Editing Midwest Airlines (section)

===Midwest Airlines===
[[File:Mke-airport.jpg|thumb|A [[Skyway Airlines]] [[Fairchild Dornier 328JET]] painted in the colors of Midwest Connect at [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|General Mitchell International Airport]] in Milwaukee, WI. [[Skyway Airlines]] aircraft operated under contract to Midwest.]]
[[File:Midwest Airlines, Boeing 717, N925ME (16677727707).jpg|thumb|right|A Boeing 717 in the airline's final livery]]
In 2002, the airline made another major change, shortening its name from Midwest Express Airlines to simply Midwest Airlines. A major reason for the change was the modern association of "express" with a [[regional airline]], which Midwest was not. At the same time, Midwest's commuter airline subsidiary changed its name from Skyway Airlines, the Midwest Express Connection, to [[Midwest Connect]]. In a move to save money on jet fuel, the airline accelerated the replacement of DC-9 aircraft with the [[Boeing 717]]-200. On May 23, 2006, Midwest Airlines accepted one of the last two Boeing 717s delivered in a ceremony with [[AirTran Airways]], who accepted the other 717. Midwest also announced that selected MD-80 aircraft would leave the fleet.

In May 2005, Midwest announced a new buy-on-board meal service for customers. The new program was a change from the previous 'In-flight Cafe' and featured chefs and inspiration from the renowned Mader's restaurant. Chocolate chip cookies continued to be baked on the plane and served warm.

Midwest became the largest longstanding operation at Mitchell Airport and served 21 cities nonstop ([[San Antonio]] (SAT) as well as [[Orange County, CA]] (SNA) were served from Milwaukee with one stop flights via Kansas City in 2005),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://departedflights2.com/airlines-serving-san-antonio-in-march-2005/|title=Airlines Serving San Antonio in March 2005|date=October 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://departedflights2.com/airlines-serving-orange-county-in-march-2005/|title = Airlines Serving Orange County in March 2005|date = October 18, 2021}}</ref> while its regional partner [[Skyway Airlines]], operating as [[Midwest Connect]], served nearly 30 destinations throughout the Central United States.

In 2006, a second regional airline, [[SkyWest Airlines]], began providing feeder service as Midwest Connect along with Skyway. SkyWest flew [[Bombardier CRJ100/200]] regional jets. Skyway was later shut down in 2008 and service to many of the smaller cities served with Beech 1900's had ended.   

On May 17, 2007, Midwest Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding with [[Northwest Airlines]] to form a codeshare agreement with them. The codeshare agreement added 250 city pairs and 1,000 new flight options for Midwest Airlines customers. Northwest routes that included the Midwest Airlines YX code were destinations beyond Northwest's hubs at [[Detroit]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] throughout the United States and Canada. Midwest placed its code on Northwest flights from [[Indianapolis]], then a Northwest focus city, as well as a number of Northwest-operated flights to [[Hawaii]] and [[Alaska]]. Routes operated by Midwest Airlines that carried the NW [[Northwest Airlines|Northwest]] code were flights that connected at Midwest's [[Milwaukee]] and [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] hubs, as well as [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], a Midwest focus city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630023521/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=88626&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1003803&highlight=|url-status=dead|title=News & Financial Releases|archive-date=June 30, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2007}}</ref> [[Northwest Airlines|Northwest]] also [[code share]]d on Midwest Airlines-operated flights between Milwaukee and Kansas City to [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Francisco]] that connected to the [[Northwest Airlines|Northwest]]/[[KLM]] trans-Atlantic network and trans-Pacific network.

Midwest won more awards for exceptional service in ''[[Condé Nast Traveler]]'' magazine than any other U.S. airline, although it won no further awards from the magazine after ceasing to be an independent company.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}