Allegiant Airlines

Allegiant Air

IATA ICAO Callsign G4 AAY ALLEGIANT
Founded	1997 (as WestJet Express)
Commenced operations	June 1998
Operating bases	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Los Angeles International Airport McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas) Myrtle Beach International Airport Oakland International Airport Orlando Sanford International Airport Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport Pittsburgh International Airport Punta Gorda Airport (Florida) St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport
Fleet size	87
Destinations	150
Company slogan	Travel is our deal
Parent company	Allegiant Travel Co.
Headquarters	Summerlin, Nevada
Key people	Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
Revenue	US$1.36 billion (FY 2016)
Operating income	US$370.5 million (FY 2016)
Net income	US$219.5 million (FY 2016)
Total assets	US$1.28 billion (FY 2016)
Total equity	US$473.6 million (FY 2016)
Employees	2,848
Website	www.allegiantair.com

Allegiant Travel Co.

Traded as	NASDAQ: ALGT S&P 600 Component
Website	www.allegiantair.com

Allegiant Air is an American low-cost airline owned by Allegiant Travel Co. that operates scheduled and charter flights. Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) is a publicly traded company with 2,848 employees and over $2.6 billion USD market capitalization. The corporate headquarters are in Summerlin, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas.

Wholly owned by Allegiant Travel, the airline has over 2,800 employees.

Allegiant Air was founded in January 1997 by Mitch Allee (owner, CEO), Jim Patterson (president) and Dave Beadle (chief pilot), under the name WestJet Express. After losing a trademark dispute with West Jet Air Center of Rapid City, South Dakota and recognizing the name's similarity to WestJet Airlines of Canada, the airline adopted the name Allegiant Air and received FAA and DOT certification for scheduled and charter domestic operations on June 19, 1998. The airline also has authority for charter service to Canada and Mexico.

Scheduled service began on October 15, 1998, between Las Vegas and the airline's original hub in Fresno, California, at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, with Douglas DC-9-21 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 jetliners. During the second half of 1999, the airline was operating nonstop flights between Fresno and Las Vegas, Burbank and Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe as well as flying one-stop direct service between Fresno and Lake Tahoe via Las Vegas. Shortly after WinAir Airlines closed in 1999, Allegiant Air opened a small hub in Long Beach, CA (LGB) and in 2000 was operating nonstop flights to Fresno and Las Vegas in addition to Fresno-Las Vegas nonstop service. Later in 2000, Allegiant continued to expand and was operating the only nonstop jet service between Lake Tahoe Airport from Long Beach in addition to operating new flights into Portland, Oregon and Reno with Portland-Reno and Reno-Fresno nonstops and direct one-stop service between Portland and Fresno via Reno. However, Allegiant was unable to bring in enough revenue to cover its costs and on December 13, 2000, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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