People Express Airlines (1980s)
Defunct low-cost airline in the United States (1981–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the airline that operated during the 1980s. For the later airline, see People Express Airlines (2010s).
People Express Airlines, stylized as PEOPLExpress, was a low-cost airline in the United States that operated from 1981 to 1987, when it was merged into Continental Airlines. The airline's headquarters was in the North Terminal (later Terminal C) of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey.
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Founded | April 30, 1981 (1981-04-30) | ||||||
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Ceased operations | February 1, 1987 (1987-02-01) (merged into Continental Airlines) | ||||||
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Focus cities | Baltimore | ||||||
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Parent company | Texas Air Corporation (1986–1987) | ||||||
Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey, United States | ||||||
Key people | Beverly Lynn Burns (First female Boeing 747 airline captain) | ||||||
Founder | Don Burr (First CEO) |
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