Final Fleet & Replacement Air Service At Aspen, Colorado
At the time of the separate sale and merger, Aspen Airways operated four BAe 146 jets and ten Convair 580 turboprops. The Convair 580 turboprops were parked and eventually sold while Air Wisconsin continued to fly the BAe 146 jet aircraft as this regional carrier already operated the BAe 146 in their fleet.
Mesa lost its United Express status in the late 1990s and then regained it several years later following a litigation settlement. Air Wisconsin, the original United Express carrier and Aspen Airways' merger partner, lost its United Express partnership contract following protracted negotiations with United Airlines. The United Express routes from Denver and other cities to Aspen are currently flown by SkyWest Airlines with Canadair CRJ-700 regional jets. These United Express aircraft feature United First Class, United's Economy Plus, and United Economy Class with a total of 66 seats. The SkyWest CRJ-700 aircraft provide nonstop jet service on behalf of United from Aspen year round to Denver and also on a seasonal basis nonstop to Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. American Eagle also operates the Canadair CRJ-700 regional jet from Aspen on behalf of American Airlines with seasonal nonstop flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth and Los Angeles. The last of the BAe 146 aircraft that pioneered scheduled passenger jet service into Aspen in the mid-1980s was retired in 2006.
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