Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was a regional airline in the United States based in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia, flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier on behalf of Delta Air Lines via a code sharing agreement and, as of February 2010, commenced service as a United Express carrier on behalf of United Airlines via a separate code sharing agreement. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. ASA operated nearly 900 flights each day. Its main hub was located at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) which is also a hub for Delta. After a 2010 merger with ExpressJet, ASA adopted the ExpressJet name and branding in 2011.
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| Founded | March 12, 1979 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 27, 1979 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | December 31, 2011 (merged into ExpressJet) | ||||||
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| Subsidiaries | ExpressJet | ||||||
| Fleet size | 165 | ||||||
| Destinations | 128 | ||||||
| Parent company | SkyWest, Inc. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport College Park, Georgia, United States | ||||||
| Key people | Brad Holt (President & COO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
In November 2011, ASA and ExpressJet received a single operating certificate from the FAA and in December 2011, all flights were then operated by ExpressJet on behalf of its major airline code sharing partners.
ASA operated 4 DHC6 aircraft. N125SA a -100 converted to longer -200 nose N53AN and N54AN, also extended nose -100’s with the anemic PT6-20 engines and N126SA a new from the factory DHC6-300 with upgraded engines.