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Tahoe Air

{{Infobox airline

|airline = Tahoe Air

|logo =

|logo_size =

|fleet_size = 1

|destinations = 3

|IATA = XP

|ICAO = CXP

|callsign = CASINO EXPRESS

|parent = Casino Express

|founded = {{Start date and age|1999|06|br=y}}

|commenced = {{Start date and age|1999|06|25|br=y}}

|ceased = {{End date and age|1999|10}}

|headquarters = Elko, Nevada

|hubs = South Lake Tahoe Airport

|frequent_flyer = Diamond Club

|website = {{URL|http://www.raspberrymedia.com/clients/tahoe-air/diamond-club/index.html|Old web page}}

}}

File:Tahoe Air Boeing 737-200 Silagi-1.jpg

Tahoe Air was a United States airline founded by Mark Sando,{{cite news |url= https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/apr/13/tahoe-air-wont-be-boarding-passengers-this-summer/|title=Tahoe Air won't be boarding passengers this summer|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=April 13, 1998|access-date=January 28, 2019}} who used Casino Express Airlines to fund their plane purchase. Tahoe Air offered jet flights directly out of South Lake Tahoe via the South Lake Tahoe Airport.

History

Scheduled passenger service was planned to be operated with McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jetliners; however, before any orders were placed, operations began with a single Boeing 737-200 jet, registered N233TM and operated by its parent company Casino Express. The lone aircraft was painted in the Tahoe Air livery. Tahoe Air made its first flight to Los Angeles (LAX) on June 25, 1999. On July 1, 1999, the airline started service to its second destination, San Jose, California (SJC).

The carrier offered low fares in a two class cabin with inexpensive upgrades. However, by October 1999, the airline had ceased operations, never having received any of its proposed MD-80 aircraft. The demise of Tahoe Air also marked the end of airline service to Lake Tahoe, which has not seen scheduled passenger air carrier flights since.{{cite news|last=Hayden|first=Nancy Oliver|url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/lake-tahoe-airports-heyday-is-long-past-but-facility-may-soar-again/|title=Lake Tahoe Airport's heyday is long past, but facility may soar again|work=Tahoe Daily Tribune|date=January 23, 2008|access-date=January 28, 2019}}

Destinations

Fleet

  • 1 Boeing 737-200 (N233TM){{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-737-200-5n-bif-chanchangi-airlines/ey16j5|title=5N-BIF Chanchangi Airlines Boeing 737-282(A)|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=April 4, 2021}}

See also

References

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External links

{{commons category|Tahoe Air}}

  • [http://www.raspberrymedia.com/clients/tahoe-air/flight-schedules/index.html Tahoe Air 1999 Timetable]
  • [http://www.raspberrymedia.com/clients/tahoe-air/index.html 1999 Tahoe Air website]
  • [http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?airline=Tahoe%20Air Photos of Tahoe Air]

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