Orange Air Metal Business Card Holder

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Give your desk a conversation piece rooted in airline history with this Orange Air metal business card holder. The charter carrier began operating in 2014 and was based at Orlando Sanford International Airport. It flew sports charters, then launched a public service for Branson Air Express in May 2015. Its announced plan to introduce Boeing 737-800 aircraft never became a delivery, leaving the proposed fleet change as a memorable footnote for aviation collectors and anyone interested in the brief life of a U.S. charter airline.

Orange Air, LLC was an American charter airline that began service in 2014. Based at Orlando Sanford International Airport, it was also headquartered on the airport grounds during its brief operation. The airline began operating sports charters in late 2014, then launched its first public charter service in May 2015 for Branson Air Express. That service followed a Cincinnati, Branson, New Orleans, and Cancún routing. On October 5, 2015, the Cincinnati leg ended, and the Branson-to-New Orleans-to-Cancún portion was transferred to Elite Airways. On October 15, Orange announced plans to add Boeing 737-800 aircraft to begin replacing its MD-80 fleet and increase seating capacity. The number of planned aircraft was not disclosed, and Orange Air never took delivery of any 737s. The airline operated as many as five MD-80 aircraft at one point, but those planes were returned to their original owners. Orange Air laid off most of its staff in August 2016 and returned its operating certificate to the FAA in April 2017, marking the end of its operating history.