2010, ISBN: 9781156985298

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Allegiant Air, Primaris Airlines, Golden Gaming, Golden Casino Group, Miniature Machine Corporation, Marnell Corrao Associates. Excerpt: Allegiant Airways is an American low-cost airline owned by Allegiant Travel Co. (NASDAQ: ALGT) that operates scheduled and charter flights. It is a publicly Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Allegiant Air, Primaris Airlines, Golden Gaming, Golden Casino Group, Miniature Machine Corporation, Marnell Corrao Associates. Excerpt: Allegiant Airways is an American low-cost airline owned by Allegiant Travel Co. (NASDAQ: ALGT) that operates scheduled and charter flights. It is a publicly traded company with 1300 employees and one billon USD market capitalization. The airline also offers vacation packages through its Allegiant Vacations affiliate. Orlando International Airport became an Allegiant focus city on February 1, 2010, as well as continued service at Orlando Sanford International Airport. Grand Rapids, Michigan became Allegiant Airways newest focus city at Gerald R. Ford International Airport on April 27, 2010. An Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 docked at McCarran International Airport, Paradise, Nevada. (2009)Allegiant Air was founded in 1997 under the name WestJet Express. After a trademark dispute with West Jet Air Center of Rapid City, South Dakota, and with the name's similarity to WestJet Airlines of Calgary, Alberta, the airline adopted the name Allegiant Air and received its operating certificate for scheduled and charter domestic operations in 1998. The airline also has authority for charter service to Canada and Mexico. Wholly owned by Allegiant Travel, the airline now has over 1,300 employees. Scheduled service began on October 15, 1999, between Las Vegas and the airline's initial hub in Fresno, California, with Douglas DC-9-21 and DC-9-51 aircraft. Shortly after the shutdown of WinAir Airlines, Allegiant Air opened a hub in Long Beach, California, mirroring WinAir's network. Allegiant was unable to bring in enough revenue to cover its costs and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 13, 2000. I. More: Books, , Companies-Based-in-Enterprise-Nevada~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<