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January 1, 1952 - Wisconsin
Central
Wisconsin Central was the predecessor
to North Central. Note the "Herman" mallard logo.
Special Thanks to: Chris
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September
2, 1958 - North Central
North Central was a local service carrier, albeit large one until
the late 1960s. DC-3s formed the backbone of the fleet.
Special Thanks to: Chris
Cummings chris@irisreg.com |
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Special
Thanks to: Chris Cummings chris@irisreg.com |
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October
26, 1969 - North Central
North Central operated Convair 580s and DC-9s in 1969. Ten years
later it would become Republic when it absorbed Southern Airways. |
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September 4, 1973
- North Central
By 1973, cautious growth has extended the route structure to Denver and
east to Toronto. |
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July 1, 1967
- Southern
Atlanta based Southern Airways introduced DC-9 jets in 1967. Most flights
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July 1, 1969
- Southern
By 1969, Southern had extended service to such far afield cities as New
York, Washington D.C., and St. Louis.
Special Thanks to: Chris
Cummings chris@irisreg.com |
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October 15, 1975
- Southern
Though Southern was headquartered in Atlanta, Memphis was it’s biggest
hub. |
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October 29, 1978 - Southern
In it’s last full year of existence, Southern operated DC-9s and Metroliners
throughout the South, up to New York, and south to Grand Cayman. Southern’s
hubs were at Memphis and Atlanta. North Central acquired Southern on June
1, 1979.
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May 1, 1974
- Hughes Airwest
Hughes Airwest was formed with the merger of Bonanza, West Coast, and Southwest
as Airwest in 1970. The Hughes name was added when Howard Hughes bought
the carrier in 1970.
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September 1, 1980 -
Hughes Airwest
This was the final timetable for “the top banana in the west”
as Republic bought Hughes Airwest at the end of 1980. Hughes operated a
DC-9 & 727 fleet, perfectly compatible with Republic.
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July 1, 1979 - Republic
This was Republic’s first timetable upon the merger of North Central
and Southern in 1979. North Central was in essence, the surviving carrier
with “Herman”, the mallard logo applied to all aircraft. Republic
would only survive until it was swallowed by Northwest in October 1986.
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December 1, 1980 - Republic
Republic, barely 18 months old, took-over Hughes Airwest in December 1980.
The route map shows largely independent Southern, North Central, and Hughes
Airwest destinations linked together especially from the Los Angeles, Minneapolis,
Detroit, Memphis, and Atlanta hubs. |
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April 25, 1982 - Republic
Republic was struggling in the early 80s due to a recession and it’s
far flung routes. |
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June 1, 1982
Special Thanks to: Chris
Cummings chris@irisreg.com |
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March 1, 1983
- Republic
Republic only had 3 years of independence left at this point.
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April 28, 1985 - Republic
Republic introduced a new color scheme in 1984 and 757s in 1986. 1985 was
it’s last year of independence before it was taken over by Northwest
Orient. Even by this point, Republic had jettisoned most of the West Coast
operation contributed by Hughes Air West. In the South, as today, services
are concentrated at the Memphis hub. Northwest’s hubs at Memphis and
Detroit came courtesy of Republic. |
