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Republic Airlines
Fate	purchased By Northwest Orient. To become Northwest Airlines. Northwest just recently merged with Delta Airlines
Predecessor	North Central Airlines; Southern Airways Hughes Air West
Successor	Northwest Airlines
Founded	July 1, 1979 North Central Founded in 1930
Headquarters	Detroit

Republic Airlines
Founded	July 1, 1979
Ceased operations	1986
Hubs	Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport; Memphis International Airport; Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Focus cities	Milwaukee
Frequent flyer program	Perks Program
Fleet size	171
Destinations
Company slogan	Nobody Serves Our Republic Like Republic
Headquarters	Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Key people

This article is about the Republic Airlines that was founded in 1979, and purchased by Northwest Airlines. For the Republic Airlines that is currently operating, see Republic Airlines.

Republic Airlines (IATA: RC, ICAO: REP, Callsign: Republic) was an airline formed on July 1, 1979 by the merger of North Central Airlines, Southern Airways, and Hughes Airwest. Its headquarters were located on the grounds of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and in what is now Fort Snelling in unincorporated Hennepin County, Minnesota.^[1]^[2]

[edit] History

Republic Airlines came to being in 1979 with the merger of North Central Airlines and Southern Airways. The new airline's headquarters was at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport though its largest and main hub was at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. At the time of its formation, Republic was the sixth largest airline in the United States. In 1980, following its buyout of Hughes Airwest, Republic became the largest airline in the United States by destinations served. The route network was served with the world's largest Douglas DC-9 fleet and also Boeing 727s.^[3]

On January 23, 1986, Northwest Orient Airlines announced that it would purchase Republic for $884 million in response to United Airlines' purchase of the Pacific routes of Pan American World Airways and in order to provide the domestic feed it required to compete effectively. The merger was completed on October 1, 1986 with Northwest dropping the word Orient from its brand name after the merger. Republic operated hubs at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Memphis International Airport, and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. These airports are now the backbone of Northwest's domestic route network.

Despite Northwest's ongoing efforts to remove all remaining presence of any Republic-branded imagery, as of 2007, it is still possible to find a few old Republic logos around Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and Memphis International Airport. The logos can no longer be seen at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport because Northwest's old terminal has been demolished. Northwest was subsequently purchased by Delta Air Lines, with Delta to be the surviving brand.

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[edit] References

^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 111.
^ "Fort Snelling UT, Hennepin county, Minnesota." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 19, 2009.
^ Hengi, B.I. (2000). Airlines Remembered: Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in Colour. Midland. ISBN 857800915.

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Fleet and code information
Fleet information
Republic Airlines historical artifacts - inventory list of items stored at the Minnesota Historical Society

[0] "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 111.

[1] "Fort Snelling UT, Hennepin county, Minnesota." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 19, 2009.

[2] Hengi, B.I. (2000). Airlines Remembered: Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in Colour. Midland. ISBN 857800915.

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[edit] History

[edit] Historical fleet

[edit] References

[edit] External links