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Florida Express was an airline headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States. Orlando International Airport (MCO) served as the airline's hub with a point-to-point linear route system in the eastern U.S. and Florida. Established in 1984,[1] the air carrier operated a small fleet consisting exclusively of British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven twin jet aircraft and employed approximately 385 employees in 1985.[2] It was incorporated in Delaware on January 24, 1983[3] and received its economic certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Board exactly a year later on January 24, 1984.[4] First flight was January 26, 1984 and it was co-founded and led by Gordon Linkon, a former Midway Airlines president and Frontier Airlines executive.[5] The airline completed an initial public offering on October 16, 1985, raising $13mm.[6] The airline's toll-free phone number was 1-800-FAST-JET.[7]

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On October 28, 1987, the second incarnation of Braniff announced its acquisition of Florida Express in a deal worth $20mm (over $50mm in 2024 dollars).[8] After government approvals, the deal closed on April 19, 1988.[9] However, before the deal closed, from January 15, 1988 onward, Florida Express flew for Braniff under the name Braniff Express.[10]

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Fleet

1987-88 World Airline Fleets (copyright 1987) lists the Air Florida fleet as follows:[11]

  • 6 BAC 1-11-201AC
  • 9 BAC 1-11-203AE
  • 3 BAC 1-11-401AK
  • 1 BAC 1-11-414AE

The 203AE series aircraft were originally delivered to Braniff International Airways,[12] the US trunk carrier that ceased operation in 1982, a separate but related carrier from the Braniff that bought Florida Express.

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As of January 1984:[13]

As of April 1986:[14]

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