National Airlines (N7)

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This article is about Las Vegas-based National Airlines (1999 - 2002). For other uses of the name, see National Airlines. For 'national airlines' see Flag carrier.

National Airlines
IATA N7	ICAO ROK	Callsign Red Rock
Founded		1999
Hubs		McCarran International Airport
Fleet size		19
Destinations		12
Headquarters		Las Vegas, Nevada
Key people		Michael Conway (President and CEO
Website: www.nationalairlines.com (defunct)

National Airlines (IATA: N7, ICAO: ROK, and Callsign: Red Rock) was a Las Vegas based low fare airline. The airline was created to bring tourists to Las Vegas. As a result, it offered service to a limited number of cities with high traffic to Las Vegas. The airline operated a fleet of all Boeing 757-200s which had spacious cabins.

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 United States 2.1.1 California 2.1.2 District of Columbia 2.1.3 Florida 2.1.4 Illinois 2.1.5 New Jersey 2.1.6 New York 2.1.7 Nevada 2.1.8 Pennsylvania 2.1.9 Texas 2.1.10 Virginia 2.1.11 Washington 3 Fleet 4 See also

[edit] History

Hoping to attract more visitors from the East Coast, Harrah's Entertainment and the former Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc., each contributed $15 million toward the start-up costs of National Airlines in July, 1998.

On May 27, 1999, the airline started service, becoming the third airline in the United States to use the National Airlines name. Michael Conway became President and CEO of the company. However, from its inception in 1999, the company fought an uphill battle against rising fuel costs and an economic recession. In response, National Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 6, 2000.

Like many other airlines at the time, the new National found itself in financial trouble after 9/11, and only 41 months after its inaugural flight left McCarran International Airport on May 27, 1999, the airline ceased operations on November 6, 2002.

On the day of National's grounding on November 6, 2002, the airline had carried 1.85 million passengers through McCarran (January - November, 2002), and was the airport's fourth-largest carrier based on passenger volume. Departing McCarran International Airport at 4:20 P.M., National Airlines Flight 354 was the carrier's last to leave the Las Vegas hub.

[edit] Destinations

At the time National Airlines was grounded, the airline provided service to 12 destinations throughout the United States.

[edit] United States

[edit] California

• Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
• San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)

[edit] District of Columbia

See Virginia for Washington, D.C. service

[edit] Florida

• Miami (Miami International Airport)

[edit] Illinois

• Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport)
• Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)

[edit] New Jersey

• Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport)

[edit] New York

• New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport)

[edit] Nevada

• Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport) Hub

[edit] Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia (Philadelphia International Airport)

[edit] Texas

• Dallas/Fort Worth (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)

[edit] Virginia

• Dulles (Washington Dulles International Airport)

[edit] Washington

• Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)

[edit] Fleet

At the time it was grounded, National had 19 aircraft in its fleet consisting of:

Type	Number	Passenger Capacity	Routes	Notes
Boeing 757-200	19	197	All	National's cabins provided coach seats at 33" and first class at 40", bigger than most legacy carriers at the time.

[edit] See also

• National Airlines (1983)
• National Airlines (NA)