Rectrix Aviation

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| airline = Rectrix Aviation

| image = Rectrix Aviation Logo.png

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| ICAO = RIX

| callsign = RECTRIX

| founded = {{Start date and age|2005}}

| commenced = {{Start date and age|2017}}
(commercial)

| ceased = {{End date and age|2019}}

| aoc = 6RXA771M{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=6RXA&OPER_FAR=135&OPER_NAME=RECTRIX+AVIATION+LLC|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=2019-06-27}}

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| parent = Ross Aviation

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| fleet_size = 2 commuter

7 charter

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| headquarters = Concord, MA, United States

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| website = [http://rectrix.aero/ rectrix.aero]

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Rectrix Aviation was a jet charter and commuter airline service that primarily served New England, Florida and the east coast of the United States. Its commercial operations were primarily based at Nantucket Memorial Airport and Barnstable Municipal Airport in Nantucket and Hyannis, Massachusetts, respectively.

Rectrix Shuttle, the commuter service, was founded when Island Airlines of Nantucket shut down. In December 2019 new parent company Ross Aviation ceased all commercial flights and began the shutdown of the charter department consolidating Rectrix to only an FBO operation.

Rectrix's charter flights were based at Sarasota, Florida, Bedford, Massachusetts, Hyannis, and Westfield, Massachusetts. It got its worldwide jet operating authority in 2009 with its acquisition of New World Jet Corporation.{{Cite news|url=http://rectrix.aero/learn/about-rectrix/|title=About Rectrix - Rectrix|work=Rectrix|access-date=March 21, 2017|language=en-US}}

Fixed-base operations

Rectrix currently has fixed-base operator sat the following locations. Parent company Ross Aviation announced after acquiring that despite complete integration to their network the brand would remain unchanged at current locations for the foreseeable future.

History

On November 4, 2015, Rectrix Aviation purchased Five Star Jet Center at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and announced plans to expand its services and staff at the airport, making it the only fixed base operator or FBO at the Westfield-Barnes.{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2015/11/rectrix_aviation_buys_competitor_five_st.html|title=Rectrix Aviation buys competitor Five Star Jet Center at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport|website=MassLive.com|date=5 November 2015 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}

On February 8, 2016; Submitted an application to the Department of Transportation to conduct scheduled air service as a commuter carrier. The application proposed scheduled service between Hyannis, MA (KHYA) and Nantucket, MA (KACK).

On June 26, 2017, Rectrix announced commercial service dubbed the Rectrix Shuttle which connected Worcester Regional Airport and Barnstable Municipal Airport that featured one round-trip flight daily from Thursday to Monday. "It's the first major expansion of Rectrix's current Hyannis to Nantucket shuttle service," the company said.{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2017/06/worcester_to_cape_cod_air_shut.html|title=Flight service linking Worcester to Cape Cod debuts this week|website=MassLive.com|date=26 June 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2017}}

On October 25, 2017, Rectrix introduced new non-stop scheduled weekend service between Cape Cod and New York City's LaGuardia Airport and Westchester County Airport.{{cite web|url=http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12376677/rectrix-aviation-to-launch-non-stop-scheduled-passenger-service-between-cape-cod-and-new-york-city|title=Rectrix Aviation to Launch Non-Stop Scheduled Passenger Service Between Cape Cod and New York City|website=AviationPros.com|date=25 October 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2017}} Service to Worcester was suspended in the Summer of 2019 due to low demand.

In February 2019, Rectrix was acquired by Ross Aviation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rossaviation.com/news/ross-aviation-acquires-rectrix-aviation|title=Ross Aviation - Ross Acquires Rectrix Aviation|website=www.rossaviation.com|access-date=2019-10-15}} On December 2, 2019, Ross Aviation announced the end of commercial operations{{Cite web |url=https://rectrix.aero/fly/commuter-flight/ |title=Commuter Flight - Rectrix |access-date=2020-06-30 |archive-date=2020-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630202841/https://rectrix.aero/fly/commuter-flight/ |url-status=dead }} and began liquidating their charter department.

Destinations

Rectrix Shuttle flew scheduled charter flights to the following destinations:

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style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|Hubs/Focus cities

style="background:#FFFF80" align=center|Future destinations

style="background:#FFD1DC" align=center|Seasonal

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style="background:navy; color:white;"\|State ! style="background:navy; color:white;"\|City ! style="background:navy; color:white; width:50px;"\|IATA ! style="background:navy; color:white;"\|Airport ! style="background:navy; color:white;"\|Notes
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style="background:#FFE6BD"\|{{flag\|Massachusetts}}	Hyannis	align=center\|HYA	Barnstable Municipal Airport	HUB
style="background:#FFD1DC"\|{{flag\|Massachusetts}}	Nantucket	align=center\|ACK	Nantucket Memorial Airport	Charter service only
style="background:#DDDDDD"\|{{flag\|Massachusetts}}	Worcester	align=center\|ORH	Worcester Regional Airport	Service temporarily suspended
style="background:#FFD1DC"\|{{flag\|Massachusetts}}	Vineyard Haven	align=center\|MVY	Martha's Vineyard Airport	Charter service only
style="background:#FFE6BD"\|{{flag\|New York}}	White Plains, New York	align=center\|HPN	Westchester County Airport	Charter service only
style="background:#DDDDDD"\|{{flag\|New York}}	New York City/Queens	align=center\|LGA	LaGuardia Airport	Service temporarily suspended

Fleet

=Charter=

The following chart shows all the aircraft owned by Rectrix Aviation that were available for charter.

class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" \|+ Charter fleet
rowspan="2" \|Aircraft !rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" \|In fleet !rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" \|Orders !colspan="3" \|Passengers !rowspan="2" \|Routes !rowspan="2" \|Notes
J ! Y ! Total
Lear 45XR \|5 \|align=center\|— \|— \|10 \|10 \| \|2,268 sm
Challenger 300 \|2 \|align=center\|— \|— \|9 \|9 \| \|3568 sm

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|+ Charter fleet

rowspan="2" |Aircraft

!rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" |In fleet

!rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" |Orders

!colspan="3" |Passengers

!rowspan="2" |Routes

!rowspan="2" |Notes

! Y

! Total

Lear 45XR

|align=center|—

|—

|10

|2,268 sm

Challenger 300

|align=center|—

|—

|3568 sm

=Commuter (Rectrix Shuttle)=

The following chart shows all the aircraft Rectrix Aviation used for commuter flights.

class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" \|+ Commuter Fleet
rowspan="2" \|Aircraft !rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" \|In fleet !rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" \|Orders !colspan="3" \|Passengers !rowspan="2" \|Routes !rowspan="2" \|Notes
J ! Y ! Total
Beechcraft King Air 300 \|2 \|align=center\|— \|— \|9 \|9 \| \|

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|+ Commuter Fleet

rowspan="2" |Aircraft

!rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" |In fleet

!rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" |Orders

!colspan="3" |Passengers

!rowspan="2" |Routes

!rowspan="2" |Notes

! Y

! Total

Beechcraft King Air 300

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