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			{{About\|the proposed 2009 airline\|the airline that operated in the 1980s and merged with ]\|Jet America Airlines}}
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			{{Infobox airline
	\|airline=JetAmerica		\|airline=JetAmerica
	\|image=		\|image=JetAmerica logo.png
	\|image_size=~~200px~~		\|image_size=250px
	\|IATA=		\|IATA=J1
	\|ICAO=		\|ICAO=BSK
	\|callsign=		\|callsign=BISCAYNE
			\|parent=Sun America inc.
	\|fleet_size=		\|fleet_size=
	\|destinations=6 Effective June 30, 2009
			\|destinations=
	\|founded=2007
			\|founded={{Start date and age\|2007}}<br/><small>(as Air Azul)</small>
⚫	\|headquarters=]
			\|ceased={{End date and age\|2009}}
⚫	\|key_people=
		⚫	\|headquarters=]
	\|website= was to be announced on May 11,2009, but is currently available at . Check for more information.
		⚫	\|key_people=Steve Schoen

			\|focus_cities= <div>
			*]
			*]
			</div>
			\|website=
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			'''Sun America, Inc.''', ] '''JetAmerica''', was a proposed ] low-cost scheduled public charter ] headquartered in ] ]. On March 10, 2009, the airline announced a number of public scheduled charter flights from underutilized airports to Newark and Minneapolis–St. Paul using a ] ] to begin on June 30, 2009. On May 27, 2009, the airline held its first press conference at ], Ohio, announcing its first focus city and the start of flight operations on July 13, 2009. The airline announced the station markets of ]; ]; ], Minnesota; ]; ]; and ]. The airline also publicly stated it was evaluating service to ], Maryland; ] ], Illinois; ]; ], ], and ], Ohio; ]; ]; ], Pennsylvania; and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090528/NEWS16/905289971 \|title=The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio \|publisher=toledoblade.com \|date= \|accessdate=2010-07-13}}</ref> The airline later delayed the start of service to August 14, 2009.<ref name="startdelay">{{cite news \| title=JetAmerica discount airline delays launch \| url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jesInUd3PVIbQEN7LChW1vEGx8uwD996JN800 \| work=] \| agency=] \| date=2009-07-02 \| accessdate=2009-07-02}}{{dead link\|date=June 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> However, JetAmerica did not begin service as it was unable to finalize slots at Newark.

			On July 18, 2009, the company announced suspension of operations, with refunds to customers who had already bought tickets.<ref></ref>

			== Original idea – Air Azul ==
	Sun America, Inc, dba '''JetAmerica''', is an ] scheduled public charter ] based in ]. On March 10, 2009, the airline announced a number of public scheduled charter flights from underutilized airports to Newark and Baltimore-Washington utilizing a ] ] slated to begin on June 30, 2009. During mid-May, the airline's website become available and showed it had modified its route network again. Baltimore and Rockford were dropped while Minneapolis was added. The airline was in discussion with several cities to base the first aircraft from, and current schedules have that aircraft overnighting in Toledo.
			The chairman of ],<ref>{{cite web \|last=Matzer \|first=Marla \|url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/05/28/jetamerica_investor.ART_ART_05-28-09_A8_C1E0AO6.html?sid=101 \|title=Airline's backer has baggage \|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch \|date=2009-05-28 \|access-date=2010-07-13 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220214847/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/05/28/jetamerica_investor.ART_ART_05-28-09_A8_C1E0AO6.html?sid=101 \|archive-date=2009-12-20 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> the "]" of JetAmerica, is investor Steve Schoen who also was involved as a primary investor of the failed ]; another ] which declined into bankruptcy after concerns about improper record keeping and maintenance issues arose. Steve Schoen put up no money in this most recent business endeavor and was able to convince other investors to put up all the seed money for JetAmerica.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/article1005670.ece \|title=Tarpon Springs owner of new airline Jet America had recent bankruptcy - St. Petersburg Times \|publisher=Tampabay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2010-07-13 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045715/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/article1005670.ece \|archive-date=2011-06-07 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	~~The airline~~ had planned to operate under the name '''Air Azul''', but on May ~~4th~~, 2009<ref></ref>. Concerns were addressed that its name was too similar to a Brazilian airline (]) started by former ] founder, ]. ~~The company has since adopted the name and logo by the previous startup attempt let by John Wiekle <ref></ref>, who formerly was the founder of ].~~		JetAmerica had planned to operate under the name '''Air Azul''', but on May 4, 2009, the company changed its name to Jet America, citing internal changes including no longer being associated with ].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Bona \|first=Thomas V. \|url=http://www.rrstar.com/news/x845563177/Air-Azul-changes-to-JetAmerica \|title=Air Azul changes to JetAmerica - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star \|publisher=Rrstar.com \|date=2009-05-04 \|access-date=2010-07-13 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914143103/http://www.rrstar.com/news/x845563177/Air-Azul-changes-to-JetAmerica \|archive-date=2012-09-14 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="SoLongAirAzul">{{cite web\|author=with Ben Mutzabaugh \|url=http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2009/04/so-long-air-azul-we-hardly-knew-you/65984985/1 \|title=So long, Air Azul; We hardly knew you – \|publisher=Usatoday.com \|date=2009-04-24 \|accessdate=2010-07-13}}</ref> Concerns were addressed that its name was too similar to a Brazilian airline (]) started by former ] founder, ].{{Cn\|date=June 2024}}

			The airline also had partnered with ] to provide ] service between ], and ], Tennessee. This agreement however was terminated earlier in 2009 when the business plan was changed to the JetAmerica idea.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/local/local_story_094180707.html \|title=A NEW DAY: Locair takes over commuter service » Local News » Commonwealth Journal \|publisher=Somerset-kentucky.com \|date=2009-04-04 \|access-date=2010-07-13 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912220611/http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/local/local_story_094180707.html \|archive-date=2012-09-12 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			Air Azul had planned flights to ], ], and various midwestern cities. The Baltimore flights were dropped after Air Azul suspended flights in April 2009<ref name="AirAzulSuspends">Associated Press. , usatoday.com, April 23, 2009, ''retrieved 2011-Jun-22''</ref> and was renamed JetAmerica.<ref name="SoLongAirAzul" /><ref name="AirAzulLAN">Press Release. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004095859/http://www.flylansing.com/news_and_events.aspx?mid=471&newsid471=26&Air-Azul-Announces-New-Nonstop-Air-Service-to-New-York-and-Baltimore-Washington-DC-from-Lansing \|date=2011-10-04 }}, flylansing.com, March 13, 2009, ''retrieved 2011-Jun-22''</ref>

	==Destinations==		==Destinations==
			]
	Effective June 30, 2009<ref></ref>, JetAmerica will operate scheduled services to the following destinations:
			JetAmerica's proposed schedule included services to the following destinations in the United States:<ref name="startdelay"/>

		⚫	; Florida
	===]===
		⚫	* ] (]): Service to Newark (3× weekly), Lansing (1× weekly), and Toledo (2× weekly).
⚫	~~====~~Florida~~====~~
⚫	*] (]): Service to Newark (3x weekly), Lansing (1x weekly), and Toledo (2x weekly).

	~~====~~Indiana~~====~~		; Indiana
	*] (]): Service to Newark (2x weekly).		* ] (]): Service to Newark (2× weekly).

	~~====~~Michigan~~====~~		; Michigan
	*] (]): Service to Melbourne (1x weekly) and Newark (3x weekly).		* ] (]): Service to Melbourne (1× weekly) and Newark (3× weekly).

	~~====~~Minnesota~~====~~		; Minnesota
	*] (]): Service to Toledo (3x weekly).		* ] (]): Service to Toledo (3× weekly)

	~~====~~New Jersey~~====~~		; New Jersey
	*] (]): Service to Lansing (3x weekly), Melbourne (3x weekly), South Bend (2x weekly), and Toledo (6x weekly).		* ] (]): Service to Lansing (3× weekly), Melbourne (3× weekly), South Bend (2× weekly), and Toledo (6× weekly).

	~~====~~Ohio~~====~~		; Ohio
	*] (]): Service to Melbourne (2x weekly), Minneapolis (3x weekly), and Newark (6x weekly).		* ] (]): Service to Melbourne (2× weekly), Minneapolis (3× weekly), and Newark (6× weekly).

	==Fleet==		==Fleet==
			{\| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
	JetAmerica will have a fleet of ] ]s with 189 seats. When the company was known as Air Azul, it was intended that it would of been a ] ], but financing and business plan changes altered this.
			\|+ JetAmerica Fleet
			\|-
			!Aircraft
			!Total
			\|-
			\|]
			\|1
			\|}

			JetAmerica had announced plans to add a second Boeing 737-800 in July,<ref>, yahoo.com{{dead link\|date=July 2010}}</ref> and up to as many as four by July 2010. The company's business plan, as announced by Weikle, would have added an additional aircraft every four months.
⚫	==References==
	{{reflist}}

			When JetAmerica was known as Air Azul, it planned to operate flights with air crew and aircraft leased from ] using a Boeing 737-800 with 12 first class seats and 150 coach seats, but financing and business plan changes altered this.
	== External links ==

			== See also ==
			* ]

		⚫	==References==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

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Latest revision as of 00:42, 5 December 2024

This article is about the proposed 2009 airline. For the airline that operated in the 1980s and merged with Alaska Airlines, see Jet America Airlines.

JetAmerica

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IATA	ICAO	Call sign
J1	BSK	BISCAYNE

Founded

2007; 18 years ago (2007)
(as Air Azul)

Ceased operations

2009; 16 years ago (2009)

Focus cities

Parent company

Sun America inc.

Headquarters

Pinellas County, Florida

Key people

Steve Schoen

Sun America, Inc., d/b/a JetAmerica, was a proposed American low-cost scheduled public charter airline headquartered in unincorporated Pinellas County, Florida. On March 10, 2009, the airline announced a number of public scheduled charter flights from underutilized airports to Newark and Minneapolis–St. Paul using a Miami Air International Boeing 737-800 to begin on June 30, 2009. On May 27, 2009, the airline held its first press conference at Toledo Express Airport, Ohio, announcing its first focus city and the start of flight operations on July 13, 2009. The airline announced the station markets of Lansing, Michigan; Melbourne, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Newark, New Jersey; South Bend, Indiana; and Toledo, Ohio. The airline also publicly stated it was evaluating service to Baltimore, Maryland; Charleston, West Virginia Chicago Midway, Illinois; Rockford, Illinois; Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Greensboro, North Carolina; Hartford, Connecticut; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Clearwater, Florida. The airline later delayed the start of service to August 14, 2009. However, JetAmerica did not begin service as it was unable to finalize slots at Newark.

On July 18, 2009, the company announced suspension of operations, with refunds to customers who had already bought tickets.

Original idea – Air Azul

The chairman of Sun America, the "parent company" of JetAmerica, is investor Steve Schoen who also was involved as a primary investor of the failed Southeast Airlines; another low-cost carrier which declined into bankruptcy after concerns about improper record keeping and maintenance issues arose. Steve Schoen put up no money in this most recent business endeavor and was able to convince other investors to put up all the seed money for JetAmerica.

JetAmerica had planned to operate under the name Air Azul, but on May 4, 2009, the company changed its name to Jet America, citing internal changes including no longer being associated with Sun Country Airlines. Concerns were addressed that its name was too similar to a Brazilian airline (Azul Brazilian Airlines) started by former JetBlue founder, David Neeleman.

The airline also had partnered with Locair to provide Fairchild Metro service between Somerset, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee. This agreement however was terminated earlier in 2009 when the business plan was changed to the JetAmerica idea.

Air Azul had planned flights to Newark, Baltimore, and various midwestern cities. The Baltimore flights were dropped after Air Azul suspended flights in April 2009 and was renamed JetAmerica.

Destinations

JetAmerica's proposed schedule included services to the following destinations in the United States:

Florida

Melbourne (Melbourne Orlando International Airport): Service to Newark (3× weekly), Lansing (1× weekly), and Toledo (2× weekly).

Indiana

South Bend (South Bend Regional Airport): Service to Newark (2× weekly).

Michigan

Lansing (Capital Region International Airport): Service to Melbourne (1× weekly) and Newark (3× weekly).

Minnesota

Minneapolis (Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport): Service to Toledo (3× weekly)

New Jersey

Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport): Service to Lansing (3× weekly), Melbourne (3× weekly), South Bend (2× weekly), and Toledo (6× weekly).

Ohio

Toledo (Toledo Express Airport): Service to Melbourne (2× weekly), Minneapolis (3× weekly), and Newark (6× weekly).

Fleet

JetAmerica Fleet
Aircraft	Total
Boeing 737-800	1

JetAmerica had announced plans to add a second Boeing 737-800 in July, and up to as many as four by July 2010. The company's business plan, as announced by Weikle, would have added an additional aircraft every four months.

When JetAmerica was known as Air Azul, it planned to operate flights with air crew and aircraft leased from Sun Country Airlines using a Boeing 737-800 with 12 first class seats and 150 coach seats, but financing and business plan changes altered this.