Atlantic Coast Airlines
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| Founded | December 15, 1989 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | January 5, 2006 (as Independence Air) | ||||||
| Hubs | Dulles International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Mileage Plus | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
| Fleet size | 121 | ||||||
| Destinations | 37 | ||||||
| Parent company | Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dulles, Loudoun County, Virginia | ||||||
| Key people | Kerry Skeen (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | atlanticcoast.com | ||||||
Atlantic Coast Airlines was an airline based in the United States owned by Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc. It operated as United Express for United Airlines and Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. It was headquartered in the Dulles area of unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Previously it was headquartered in Reston, unincorporated Fairfax County. Before then, it was headquartered in Sterling, unincorporated Loudoun County.
The airline was established and started operations on December 15, 1989, and had been in a marketing agreement with United Airlines since its inception. In 1999 it established Atlantic Coast Jet to operate as a Delta Connection carrier, but this was later reintegrated.
Atlantic Coast Airlines operated United Express flights out of Dulles and O'Hare International Airport in Chicago with Jetstream 32, Jetstream 41, DeHavilland DHC-8, Embraer 120 Brasilia and Canadair regional jet aircraft. Their Delta Connection flights out of Logan International Airport in Boston, New York City's LaGuardia Airport, and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Covington, Kentucky were operated with the Fairchild Dornier 328. During 2003 revenues were generated about 80% from United Express operations and 20% from Delta Connection.
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