Air Midwest
As a small airline company in the Midwest, Air Midwest had not exactly been primed for success. To be fair, it wouldn’t be on the list otherwise. This airline company was a Mesa Air Group subsidiary with its HQ in Wichita. It ran feeder flights for Braniff, Ozark, and other airlines. Sadly, it ran into a fair amount of problems. For one thing, it inherited the fleet from Scheduled Skyways after a merger and had to fix up those jets. Aside from that, Air Midwest had no choice but to sell the Nashville hub when it was starting to struggle. It was in operation from 1967 until 2008, so it clearly had a pretty good run despite this.
Air Midwest
Southeast Airlines
With its headquarters in Largo, Florida, this airline carrier ran a frequent-flyer program known as “Smile Miles.” Sadly, Southeast Airlines needed much more than cuteness if it wanted to survive in the aviation industry of the United States. In an effort to turn the tide, The Simple Life featured it in one episode of the show. We are sure that fans of Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton still recall the reality show! They go on various adventures faking dumb blonde personas and laughing all the way to the bank. Unfortunately, this exposure did not help Southeast improve business. It eventually ceased operations in 2004. If Paris Hilton could not help you, we doubt that anyone on the planet could.
Southeast Airlines
