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Endeavor Air

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Endeavor Air

Endeavor Air is a regional airline in the United States headquartered at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, and staffs, operates, and maintains aircraft used on Delta Connection flights that are scheduled, marketed, and sold by Delta Air Lines. The airline was founded as Express Airlines I in 1985 and was renamed Pinnacle Airlines in 2002. In 2012, Pinnacle's parent company filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, then emerged as a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. The airline was renamed Endeavor Air on August 1, 2013. Its corporate headquarters are located in Delta Air Lines Building C, on the property of Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. It has hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York's LaGuardia & JFK airports, and Raleigh/Durham. Until the restructuring, Endeavor also operated a hub in Memphis.

Infobox

IATA
IATA ICAO Call sign 9E EDV ENDEAVOR
Founded
February 1985; 40 years ago (1985-02) (as Express Airlines I)
Commenced operations
mw- June 1, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-06-01) (as Express Airlines I)May 8, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-05-08) (as Pinnacle Airlines)August 1, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-08-01) (as Endeavor Air)
AOC #
REXA257A
Operating bases
AtlantaCincinnatiDetroitMinneapolis/St. PaulNew York–JFKNew York–LaGuardiaRaleigh/Durham
Frequent-flyer program
SkyMiles
Alliance
SkyTeam (affiliate)
Fleet size
134 (8 orders)
Destinations
145
Parent company
Delta Air Lines
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Key people
Timothy Wang (president & CEO)
Employees
5,000
Website
endeavorair.com

Tables

· Fleet
F
F
Aircraft
F
In service
Y+
Passengers
Y
Passengers
Total
Bombardier CRJ700
Bombardier CRJ700
Aircraft
Bombardier CRJ700
In service
12
Passengers
9
Passengers
16
Passengers
44
Passengers
69
Notes
8 additional CRJ700s on transfer from GoJet and SkyWest Airlines.
Bombardier CRJ900
Bombardier CRJ900
Aircraft
Bombardier CRJ900
In service
16
Passengers
12
Passengers
20
Passengers
38
Passengers
70
Notes
Conversion for scope compliance.
106
106
Aircraft
106
In service
12
Passengers
20
Passengers
44
Passengers
76
Total
Total
Aircraft
Total
In service
134
Aircraft
In service
Passengers
Notes
F
Y+
Y
Total
Bombardier CRJ700
12
9
16
44
69
8 additional CRJ700s on transfer from GoJet and SkyWest Airlines.
Bombardier CRJ900
16
12
20
38
70
Conversion for scope compliance.
106
12
20
44
76
Total
134

References

  1. "Welcome to Pinnacle Airlines Corp"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080517103928/http://www.pncl.com/about.php
  2. Star Tribune
    http://www.startribune.com/business/205700291.html
  3. "Pinnacle.com – Where We Are"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160518173127/http://www.flypinnacle.com/site/contact/default.php
  4. "Pinnacle Airlines to move HQ, hundreds of employees to MSP"
    http://www.startribune.com/business/188270531.html?refer=y
  5. "Endeavor Air – About Us"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160318035933/http://www.endeavorair.com/about.html
  6. Flight International
  7. "Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Pinnacle Airlines Corp"
    http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/55/Pinnacle-Airlines-Corp.html
  8. Aircraft Accident Report, Controlled Collision With Terrain, Express II Airlines, Inc./Northwest Airlink Flight 5719, Jetstream BA-3100, N334PX, Hibbing, Minnesota, December 1, 1993
    http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR94-05.pdf
  9. "About Us, Pinnacle Airlines"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080318145838/http://www.flypinnacle.com/site/about/default.php
  10. "SkyWest Airlines is taking over the Endeavor Air Fort Wayne maintenance base"
    https://worldairlinenews.com/2014/12/05/skywest-airlines-is-taking-over-the-endeavor-air-fort-wayne-maintenance-base/
  11. MarketWatch
    http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/pinnacle-airlines-shares-soar-delta/story.aspx?guid=%7BDF23AC9A-FD28-4A93-ABA9-5471487B7A65%7D&dist=msr_1
  12. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/article/pinnacle-fine-idCNN1E79K1RI20111021
  13. "Pinnacle Airlines, Operator of Delta Connection, United Express, and US Airways Express Flights, Files Chapter 11"
    http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2012/04/pinnacle-airlines-operator-of-delta-connection-united-express-and-us-airways-express-flights-files-chapter-11/
  14. Memphis Business Journal
    http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2013/01/24/pinnacle-airlines-to-move-hq-to.html
  15. "Pinnacle to fly exclusively for Delta upon leaving bankruptcy"
    http://skift.com/2013/04/21/pinnacle-airlines-to-fly-exclusively-for-delta-upon-leaving-bankruptcy/
  16. "Endeavor Air to add its first Bombardier CRJ700"
    https://worldairlinenews.com/2018/01/23/endeavor-air-to-add-its-first-bombardier-crj700/
  17. ch-aviation
    https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/80555-delta-to-end-gojet-compass-regional-airline-contracts
  18. www.endeavorair.com
    http://www.endeavorair.com/content/endeavor-air/en_us/about-us/Fact_Sheet.html
  19. "Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2024 Form 10-K"
    https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_financials/2024/q4/DAL-12-31-2024-10K-2-11-25-Filed.pdf
  20. Aircraft Accident Report, Crash of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701, Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N8396A, Jefferson City, Missouri, October 14, 2004
    https://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2007/AAR0701.pdf
  21. aviation-safety.net
    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120124-1
  22. asn.flightsafety.org
    https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/319666
  23. asn.flightsafety.org
    https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/421543
  24. asn.flightsafety.org
    https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/305778
  25. CityNews Toronto
    https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/02/17/plane-fire-toronto-pearson-airport/
  26. ABC News (United States)
    https://abcnews.go.com/US/1-injured-after-delta-regional-jets-collide-laguardia/story?id=126140423
  27. United Press International
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/two-planes-collide-laguardia-injuring-084134044.html
  28. afacwa.org
    https://www.afacwa.org/endeavor_picket_delta_disparity_difference
  29. fox5atlanta.com
    https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/flight-attendants-rally-atlanta-over-pay-benefits
  30. actionnetwork.org
    https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-short-changing-endeavor-flight-attendants
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