Shortest-lived startup that actually flew?

[JP4user]

Pride Air

 

[hawkerflyer]

Presidential mk 2 with the A300s out of LGB.

 

[koko nw]

Hooter's Air

 

[SDF2BUF2MCO]

The "new" Ozark which became Great Plains then folded within a year (?).

 

[Eagle-ista]

Laker? I don't think they lasted as long as their commercial buy..

 

[jp1030]

Another vote for Air Train, most of you youngins never heard of them, but all the old Usair guys do.

 

[coogebeachhotel]

Sun Jet

 

[ERfly]

Sun Jet

SunJet was reincarnated as Southeast, if memory serves. They were around for a couple of years.

 

[Northern Lights]

Back in the early 90's a small operation started to fly St. Paul (STP, not MSP) to Midway. I think that they had a Metro. I can't remamber the name, or how long they lasted.

 

[satpak77]

Don't forget Conquest, based out of KAUS, around 1988-1990 time frame. Flew 1900s from Austin to Abilene and San Angelo

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0063289/M/