Endeavor Air has retired its last Bombardier CRJ200.
Flight DL 5278 from Brunswick, GA to the Atlanta hub operated on April 30 with N8918B.
The airliner arrived at ATL at 1932 (7:32 pm) ending an era at the Delta subsidiary.
Endeavor Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Flying as Delta Connection, Endeavor operates 124 regional jets on 700 daily flights to over 100 cities in the United States and across North America.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Endeavor has hub operations in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and New York City.
The airline issued this statement on the event:
On Sunday, April 30, Endeavor Air operated its final CRJ200 flight, departing from Brunswick, GA, and arriving in Atlanta. This flight marked the end of an era for Endeavor, and executive leaders, employees, and aviation fans were on hand to celebrate the aircraft that expanded the regional airline industry and mark the occasion of its final revenue flight.
“This aircraft truly transformed the regional industry.” said Jim Graham, CEO of Endeavor Air, before the final flight. “The CRJ200s started operating Part 121 flights back in 1996, while this particular aircraft first came to us in 2004. This airplane has 33,000 hours on it and is an incredible airplane,”
Following the final revenue flight, aircraft 8918 flew to Endeavor’s ATL, DTW and MSP bases where the maintenance and crew teams hosted retirement open house events. Endeavor employees and guests celebrated the legacy of the 200 with cake, give-aways, photo ops and one last chance to step onto the CRJ200.
Thank you to everyone who attended one of the events this week or shared a memory of the CRJ200!
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