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Allegiant Air is an American low-cost airline owned by Allegiant Travel Co. that operates scheduled and charter flights. Allegiant Travel Company () is a publicly traded company with 1,800 employees and over $3.1 billion USD market capitalization.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Allegiant Travel Company Stock Quote & Summary Data )〕 The corporate headquarters are in Enterprise, Nevada, an unincorporated suburb of Las Vegas. ==History== Allegiant Air, was founded in January 1997 by Mitch Allee (Owner, CEO), Jim Patterson (President) & Capt. Dave Beadle (Chief Pilot). (Note: The original Allegiant Air, was a much different airline from the current company operating in Las Vegas, NV.) The airline received FAA and DOT certification June 19, 1998. Allegiant was founded in 1997 under the name WestJet Express. After a trademark dispute with West Jet Air Center of Rapid City, South Dakota and with the name's similarity to WestJet Airlines of Canada, the airline adopted the name Allegiant Air and received its operating certificate for scheduled and charter domestic operations in 1998. The airline also has authority for charter service to Canada and Mexico. Wholly owned by Allegiant Travel, the airline has over 1,800 employees Scheduled service began on October 15, 1998, between Las Vegas and the airline's original hub in Fresno, California, at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, with Douglas DC-9-21 and DC-9-51 jetliners. Shortly after the shutdown of WinAir Airlines in 1999, Allegiant Air opened a hub in Long Beach, California, and flew to Las Vegas and Sacramento. Later on Allegiant started the only jet service to Lake Tahoe Airport from Long Beach. Allegiant was unable to bring in enough revenue to cover its costs and on December 13, 2000, Allegiant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., the major creditor of the airline, gained control of the business during reorganization. In June 2001, Gallagher restructured the airline to a low-cost model and moved the headquarters and operations to Las Vegas, where they remain . Having formerly worked with WestAir and presided over ValuJet Airlines as CEO preceding the Flight 592 tragedy and thereafter, Gallagher led the airline's transformation into its present form, focusing on smaller markets that larger airlines did not serve with mainline aircraft. Gallagher remains Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Allegiant. In March 2002, Allegiant successfully exited bankruptcy and entered into a long-term contract with Harrah's to provide charter services to its casinos in Laughlin, Nevada and Reno, Nevada. At the same time, the airline acquired its first McDonnell Douglas MD80 jetliner. From 2002 through 2004, the scheduled service business model was developed and by 2004, Allegiant was flying from 13 small cities to Las Vegas offering bundled air and hotel packages. In November 2006, Allegiant filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in anticipation of a planned initial public offering of its Common Stock. It is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol "ALGT". On October 25, 2007, the airline opened a fourth focus city and operations base at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona, connecting 13 cities already served by Allegiant and one new city to the Phoenix metropolitan area. The airport announced a expansion in August 2008, which increased the number of gates from two to four and allowed Allegiant to triple the number of flights from Phoenix. The expansion was funded by a loan from Allegiant which will be repaid by passenger fees. On November 14, 2007, Allegiant opened its fifth focus city and operations base at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, connecting other Allegiant cities to South Florida. In January 2008, Allegiant opened its sixth base at Washington's Bellingham International Airport. The airline bases two McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft in Bellingham as part of the expansion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Allegiant to open base at Bellingham International Airport )〕 Routes served exclusively from Bellingham include Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Francisco and Phoenix. Expansion in Bellingham has been largely driven by its proximity to Vancouver, British Columbia. On July 1, 2010 Allegiant flew its first flight into Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, California.〔()〕 The airline also intended to fly from Bellingham International Airport and Stockton several times a week; however, there is no service at present flown between these two cities although Allegiant continues to serve Stockton with flights to Honolulu and Las Vegas. In February 2010, Allegiant opened its ninth base at Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Michigan. The airline based two McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft in Grand Rapids, but ended their airport's status as a hub in 2011. The airline continues to fly out of Grand Rapids in a reduced capacity. In March 2010, Allegiant purchased six used Boeing 757-200 jetliners as part of plans to begin flights to Hawaii, with deliveries from early 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2011. It gained the approval for type with the FAA in July 2011, and then worked with the FAA to obtain the appropriate ETOPS rating in order to be able to serve Hawaii. Allegiant currently operates nonstop Boeing 757 service to Honolulu from Bellingham, WA; Boise, ID; Eugene, OR; Fresno, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Phoenix/Mesa, AZ; Santa Maria, CA; Spokane, WA; and Stockton, CA, and also flies nonstop from Bellingham, WA to Maui. In addition to the Hawaii flights, Allegiant also flies the 757 on other routes, such as Grand Forks, ND – Las Vegas, NV and Rockford IL – Las Vegas, NV. In November 2011, Allegiant closed its Long Beach facility and consolidated all Los Angeles area flights at Los Angeles International (LAX). In 2014, Cincinnati became Allegiant's largest O&D city, with over 11 destinations and 40 weekly departures. In July, 2015, Allegiant Air announced a base would be established at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, becoming the first base at a non-vacation destination, and would bring further expansion to the airport. Since October 2015, Allegiant has been closely supervised by the FAA due to several safety issues over the past year. 〔http://kgmi.com/news/007700-allegiant-air-under-tight-scrutiny-after-faa-finds-loose-bolts-in-jets/〕 〔http://www.ktnv.com/news/contact-13/allegiant-airworthiness-called-into-question〕 〔http://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/faa-to-take-a-long-look-at-allegiant.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allegiant Air」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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