Editing Albany International Airport (section)

== CommutAir hub ==

[[File:ALBcommutair30display.jpg|thumb|Display in Concourse A commemorating CommutAir's 30th anniversary]]

In early 2001, [[CommutAir]] (now CommuteAir) started to invest in an Albany hub.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/10/07/story5.html |title=CommutAir |newspaper=Albany Business Review |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830051339/http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/10/07/story5.html |archive-date=August 30, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Airline hub|hub]] was to connect a number of smaller cities in the Northeastern United States via the Albany hub. This allowed passengers to travel between cities that lack the demand for a [[direct flight]] between them while still bypassing busy, delay-prone hubs in major cities. These flights were operated under the [[Continental Connection]] brand using [[Beechcraft]] [[Beechcraft 1900|1900Ds]]. The flights were scheduled in banks so that passengers would only have a 20-minute layover in Albany between flights, thereby minimizing travel times.

At its peak, CommutAir served [[Lehigh Valley International Airport|Allentown]], [[Bangor International Airport|Bangor]], [[Greater Binghamton Airport|Binghamton]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo]], [[Burlington International Airport|Burlington]], [[Elmira Corning Regional Airport|Elmira]], [[Portland International Jetport|Portland]], [[Harrisburg International Airport|Harrisburg]], [[Nantucket Memorial Airport|Nantucket]], [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport|Wilkes-Barre]], [[LaGuardia Airport|LaGuardia]], [[Long Island MacArthur Airport|Islip]], [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]], [[Westchester County Airport|White Plains]], [[Manchester–Boston Regional Airport|Manchester]], [[T. F. Green Airport|Providence]], [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport|Syracuse]], [[Greater Rochester International Airport|Rochester]], [[Adirondack Regional Airport|Saranac Lake]], [[Plattsburgh International Airport|Plattsburgh]], [[Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montréal]], [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]]. The hub was closed down in late 2005 to shift operations to [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]]. A few of the markets did do well.

As of December 2023, CommuteAir operates several daily flights from Albany to its hub at [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] for [[United Express]]. CommuteAir also has one of its key [[Aircraft maintenance|maintenance]] bases at Albany, serving its [[Embraer ERJ family|ERJ-145]] fleet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.flycommutair.com/last-dash-out-of-albany-embraer-jets-into-service/ |title=Last dash out of Albany; Embraer jets into service – Home Page |newspaper=Commutair &#124; Regional Airline |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320171100/http://www.flycommutair.com/last-dash-out-of-albany-embraer-jets-into-service/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/8-29-2017/commutair-albany-new-york-washington-dulles.shtml |title=CommutAir Plans Major Expansion at Albany, New York, Hub |work=Area Development |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320170347/http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/8-29-2017/commutair-albany-new-york-washington-dulles.shtml |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Commutair-moves-to-triple-size-and-end-use-of-11734688.php |title=Commutair moves to triple size and end use of turboprops |work=Times Union |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320170811/https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Commutair-moves-to-triple-size-and-end-use-of-11734688.php |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Previously CommuteAir's main maintenance base was located at [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]], but CommuteAir moved the maintenance base to Albany in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://airwaysmag.com/uncategorized/commutair-to-relocate-its-cleveland-crew-and-maintenance-base/ |title=CommutAir to Relocate its Cleveland Crew and Maintenance Base – Airways Magazine |date=April 29, 2014 |work=Airways Magazine |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230527/https://airwaysmag.com/uncategorized/commutair-to-relocate-its-cleveland-crew-and-maintenance-base/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>