Midwest Connect

{{Infobox Airline

| airline=Midwest Connect

| logo=MidwestConnectLogo.png

| logo_size=150

| fleet_size=13

| destinations=17

| parent=Republic Airways Holdings

| founded={{Start date and age|1994}}

Kearney, Nebraska

| ceased={{End date and age|2010|11|br=y}}
(merged with Frontier Airlines)

| headquarters=Oak Creek, Wisconsin

| key_people=Leo Malloy - President

| hubs=Milwaukee

| focus_cities=

| alliance=

| frequent_flyer=Midwest Miles

| website= http://www.midwestairlines.com

}}

Midwest Connect (formerly Midwest Express Connection) was the brand name for the regional airline service of Midwest Airlines, rather than a certificated airline carrier. Skyway Airlines was the sole operator of Midwest Connect since its inception in 1989, until SkyWest Airlines began additional Midwest Connect service on April 1, 2007.{{cite press release| title=SkyWest, Inc. Adds New Partner and Additional Regional Jet Flyng | publisher=SkyWest, Inc. | date=2006-12-21 | accessdate=2007-03-13 | url=http://www.skywest.com/invest/investor_releases/2006/Dec/Midwest.pdf | format=PDF}} SkyWest took over all Midwest Connect operations following Skyway's shutdown of operations on April 5, 2008. In October, 2008, Republic Airlines also began operating for Midwest Connect.{{cite press release | url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=88626&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1097150&highlight= | title=Midwest Airlines to Transition Regional Operations to SkyWest; Reposition Skyway Airlines as Airport Services Function | date=2008-01-16 | accessdate=2008-03-19 | publisher=Midwest Air Group | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712230040/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=88626&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1097150&highlight= | archive-date=2012-07-12 | url-status=dead }}{{cite press release | url=http://www.midwestairlines.com/Templates/ContentTwoColumn.aspx?id=929 | title=Midwest Airlines Announces Progress on Restructuring Plan | date=2008-09-03 | accessdate=2008-09-03 | publisher=Midwest Airlines }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On November 3, 2009 the Embraer 170 and Embraer 190 operated by Republic Airlines were rebranded as Midwest Airlines operated by Republic Airlines. Later, during Midwest's merger with Frontier Airlines under the ownership of Republic, Chautauqua Airlines operated as Midwest Connect.

Destinations

On January 16, 2008, Midwest Airlines announced that it would transition the operation of all Midwest Connect flights from Skyway Airlines to SkyWest Airlines. Skyway's last day of operations was April 5, 2008. Skyway Airlines continued in an airport services role, providing Ramp and Dining Services operations for Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect, and Customer Service operations in Midwest Connect field stations.

Fleet

File:Midwest Connect Canadair CRJ-200, N506CA@EWR,07.02.2008-499bp - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg in the final livery]]

As of August 2009, the Midwest Connect fleet included 12 aircraft:{{cite news | url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/37143359.html | title=Midwest Connect overtakes Midwest Airlines | work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | date=2009-01-06 | accessdate=2009-07-21}}{{cite news | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/06/08/daily46.html | title=SkyWest to wind down Midwest service | work=Milwaukee Business Journal | date=2009-06-10 | accessdate=2009-07-21}}

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Embraer ERJ-135 \|6 \|— \|37 \|37 \|Domestic \|Operated by Chautauqua Airlines
Embraer ERJ-145 \|7 \|— \|50 \|50 \|Domestic \|Operated by Chautauqua Airlines

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|+ Fleet currently branded as Midwest Connect

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Embraer ERJ-135

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