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Air 21 Airlines was a short-lived United States airline based in Fresno, California, led by Mark Morro, and founded by David Miller and co-founded by David J. VanderLugt. The airline operated five Fokker F28 Fellowship 64-passenger twin engine jet aircraft. The Fokker F28 was a European aircraft manufactured in The Netherlands and was one of the first regional jets. Fokker was the oldest airplane manufacturer in the world at the time of its demise. Other F28 operators in the U.S. and Canada included Air Ontario, Altair, Canadian Regional Airlines, Empire Airlines, Horizon Air, Norcanair, Piedmont Airlines, Pilgrim Airlines, Time Air, Transair and USAir. ==History== Although some people believed the name related to '21' or Blackjack (due to the airline flying to Las Vegas) the name, created by CEO Morro, was intended to refer to an airline for the 21st Century, as indicated by its slogan "Your Low-Cost carrier and Low-Cost Airline for the Twenty-First Century".〔http://thetravelinsider.info/airlines/airlineslogansa.htm#air21〕 The original paper airline named MVP, was founded by David Miller, on his kitchen table, in January 1994. Miller was an airline Captain with several type ratings and extensive experience in operations as a management pilot and executive, as well as a sought after consultant with an international resumes. Shortly after expressing an interest to do this airline, he hooked up with his Co-Founder, David J. VanderLugt, the Treasurer of a small startup airline in Visalia, California - that David Miller was consulting for.〔Flyboys: Iron Men - Aluminum Airplanes. pp-34〕 Miller presented himself with VanderLugt at United States Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., in October 1994 to file the necessary paperwork of the intent to seek certification for operations.〔Airlines Of The World - The Maverick Men Who Made Them. pp-78〕 The two entrepreneurs located suitable offices in Fresno, California at the major airport and set to work in December 1994. In January 1995, the airline leased from the City of Fresno, 50,000 sq/ft of hangar space at $00.50 sq/ft, and 6,000 sq/ft of office space at $00.06 sq/ft. The administrative offices were World War II army barracks, next door to the hangar, both had been recently upgraded to modern standards by the City of Fresno: they were newly carpeted, painted, and brightly lit. In March 1995, Miller and VanderLugt decided to take the airline public with an initial public offering under a brand new California Securities Regulation 25102N. Miller hired a city father from Fresno and CEO of Gottschalks Department Stores, Joe Levy to be their Chairman who then hired Mark Morro and conferred co-founder status. David Miller secured the conference room at the local Holiday Inn at the airport, they locked themselves into the room for 16/hour days (Miller, VanderLugt, Morro) and with the help of a FAX machine and a Securities lawyer, by mid May 1995 they had a 100-page prospectus for an IPO for AIR 21 AIRLINES.〔Airlines Of The World - The Maverick Men Who Made Them. pp-83〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air21」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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