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| Founded | July 1, 1979 (amalgamation) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | September 30, 1986 (merged into Northwest Airlines) | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Perks Program | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States | ||||||
| Key people | Stephen Wolf (1984–1986) | ||||||
Republic Airlines was an airline in the United States that operated from 1979 until it merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986. Republic was formed by the merger of North Central Airlines and Southern Airways on July 1, 1979. Their headquarters were at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, in what is now Fort Snelling in unincorporated Hennepin County, Minnesota.[1][2] The former headquarters is now Delta Air Lines Building C.[3]
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 111.
- ^ "Fort Snelling UT, Hennepin county, Minnesota ." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 19, 2009.
- ^ Niemela, Jennifer. "Delta reaches deal on Minnesota jobs." Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Tuesday December 16, 2008. Retrieved on January 19, 2012.