Galaxy Airlines (United States)

Galaxy Airlines was a US airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.^[1] At least 30 employees worked for Galaxy Airlines.^{[citation needed]} The airline stayed in service from 1978 (47 years ago) (1978) to 1987 (38 years ago) (1987).^{[citation needed]}

Fleet

• Convair 990
• Lockheed L-188 Electra

Accidents and incidents

In January 1985, Galaxy Airlines Flight 203, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashed shortly after takeoff in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people and leaving one survivor.^[2] The airline was temporarily shut down and its aircraft were inspected,^[3] yet eight days later another Galaxy Airlines Electra, which had been inspected by the FAA, crash landed on a cargo flight with no casualties due to a landing gear failure.^[4]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States