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Founded | June 1990 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | July 1, 1992 | ||||||
Ceased operations | August 30, 1999American Airlines; fleet disposed of in 2001) | (integrated into||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | QQuick Miles | ||||||
Parent company | Reno Air, Inc. | ||||||
Headquarters | Reno, Nevada | ||||||
Key people | Joe O'Gorman | ||||||
Website | renoair.com |
Reno Air was a scheduled passenger airline headquartered in Reno, Nevada, United States. Reno Air provided service from its hubs at Reno/Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, San Jose International Airport in San Jose, California and Las Vegas International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada to destinations throughout the western United States, including Alaska. Vancouver, British Columbia in western Canada was also served at one point and limited service was operated to the midwestern U.S. as well. A small stand alone operation was also undertaken at one point in the southeastern U.S. with the service being based in Gulfport, Mississippi. Reno Air was acquired by American Airlines in 1999.
Reno Air was founded in June 1990 by Frontier Airlines alumnus Joseph Lorenzo and Midway Airlines executive Jeff Erickson. The airline's first flight was on July 1, 1992 with nonstop jet service from Reno (RNO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington. By April 1993, Reno Air was serving the following destinations from its Reno hub with nonstop jet flights:Los Angeles (LAX), Kansas City (MCI), Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP), Ontario, CA (ONT), Portland, OR (PDX), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO) and Seattle (SEA).