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Midwest Airlines (formerly Midwest Express) was a U.S.-based airline and is now an operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. operating from Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport. On April 13, 2010, parent company Republic announced that Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines will merge, with the Midwest brand disappearing in the fall of 2011. Midwest Airlines was largely known for its Signature Service all business class seating arrangement, which included leather seats arranged 2-by-2 and iconic fresh-baked chocolate-chip cookies.

In early 2008 the airline's publicly traded parent Midwest Air Group was taken over by the private investment firm TPG Capital with a minority investment by Northwest Airlines (now part of Delta Air Lines). The new owners halted airline operations by Midwest's Skyway Airlines subsidiary and contracted out all Midwest Connect flights. Skyway now provides ground services for Midwest flights.

On June 23, 2009, Republic Airways acquired Midwest Airlines for $31 million.

Midwest Airlines' final flight operated with a Boeing 717 and staffed with Midwest Airlines flight crews landed in Milwaukee on November 2, 2009. Effective November 3, 2009, Midwest Airlines ceased to exist as an actual operating airline (allowing its DOT air carrier operator certificate to lapse). However, the airline continued to operate using the same branding, livery and a very similar route structure. Flights were operated by Republic Airlines and Frontier Airlines flightcrews. The Milwaukee hub and base was maintained along with the Kansas City hub. A new focus city was started in Omaha.

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Security vs. Privacy We should say, 'Enough is enough' - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Journal Sentinel--Our own late, great -Midwest Airlines- made getting there half the fun. Then Sept. 11, 2001, happened, and everything changed. First, they stopped us from ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:50:56 GMT+00:00
Frontier credit cards finally arrive - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)--Chief among them: What to do with the old -Midwest Airlines- credit card, which so many Wisconsin consumers have carried for years. The answer is blunt: "Your ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:07:17 GMT+00:00
Boeing adds three 737s to order book - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--Finally, Boeing noted that it named -Midwest Airlines- as the previously unidentified customer for a 737, Saudi Arabian Airlines as the previously unnamed ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:06:49 GMT+00:00
Boeing Loses Eight 787 Orders In Week, But Firms Up 8 Others - Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal--The weekly order update also identified -Midwest Airlines- as the customer for one new 737, with India's SpiceJet taking 30 of the type and undisclosed ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:28:17 GMT+00:00
New Expanded Line of NEMA 17 Frame Integrated Step Motors - Fast Pitch Press (press release) Fast Pitch Press (press release)---...- Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns®, Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles®, -Midwest Airlines- Midwest Miles®, Northwest Airlines WorldPerks®, and US Airways ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:03:48 GMT+00:00
Frontier seeking marketing partner - Milwaukee Business Journal Milwaukee Business Journal--Republic purchased Frontier Airlines of Denver and -Midwest Airlines- of Oak Creek in separate deals last year. Midwest is being merged into the operations of ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:17:21 GMT+00:00
State to Help Bucyrus Expand and Add 515 Workers - 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio--Bucyrus International plans to make its new headquarters in Oak Creek, at the old -Midwest Airlines- building. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:22:43 GMT+00:00
Frontier Airlines announces major integration milestone - Peanuts! Low Cost Airline News Peanuts! Low Cost Airline News---...- owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET), today reached a significant milestone in its integration with -Midwest Airlines-. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:44:56 GMT+00:00
Southwest deal will ground AirTran name - The Business Journal (blog) The Business Journal (blog)--The gradual disappearance of the -Midwest Airlines- brand � the airline is being combined with sister carrier Frontier Airlines � has given AirTran's ... - Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:44:22 GMT+00:00
AirTran deal changes local landscape - The Business Journal The Business Journal--The AirTran and Southwest combination likely will become the top carrier at Mitchell, supplanting sister carriers -Midwest Airlines- and Frontier Airlines, ... - Date : Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:03:02 GMT+00:00

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Security vs. Privacy We should say, 'Enough is enough' - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel--Our own late, great -Midwest Airlines- made getting there half the fun. Then Sept. 11, 2001, happened, and everything changed. First, they stopped us from ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:50:56 GMT+00:00

Frontier credit cards finally arrive - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)--Chief among them: What to do with the old -Midwest Airlines- credit card, which so many Wisconsin consumers have carried for years. The answer is blunt: "Your ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:07:17 GMT+00:00

Boeing adds three 737s to order book - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--Finally, Boeing noted that it named -Midwest Airlines- as the previously unidentified customer for a 737, Saudi Arabian Airlines as the previously unnamed ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:06:49 GMT+00:00

Boeing Loses Eight 787 Orders In Week, But Firms Up 8 Others - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal--The weekly order update also identified -Midwest Airlines- as the customer for one new 737, with India's SpiceJet taking 30 of the type and undisclosed ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:28:17 GMT+00:00

New Expanded Line of NEMA 17 Frame Integrated Step Motors - Fast Pitch Press (press release)

Fast Pitch Press (press release)---...- Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns®, Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles®, -Midwest Airlines- Midwest Miles®, Northwest Airlines WorldPerks®, and US Airways ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:03:48 GMT+00:00

Frontier seeking marketing partner - Milwaukee Business Journal

Milwaukee Business Journal--Republic purchased Frontier Airlines of Denver and -Midwest Airlines- of Oak Creek in separate deals last year. Midwest is being merged into the operations of ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:17:21 GMT+00:00

State to Help Bucyrus Expand and Add 515 Workers - 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio

89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio--Bucyrus International plans to make its new headquarters in Oak Creek, at the old -Midwest Airlines- building. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:22:43 GMT+00:00

Frontier Airlines announces major integration milestone - Peanuts! Low Cost Airline News

Peanuts! Low Cost Airline News---...- owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET), today reached a significant milestone in its integration with -Midwest Airlines-. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:44:56 GMT+00:00

Southwest deal will ground AirTran name - The Business Journal (blog)

The Business Journal (blog)--The gradual disappearance of the -Midwest Airlines- brand � the airline is being combined with sister carrier Frontier Airlines � has given AirTran's ... - Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:44:22 GMT+00:00

AirTran deal changes local landscape - The Business Journal

The Business Journal--The AirTran and Southwest combination likely will become the top carrier at Mitchell, supplanting sister carriers -Midwest Airlines- and Frontier Airlines, ... - Date : Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:03:02 GMT+00:00

**Fleet branded as Midwest Airlines at time of merger into Frontier**
Fleet at time of merger into Frontier : Merge into Frontier
Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Signature/Saver)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A319	5	136 (0/136)	Domestic	Operated By Frontier Airlines
Embraer 190	10 (5 orders)	99 (11/88)	Domestic	Operated By Republic Airlines 10 Embraer E-190 to be purchased from US Airways
Embraer 170	15	76 (0/76)	Domestic	Operated by Republic Airlines

**Midwest Airlines retired fleet**
Retired fleet :
Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Signature/Saver)	Year retired	Notes
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10	8	60 (60/0)	2004
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30	16	84 (84/0)	2004
McDonnell Douglas MD-81	2	143 (12/131)	2008
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	6	139 (12/127)	2008
McDonnell Douglas MD-88	4	139 (12/127)	2008
Boeing 717	25	99 (40/59)	2008 � 2009	Aircraft returned to lessors; now flying for MexicanaClick Replaced by Republic Airlines Embraer E-190

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