Mississippi Valley Airlines
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Commenced operations | July 22, 1968 | |||||
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Ceased operations | 1985 | |||||
Operating bases | La Crosse Municipal Airport | |||||
Fleet size | See Fleet below | |||||
Destinations | See Destinations below | |||||
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La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Moline, Illinois , United States |
Mississippi Valley Airlines (IATA-- XV ) was a regional air carrier serving the Upper Midwestern region of the United States . It was founded by Herb Lee, Norm Elsy and Charles A. ("Chuck") Draine [1] as Gateway Aviation, and had its headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin . [2] Chuck Draine served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. [3] It began scheduled flight operations on July 22, 1968 between La Crosse Municipal Airport and both Chicago ( O'Hare International Airport ) and Milwaukee ( General Mitchell International Airport ). [4] The carrier changed its name to Mississippi Valley Airways in October 1969. It became Mississippi Valley Airlines ( MVA ) and moved its headquarters to Quad City Airport in Moline, Illinois in January 1982. [5] [6] The airline merged into Air Wisconsin on May 17, 1985 in a $10 million share exchange transaction. At the time of the merger, Mississippi Valley Airlines was the United States' eighth-largest regional airline in terms of ridership. [7]
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- Alexandria, Minnesota [8]
- Benton Harbor, Michigan
- Burlington, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare)
- Clinton, Iowa
- Columbia, Missouri
- Dubuque, Iowa
- Kansas City, Missouri
- La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Marshall, Minnesota [8]
- Mason City, Iowa
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Moline, Illinois
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Ottumwa, Iowa
- Peoria, Illinois
- Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin [8]
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Springfield, Illinois
- Willmar, Minnesota [8]
- Winona, Minnesota [8]
Turboprop fleet
Accidents
Although the airline had no fatal accidents, it lost one aircraft during in-flight operations, a Twin Otter which hit trees upon landing at La Crosse, Wisconsin . [9]
See also
References
- ↑ Pyrek, Emily (Sep 23, 2019). "Pilots and co-pilots from La Crosse's former Mississippi Valley Airline reunite for the first time in decades" . La Crosse Tribune . Retrieved 22 April 2021 .
- ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International . July 26, 1980. 330 . "Head Office: 2763 Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA."
- ↑ "MVA seeks support of businesses here". Cedar Rapids Gazette . No. Nov. 25, 1979.
- ↑ "Gateway Opens New Air Taxi Routes Monday" 'The Milwaukee Journal' July 18, 1968 p.19
- ↑ "Commuter Airlines of the United States" by R.E.G. Davies and I.E. Quastler. 1995 The Smithsonian Press. p.372
- ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International . March 30, 1985. 98 ." Retrieved on June 17, 2009.
- ↑ Jouzaitis, Carol. "Air Wisconsin taking off nationally, thanks to merger" . Chicago Tribune . No. July 24, 1985 . Retrieved 22 April 2021 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Airline Timetable Images" . Retrieved 2019-01-11 .
- ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 N956SM la Crosse Municipal Airport, WI (LSE)" .
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