Northcoast Executive Airlines

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).

Northcoast Executive Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign 5N NCE TOP HAT
Founded	February 1990; 35 years ago (1990-02)[1]
Ceased operations	January 29, 1991; 34 years ago (1991-01-29) (Chapter 7 Bankruptcy)
Operating bases	Dayton General Airport
Headquarters	Miamisburg, OH (Dayton, OH)
Key people	Calvin Humphrey

In late 1990, the airline announced a move from Cleveland's Burke Lakefront to the much larger Cleveland Hopkins International Airport,^[2] but later rescinded its decision and returned to Burke.^[3][4] The conflicting announcements and schedule changes lead to confusion. The confusion,^[5] 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.^[6]

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