Primaris Airlines

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Primaris Airlines
IATA FE	ICAO WCP	Callsign WHITECAP
Founded		2003
Fleet size		2
Destinations		Ad-hoc
Headquarters		375 E Warm Springs Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA
Key people		Mark Morris, Kary Lewis, Don Bowman, Kevin Lum, Sen. Jake Garn, Rodney Slater
Website: http://www.flyprimaris.com

Primaris Airlines is a Charter airline based in Scottsdale, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Its corporate office is located in Scottsdale, while operations is based in Las Vegas ^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Services 3.1 Expansion Plans 4 Fleet 5 Notable charter activity 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations in October 2004 ^[1]. It achieved a FAA certified Part 121 certification in June 2004 as a Domestic, Flag and supplemental operator.^{[citation needed]}

Primaris was Boeing's first US airline customer for its new Boeing 787 aircraft, with an order for 20 aircraft. Primaris planned to use these aircraft to expand its services internationally, but canceled their intent to purchase the new Boeing aircraft in June 2006 ^[2]. No reason was given for the 787 order cancellation. No information has been made public on make or type of other new aircraft to be used. It is speculated that negotiations are in progress with Airbus and/or a re-negotiation with Boeing aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

It achieved 180 minute ETOPS certification November 3, 2006.

[edit] Destinations

Aircraft currently operate charter routes from New York and Fort Lauderdale to Georgetown, Guyana and Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (non- stop) on behalf of the charter group Constellation Travel Services.
Aircraft currently operating for Santa Barbara Airlines between Miami,Florida and Caracas,Venezuela.

[edit] Services

The airline holds scheduled domestic and flag service authority^[3], but holds itself out as if a scheduled service product as "for professionals only" and its service as "professional class", aiming to offer all business accommodations on its planes at a non-first class price.^[4] The airline plans to target budget minded business travelers, with two-by-two seating, flexible meal service, laptop power, on-board Internet access, and other such premium services. The charter product is tailored to the charter or ACMI customer in the customer's defined configuration.

[edit] Expansion Plans

Scheduled Service Funding will determine actual timelines.

• 2007 routes: New York John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta
• Second Quarter, 2008 routes: New York to Denver, Dallas, and London
• Fourth Quarter, 2008 routes: New York to Manchester, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt

Due to lack of scheduled service funding Primaris Airlines remains a small charter airline. Interest in the mid level market remains high, with proof of concept being demonstrated by other niche market airlines in Europe.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fleet

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Type	Engines	Number	Seats	Notes
Boeing 757-200	Pratt & Whitney	1	176	Conducting charter operations on the East coast,Caribbean, and South America. Based at JFK.
Boeing 757-200	Rolls-Royce plc	1	190	Conducting charter operations on the East coast, Caribbean, and South America. Based at JFK.

[edit] Notable charter activity

• The White House travel office used the airline to fly the press corps to Bush events during the 2004 Presidential Campaign.
• Has operated for TNT Vacations from Boston-Punta Cana, and Boston-Cancún.

[edit] External links

• Primaris Airlines
• Route Map

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Flight International 12-18 April 2005
2. ^ Seattle Times 6 July 2006
3. ^ [1] DOT
4. ^ Primaris Airlines website