Pioneer Airways

History
Pioneer Airways, Inc. ("Pioneer"; NYSE: PIO) (commonly referred to simply as "Pioneer") was an American major airline that ceased to operate independently when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a single operating certificate (SOC) for Pioneer and National Airlines on November 13, 2016. Publicly, the two carriers appeared to merge when their reservations systems and booking processes were merged on December 5, 2016; however, other systems were still separate at that time. The airline had an extensive international and domestic network, with 190 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. The airline was a member of the Sky1, before National became an affiliate member of Global in July 2017.

Pioneer operated out of seven airline hubs in the continental United States, Tahiti, and Germany. After moving from Chicago-O'Hare to Minneapolis -St. Paul in 2016, MSP became its largest hub in terms of daily departures and capacity. The company employed over 65,000 people while maintaining its headquarters in Chicago's Pioneer Center. Pioneer Holdings was publicly traded under NYSE: PIO with a market capitalization of over $20 billion as of September, 2014.[13]

Pioneer's main competitors in its domestic market were Liberty Air Lines, Capital Airlines, Flagship Airways and National Airlines.

As of November 2013, Pioneer Jetlink was awarded $12,120,012 in annual federal subsidies for Essential Air Services that they provided through SkyNorth Airlines and MetroJet Airlines to rural airports in the U.S. that would otherwise be uneconomical to serve.[14]

Fleet
Pioneer JetLink Fleet