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Southeast Airlines

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Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox airline Southeast Airlines was established in 1993 as Sun Jet International and was founded by Tom Kolfenbach.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was a low fare public charter airline which operated scheduled passenger service in the United States, headquartered in Largo, Florida, flying to various vacation/leisure destinations using eight McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and two McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. It abruptly ceased operations on November 30, 2004.<ref>"Company News: Southeast Airlines ceases operations", NY Times</ref> The airline was featured on the reality TV series The Simple Life, which Southeast executives hoped would give the carrier some exposure.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The airline's jets featured the "Sun King" logo previously used by the original National Airlines which appeared on the tails of its aircraft.<ref>http://www.airliners.net; photos of Southeast Airlines MD-80 & DC-9 aircraft</ref>

The Southeast Airlines name was also used by another U.S. air carrier that was based in Miami (MIA) using the two letter "NS" airline code which in 1966 was operating scheduled nonstop passenger service between Miami and Key West with Fairchild F-27 turboprop aircraft.<ref>https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ns6612.htm</ref> During the late 1970s, this version of Southeast was operating scheduled passenger service with Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop aircraft between Miami and several destinations in the Turks and Caicos Islands including Grand Turk, Providenciales and South Caicos, and by 1979 was operating scheduled passenger service with a Boeing 720 jetliner nonstop between Miami and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico as well as with Fairchild F-27 turboprop aircraft nonstop between Miami and Tampa.<ref>https://www.timetableimages.com/i-mn/ns7710a.jpg</ref><ref>Dec. 15, 1978 Official Airline Guide (OAG) North American Edition, Miami flight schedules</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Dec. 1, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American Edition, Index of Air Carriers, page 2330</ref><ref>https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9188191</ref><ref>https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9959251</ref><ref>https://www.airliners.net/photo/Southeast-Airlines/Fairchild-F-27/2543285</ref> This version of Southeast ceased operations during the early 1980s and also operated several Boeing 707 jetliners as well as a Boeing 727-100 cargo freighter jet during its existence.<ref>https://www.airliners.net/photo/Southeast-Airlines/Boeing-707-321/5450365/L</ref><ref>https://www.airliners.net/photo/Southeast-Airlines/Boeing-727-172C-QF-QC/1138525/L</ref>

DestinationsEdit

During the early 2000s, Southeast Airlines served the following destinations at different times during its existence:<ref>https://www.departedflights.com/SE010103.html</ref><ref>https://www.departedflights.com/SE051804.html</ref>

FleetEdit

File:McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, Southeast Airlines AN0174937.jpg
Southeast Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31

Southeast Airlines operated the following jetliners throughout operations:

Southeast Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 (including DC-9-31 & DC-9-32 aircraft) 8
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (including MD-82 & MD-88 aircraft) 2

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