People Express Airlines (1980s)

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PEOPLExpress

IATA ICAO Call sign PE PEX PEOPLE
Founded	April 30, 1981 (1981-04-30)
Ceased operations	February 1, 1987 (1987-02-01) (merged into Continental Airlines)
Hubs	Denver–Stapleton Newark
Focus cities	Baltimore
Subsidiaries	Britt Airways (1986–1987) Frontier Airlines (1985–1986) Provincetown-Boston Airlines (1986–1987)
Parent company	Texas Air Corporation (1986–1987)
Headquarters	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Key people	Beverly Lynn Burns (First female Boeing 747 airline captain)
Founder	Don Burr (First CEO)

People Express Airlines, stylized as PEOPLExpress, was a low-cost airline in the United States that operated from 1981 until it merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Its headquarters was in the North Terminal (later Terminal C) of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey.