RENO AIR 1992-1999
| IATA | ICAO | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | RENO AIR |
RENO AIR was established in June 1990 by J. Lorenzo and J. Erickson and started operations in June 1992 with first flights from its home base Reno to Seattle. The company ceased operations on August 30 1989 after its acquisition by American Airlines
1992
Following its route to Seattle the company launched in July 1992 additional routes to Portland , San Diego and Los Angeles .
By November 1992 it launched Reno-Ontario and Reno-San Francisco
Reno Air started with a fleet of 2 MD82 (N821RA & N822RA) and 1 MD83 (N832RA). To that initial fleet a MD83 (N833RA) will be added in August and another MD83 (N834RA) will follow in November. At the end of the year the fleet numbers 5 airframes.
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STATS
1993
Network Length 12219 km -Average length of sector 719 km. Map reflects destinations and routes as at December 31, 1993
The first full year of operations sees the company carrying 2072671 passengers on 26059 flights on 17 routes and 11 destinations.
MSP-RNO and MCI-RNO ,launched in April 1993,would not last long and the services will be curtailed by June 1993
June 1993 sees the opening of 2 routes : SEA-SFO and PDX-SFO ; followed in July 1993 by LAX-SJC,PDX-SJC,SAN-SJC,SEA-SJC and RNO-SJC establishing a mini hub at San Jose . August 1993 ONT-SJC is inaugurated and BUR-SFO will operate for only 2 months October and November .
November 1993 will see the cessation of services to SFO and SJC from RNO to PDX and SEA from SFO.
If other lines are closed new ones are inaugurated and in December 1993 BUR, LAS and PHX are launched from SJC and LAS as well as a LAX-TUS sector
To accommodate the increase in traffic the company leases 6 more MD83 and MD 82. From a fleet of 5 aircraft in Jan 93, the company almost trebles the number of aircraft in December 1993 to 17
OTHER STATISTICS
a) competition
b) Traffic by routes
b) Other
1994
RENO AIR network map as 31/12/1994 22964 km length and average sector length 883 km
In its third year of operations the airline carried 75.4% more passengers than 1993 exceeding the 3500000 mark, Available Seat Mie increased by 65.4% and Revenue Passenger Mile shoot by 75.4 % whereas load factor increased to 60.5%
ONT-SJC and BUR-SJC services are canceled by May 1994. LAS-LAX operated only for one month in April 1994.
LAS-PDX and LAX-SEA are launched in July 1994, but the greatest expansion will occur in December 1994 with flights launched to COS from LAS and TVL from LAX,. From Reno flights were launched to Chicago, San Jose and to John Wayne Airport and From San Jose to Tucson, Santa Ana and Colorado Springs.
3 leased MD-82 joins the fleet N878RA in July 1994, N879RA in September and N876RA in October
The company code-shared with Mid-Pacific Air to provide feeder services for the company. Mid-Pacific Air operated a fleet of Bae Jetstream J31
RENO AIR EXPRESS MAP 31/12/1994 2124 km length
However, this expansion did not free, the company posted a loss of $ 13,992,932 for the year
1995
RENO AIR network map as 31/12/1995 19902 km length
The code share with Mid-Pacific Air did not last long and the contract was canceled on 1995.
The company manages to transport 4138593 passengers and increase of over with a better load factor of 62.9% compared to 60.5%.
Reno Air posts a small profit of $1800000
The first semester of 1995 sees the company withdraw from the following routes : RNO-BUR in January, COS-SJC in February, PHX-SJC in March and In May 1993 RNO-PHX, LAS-SEA,LAS-PDX, and SJC-TUS and in the same lapse of time, RENO AIR inaugurates international services to YVR from Reno, other domestic routes follow: Tucson from LAX and Redmond from SJC (all starting from May 1993)and beginning in June 1993 ANC-SEA
The last semester of the year sees RENO AIR canceling the following routes : in September 1993 LAX-TVL, PDX-SEA and RDM-SJC which was launched in May. ANC-PDX lasts only for one month (July) but launches new routes PSP-SJC and ABQ-LAX in October and RNO-PSP /RNO-ABQ in December .
1996
RENO AIR network map as 31/12/1996 23859 km length
The company continues its growth carries 5321474 passengers with a 65.5% load factor and becomes an important player in the Western USA
Compression and expansion are occurring at a fast pace :
Cancelation of routes :
May 1996 :ABQ-RNO
June 1996 : PSP-RNO & PSP-SJC
September 1996 : ABQ-COS launched in August 1996
New routes
June 1996 : DEN-RNO
October 1996 : SFO-SNA
November 1996 : re-launch of PSP-SJC
December 1996 : ABQ-DRO
Pursuing its fleet renewal and restructuring, RENO AIR introduces the MD90, N901RA and N902RA both named "Orange County Flyer" in March 1996 and N903RA "Silicon Valley Flyer" on July 1996.
The company, furthermore, adds 2MD83 to its fleet :N881RA (May), N882RA (June).
1997
RENO AIR network map as 31/12/1997 26860 km length
Reno Air continues during 1997 its growth carrying 5607920 passengers at a high load factor of 65.2%. However, this growth was not translated into profits as the company lost $11628000.
From the table below, the MD90 achieved the lowest load factor system wide whereas the MD83, the workhorse of the company, achieved the highest load factor
The most significant event of the year was the beginning of stand alone operations in the Gulf region fueled by the casino industry. Flights were initiated in April from ATL to GPT, and GPT to PIE and SFB . These newly launched routes brought 112953 passengers.
Routes came , and other were dropped. New routes (in addition to the ones mentioned above) were LAS-OKC, LAS-SAN,ABQ-SAN,LAS-LAX ,RNO-ONT. LAS becomes a hub of the airlines.
ANC-RNO operated seasonally from August to September. GPT-SFB was dropped in October .ABQ-DRO is canceled in March followed by COS-RNO,ABQ-LAX, RNO-PSP and IFP-SJC in May 1997
Fleet wise another MD87 (N755RA) was added in May and 2 MD90 N904RA "5th Anniversary Flyer" and N905RA "Ski Lake Tahoe" join the fleet in December 1997.
1998
RENO AIR network map as 31/12/1998 22896 km length
The Gulf operations of the company were short-lived , and the sectors ATL-GPT and GPT-PIE folded in May 1997 as well as many sectors :
-LAX-TUX, SFO-SNA and DEN-RNO in January
-PDX-SEA & AND-FAI in February
-ABQ-LAS & ONT-RNO in March
-RNO-DTW in April
-LAS-SAN & RNO-COS in June
-RNO-ATL in July (launched in February)
-RNO-ANC operated seasonally between June and September.
The company experiences a slight drop on traffic compared to 1997 at 5430214 versus 5677920 . Despite a very profitable Q2 and Q3 $15114000 in profits, this level of profits could not offset the losses of Q1 and Q4 ($16568000) and the company ends its year in the red $1454000.
1999
AMERICAN AIRLINES purchase of RENO AIR in 1999 was seen as an effort to compete with SOUTHWEST through outsourcing its SJC operations to a lower cost carrier.
The fleet was amalgamated with AA's though ot was disposed after 9/11 attacks in 2001. Efforts to curb capacity in 2001, led to the dismantling of the route structure of RENO AIR and RNO became a simple spoke city on AA's huge domestic network.
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