wisconsin Completes 1,000,000th Revenue Flight on the CRJ-200

APPLETON, Wis., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation announced today that it has completed its 1,000,000th revenue flight on the CRJ-200, a 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet manufactured by Bombardier. This is the first aircraft type Air Wisconsin has operated to reach this 1,000,000 mark since the company first began service in 1965. When the CRJ-200 was inaugurated in February of 1999, Air Wisconsin averaged 228 departures per day and just over 83,000 per year. Today, with its fleet of 70 CRJ-200 aircraft, the company has significantly increased that number to nearly 500 revenue flights per day and 165,000 per year. This milestone also means that Air Wisconsin has now provided service to more than 36 million passengers on the CRJ-200.

“Reaching this milestone demonstrates the commitment and dedication of the Air Wisconsin team,” said Air Wisconsin President and CEO Jim Rankin. “We are pleased to reach this achievement while providing excellent service to our customers and our partner, US Airways.”

Air Wisconsin, the largest privately held regional airline in the United States, has operated its entire fleet of 70 Canadair Regional Jets as US Airways Express since establishing a partnership with US Airways in 2005. In addition to its flying operations, which schedules nearly 500 departures per day to 69 cities in 26 states and two Canadian provinces, Air Wisconsin performs ground-handling services for United Express and Northwest Airlines at over 30 locations throughout the country, including Washington Dulles (IAD).