Airline Profile: Comair

Cincinnati, Ohio: Comair is a subsidiary airline operated by Delta Airlines as a Delta Connections service. Based in Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, they provide over 400 flights a day to over 70 destinations.

Comair started in 1977 as a small airline, operating two Piper Navajo aircraft. They went public in 1981 and became a Delta Connection in 1984. Delta purchased almost a quarter of Comair stock in 1986 before purchasing the entire operation in 1999.

Comair operates a fleet of 74 aircraft. They include the Bombardier CRJ-100ER, Bombardier CRJ-200ER, Bombardier CRJ-700ER and the Bombardier CRJ-900ER. Their fleet is anticipated to reduce in the coming months as they retire the aging CRJ-100 ER’s.

Comair flies to 70 destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. In addition to their main base at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, Comair also operates a hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Click on the photo above for photos of Comair.

Updated December 17, 2011

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