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Kiwi International Airlines
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''Disambiguation: For the New Zealand airline of the same name operating between 1994-1996 on trans-
Tasman Sea Tasman routes see:
Kiwi Travel International Airlines''
'''Kiwi International Air Lines''' was a Part 121
United States American List of airlines airline that operated from
September 21,
1992, to
March 23,
1999.
Formed by former
Eastern Airlines Eastern and
Pan Am pilots and managers, the airline relied on
Boeing 727s for their flights. Originally, the intent was to purchase the Pan American Shuttle. When that failed to materialize, it was decided to start a new airline. The former airline employees had formed a group and called themselves Kiwis because they were no longer flying, just like the flightless
kiwi birds. When it came time to name the new airline, it was decided to keep the association name.
Kiwi International Air Lines was plagued with problems almost throughout the company's existence: in
1994, reorganization was needed, and in
1996, the
Federal Aviation Administration FAA temporarily forced Kiwi International to suspend its flights. This was because of alleged
airplane maintenance problems, but the airline was allowed to fly again soon after. It should be noted that Kiwi International never had any major incidents or accidents.
In
1996, Kiwi filed for
bankruptcy, suspending all operations.
In
1997, the airline was acquired by a
Medicine medical doctor from
Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Charles Edwards tried to revive the airline by receiving a 2.2-million
United States dollar dollar loan from
Kennedy Funding. He thought of using the loan to fix the eight airplanes that still remained in Kiwi's possession; this turned out too costly, however, because he would have had to pay a 15% annual interest rate [http://www.kennedyfunding.com/pr_kiwi.html], and the idea of returning Kiwi International Air Lines into the air again was eventually abandoned.
In
1999, Kiwi was forced into bankruptcy again and Kiwi had to stop flying again before that year was over.
Destinations
Aguadilla(Puerto Rico), Atlanta, Bermuda, Boston, Las Vegas, Miami, Midway(Chicago), Newark, Orlando, San Juan(Puerto Rico) and Tampa,
Kiwi had three hubs:
*
Newark International Airport (main hub), in
Newark, New Jersey.
*
Atlanta International Airport, in
Atlanta, Georgia.
*
Miami International Airport, in
Miami, Florida.
External links
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Former KIWI employee only website (email kiwi@cliffcrittenden.com to join)
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http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/cessations/kiwi.htm
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http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/kp1.htm
Category:Defunct airlines of the United States
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