Northcoast Executive Airlines was a regional commuter airline that operated in the Midwestern United States in the early 1990s. The airline served secondary airports in larger cities with Fairchild SA227 aircraft (from the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner family).
In late 1990, the airline announced a move from Cleveland's Burke Lakefront to the much larger Cleveland Hopkins International Airport,"Burke Airport losing its airline", Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 17, 1990, p. G1. but later rescinded its decision and returned to Burke.Northcoast Executive restores daily airline service at Burke, Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 4, 1990, p. B18. The conflicting announcements and schedule changes lead to confusion. The confusion,Northcoast Executive Airlines Inc to remain at Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 26, 1990, p E2. combined with a weak regional economy, may have hastened the end of the airline.
Northcoast Executive was headed by CEO Calvin Humphrey. The airline filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on January 29, 1991.
Destinations Northcoast Executive serviced:
Illinois Chicago (Midway Airport) Michigan Detroit City Airport (since renamed Coleman A. Young International Airport) Flint (Bishop International Airport) Ohio Cleveland Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (briefly) Dayton General Airport (since renamed Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport)
Fleet Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
See also List of defunct airlines of the United States
References
External links Image of a Northcoast Executive Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III in Flint, MI Image of a Northcoast Executive Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III in Dayton, OH Image of a Northcoast Executive Airlines Schedule