Fri, Aug 09, 2019
Airline Adds Boston And Louisville As Crew And Maintenance Hubs
In concert with its 45th anniversary this month, Republic is expanding its partnership with Delta Air Lines. The agreement adds 30 Embraer 175 E-Jet aircraft to the airline’s fleet and further expands Republic’s leadership position as the world’s largest E-Jet operator with over 220 aircraft. The first aircraft will be delivered in October 2019, and deliveries will continue through July 2020.
Republic currently operates approximately 38 aircraft for Delta and expects the expansion to increase its scheduled daily operations for Delta by more than 75 percent.
“Our partnership with Delta is a vital part of our business, and we’re excited by the opportunity to expand our relationship with Delta and continue to serve its customers,” said Bryan Bedford, Republic Airways president and chief executive officer. “Over the last several years, our team – flight attendants, mechanics, pilots, dispatchers, associates in every department – has been working hard to position us for growth and to enable us to respond to the needs of our codeshare partners. Their hard work is the reason we can make this announcement today.”
The operational expansion will lead to the opening of two new bases within Republic’s network, Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF). Republic currently has maintenance operations in Louisville and will add its crew base in December. Boston, also opening in December, will operate as a crew and maintenance base, with positions open for hire now. Republic currently has 13 crew and maintenance base locations across the Midwest and East Coast.
Republic currently employs more than 6,000 associates and is the second largest regional airline in the country. The airline traces its origins to Chautauqua Airlines and its first flights on August 1, 1974, from Jamestown, NY, employing two Beechcraft 99 aircraft.
(Source: Republic Airways news release. Image from file)
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