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Primaris Airlines

American charter airline

Primaris Airlines, Inc. was an American charter airline located in Enterprise, Nevada. It operated domestic and international services.2 It ceased to exist in 2009.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

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Boeing 757-230, Primaris Airlines JP6043380
Photo: Pedro Aragão, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Primaris Airlines, Inc. was an American charter airline located in Enterprise, Nevada. It operated domestic and international services.2

The story

The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on June 1, 2004. It achieved an FAA certified Part 121 certification in June 2004 as a Domestic, Flag, and supplemental operator. It achieved 180-minute ETOPS certification on November 3, 2006.

Primaris operated the Kona Shuttle for a few years from Oakland, CA (OAK) to Kona, Hawaii (KOA).

On October 10, 2008, Primaris Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S.Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona, and suspended operations on December 2, 2008, due to a lack of available funding. After several months attempting to secure continuation funding, the CH.11 trustee moved to convert the filing to CH.7 liquidation on March 30, 2009.

From Wikipedia’s article on Primaris Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Primaris Airlines included the following aircraft:

Primaris previously placed an order for 20 Boeing 737-800 and another 20 for the then-upcoming Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airline planned to use these aircraft to expand its services internationally, but canceled the orders in June 2006. No reason was given for the order cancellation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Primaris Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

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