Republic Airways Holdings

Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) is an aviation holding corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, which owns six airlines operating in the United States: Chautauqua Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America, Frontier Airlines, and Lynx Aviation, the latter two as of August 13, 2009 when Republic Airways won the bankruptcy auction for Frontier Airlines. The win makes both Frontier Airlines and its subsidiary Ly... more

Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) is an aviation holding corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, which owns six airlines operating in the United States: Chautauqua Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America, Frontier Airlines, and Lynx Aviation, the latter two as of August 13, 2009 when Republic Airways won the bankruptcy auction for Frontier Airlines. The win makes both Frontier Airlines and its subsidiary Lynx fully owned subsidiaries of Republic Airways Holdings. Republic Airways Holdings also retains a 89% ownership stake in Mokulele Airlines. Chautauqua operates regional jet (RJ) aircraft with up to 50 seats, Shuttle America operates Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft airliners with 70-76 seats, and Republic Airlines operates Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft with 76-86 seats. The separation of the four airlines is due to "scope clauses" between mainline pilots and each major carrier Republic feeds. These clauses regulate the size of regional jet... less