Britt Airways
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Britt Airways was a United States commuter airline.
In 1985, the founder and owner of Britt Airways, Bill Britt, sold the airline to People Express. Frank Lorenzo's Texas Air Corporation acquired People Express[1], and Texas Air became a part of Texas International Airlines. Texas International absorbed Continental Airlines and took Continental's name.
Britt Airways operated services under the Continental Express banner for Continental from Houston Intercontinental Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport) in Houston, Texas and Newark International Airport (now Newark Liberty International Airport) in Newark, New Jersey.[2][3]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- Continental Express Flight 2574 was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight from Laredo International Airport in Laredo, Texas to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. On September 11, 1991, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia used for the flight crashed as it was approaching the runway for landing, killing all 14 people on board. An investigation by the NTSB found that an improperly maintained horizontal stabilizer failed during approach, causing a severe nose-down pitchover and breakup of the plane.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "BUSINESS PEOPLE; AN OLD SALT TAKES HELM AT TEXAS AIR'S BRITT UNIT," The New York Times
- ^ "Decision No. 110-A-1992," Canadian Transportation Agency
- ^ "Decision No. 631-A-1993," Canadian Transportation Agency
- ^ ASN Aircraft accident description Embraer 120RT Brasilia N33701 - Eagle Lake, TX
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