Atlantic Coast Airlines

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Atlantic Coast Airlines was a U.S. regional airline that operated feeder services for major carriers before briefly rebranding as Independence Air.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct airline
regional airline
allianceRole Delta Connection
United Express
businessModelChange from regional feeder to independent low-cost carrier
callsign BLUE RIDGE
ceasedOperatingAsFeeder before launch of Independence Air
country United States
fleetType regional jet
formerlyKnownAs Atlantic Coast Airlines
headquartersLocation Dulles, Virginia
IATACode DH
ICAOCode BLR
industry aviation
marketRole regional feeder for major carriers
notableEvent terminated United Express agreement and launched low-cost carrier Independence Air
operatedAircraftType Bombardier CRJ
Fairchild Dornier 328JET
linked to: Dornier Do 328
operatedAsFeederFor Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
operatedUnderBrand Delta Connection
United Express
operatingPeriod 1990s–early 2000s
parentCompany Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc.
primaryHub Washington Dulles International Airport
rebrandedAs Independence Air
regionServed East Coast of the United States
Midwestern United States
serviceCategory passenger air transport
serviceType feeder services
status defunct

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United Express formerOperator Atlantic Coast Airlines
Independence Air formerlyKnownAs Atlantic Coast Airlines
subject linked to: Atlantic Coast Airlines
Atlantic Coast Airlines parentCompany Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc.
linked to: Atlantic Coast Airlines