Air Florida
E877790
Air Florida was a now-defunct U.S. low-cost airline best known for its rapid growth in the 1970s and early 1980s and the tragic crash of Flight 90 in 1982.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Florida Flight 90 | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airline
ⓘ
aviation accident ⓘ defunct airline ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Boeing 737-222 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | low-cost carrier ⓘ |
| callsign | AIR FLORIDA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfAccident | pilot error and improper de-icing in winter weather ⓘ |
| ceasedOperationsOn | 1984 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crashLocation | Potomac River, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1982-01-13 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1971 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedRapidlyDuring |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| financialIssue |
exposure to fuel price volatility
ⓘ
high debt load ⓘ |
| fleetTypeOperated |
Boeing 727
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boeing 737 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fokker F27 Friendship NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed L-188 Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas DC-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Eli Timoner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadInternationalRoutesTo |
Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean destinations ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Miami, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | QH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | AFI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFocusCity |
Fort Lauderdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
aggressive route expansion
ⓘ
low-fare structure ⓘ rapid growth in the 1970s and early 1980s ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Air Florida Flight 90 crash ⓘ |
| operator | Air Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originAirport | Washington National Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHub | Miami International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCeasingOperations | bankruptcy ⓘ |
| regulatoryEnvironment | post-U.S.-airline-deregulation era ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAirline | none ⓘ |
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