Airline Name
Business Express Airlines (Business Express Airlines Incorporated)
(Apologies for the low quality.)IATA: HQ / ICAO: GAA / CALLSIGN: BIZEX
Founded in 1982 (at the time, known as Atlantic Air), commenced operations in 1984 (Oct.), ceased operations in 2000 (Dec. 1st)
(Bought out, and later merged into American Airlines/American Eagle)
Country of Origin
USA / United States of America ()
Main Hub(s): Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
(For this airline, some types are already available in WoA, some not.)Aircraft operated (already in-game):
Saab SF340 (340A, 340B, SF34) - 43 former.
(Pictured below: Saab SF340A N345BE - now known as N681BC)Next up, here’s a later version of their livery, possibly because of the airline’s status as a Delta Connection carrier later in its life:
(Pictured below: Saab SF340B N349BE - now known as C6-SBK)And speaking of which, here’s the same ‘late’ livery with a few changes to it, signifying it’s part of Delta Connection:
(Pictured below: Saab SF340A N747BA - later scrapped, known as N334MA at end of its life)Aircraft operated (not in-game):
Avro RJ / BAe 146 (RJ70/146-200, RJ70/B462) - 8 former (3/5 for both variants, respectively).
(Pictured below: Avro RJ70 N834BE - later broken up, known as G-CDOF at end of its life)Here’s what I assume is another, earlier version of the RJ70 livery:
(Pictured below: Avro RJ70 N832BE - later broken up, known as G-BZFA at end of its life)And now, here’s the BAe 146-200:
(Pictured below: BAe 146-200 N880DV - later broken up, known as G-CEVF at end of its life)Beechcraft Model 99 (99 Airliner, BE99) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: N802BE - later scrapped, known as N804BA at end of its life)Beechcraft 1900 (1900C, B190) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: N807BE - now known as N331AF)And here’s an example of the later Delta Connection livery on the aircraft type:
(Pictured below: N809BE - status unknown)Fokker F27 (-100, F27) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: N145PM - status unknown)Short 360 (-300, SH36) - 8 former.
(Pictured below: N826BE - later scrapped, known as 6Y-JMX at end of its life)And a bonus shot, showing another slightly modified version of the livery:
(Pictured below: N830BE - now known as N360AB, status unknown)Important Note:
Given that this airline has been defunct for quite a few decades by now, I found that some information seemed unreliable or was provided without proper sources, such as the exact numbers of aircraft types in the fleet and their current fates.If there is anything that I might’ve forgotten to add/mistakenly added, it would be appreciated if you let me know about it in a reply - thanks in advance.
Why should this airline be added?
I’d say this airline should be added because it would add a lot of diversity to the event/special contract roster in North America - the Saab 340 is already quite a rare aircraft to see in the region, and I’m sure the rest of the fleet, if eventually added, would be just as exclusive and nice to see.The airline primarily operated along the East Coast, given its bases were in BOS, JFK and LGA, allowing for the possibility of showing up at airports such as IAD, which was one such airport they flew to, along with (maybe???) MSY or SXM (not airports they flew to, but possibly within range?).
They operated into Canada as well, so if an airport like Toronto, Montreal, or Halifax was added, then they could also show up there as well.While I don’t think that airline would make the cut for the “2010s rule” as I’ll call it, I still do believe that, even as an event-only/special contract-only addition, it would still be a unique and interesting addition to the game, probably similar to the likes of something like Air BC that I suggested. (no i’m definitely not plugging myself lol)
Sources:
Business Express Airlines’ Planespotters.net Page
Business Express Airlines’ Wikipedia Page