Whatever happened to BEX?

[snap145]

I was reading an old issue of Airways today and stumbled on an article on Business Express....I used to ride BEX all the time from SYR to LGA as a young kid on the Saab...was the time of my life....whatever happened to BEX? Did they just flat out go under or did they merge with another regional still around today?...just curious for old times sake

 

[Stifler's Mom]

I thought American Eagle gobbled them up??????????

 

[bentpilot]

The AMR mothership AAssimilated BEX.

 

[kingairyahoo]

lol...so who knew alan then???

 

[ATTCS]

The rumor at the time was BizEx had placed some orders for the Emb. Eagle wanted the jungle jets they had on order and bought them out. That was what I heard at the time.

 

[coogebeachhotel]

SAAB pretty much owned them at the end. BEX was in dire financial condition. I think they were running Avro's from DTW to Aspen for a while. Total meltdown in the management thinking process did them in.

 

[eatme]

Alan, you mean that geeky little chainsmoker who crawled out of some dead animals posterior orifice? that Alan?

 

[mckpickle]

Heck they were running Avros from BOS-BGR.....I flew on them every week.....as a non rev there were ALWAYS plenty of seats. Bad route but good plan well before it's time.

 

[kingairyahoo]

Alan, you mean that geeky little chainsmoker who crawled out of some dead animals posterior orifice? that Alan?

i believe so...you know where he is now, right?

 

[eatme]

possibly being an anally wascal of a wabbit down south...try TX, maybe an outfit flying caravans....hmmm

 

[kingairyahoo]

haha...bingo!

 

[jwes]

Actually, BEX was always making money from what I gather, the owner had some other businesses that were loosing money and he was abel to take money from BEX to cover loses. Then a smart investment firm came in and bought the airline in its bankruptcy because it was a gold mine...they held the stock closely and showed profit year after year and had orders to buy 40-50 EMJs. Thats when AMR wanted all EMJs and came in and bought BEX for the jets and routes....Never did understand why we (AE) are not flying to Bangor out of Boston as much anymore it was always a full load five flights a day...

 

[saab fixr]

I sure do miss the ole airline was a great bunch except the 2 up stairs in charge wasting the money!!

 

[eatme]

are their still alot of alums working at the latest iteration from the 90s? remember the glory days from the training dept. when they ruled supreme? Nuts notes and "styilizing" in the 1900....

 

[B1900 Mech]

Here's a good article on a BizEx crash, http://www.iprr.org/COMPS/PFRBE.html We had a lot of truss crack's/failures at Bar Harbor Airlines at the time,and Beech came out with the engine truss AD shortly there after. Kind of makes me think that the fed's were covering for Raytheon? No that couldn't happen.

 

[eatme]

Even if true, this in no way condones the cavalier attitude that was exhibited by all the 'cowboys' in the "training" dept. at that time. The introduction of multiple system failures unrelated to the initial emergency that was being evaluated; at night over water with no horizon, at less than 2000' was plainly stupid and a causal factor in the crash. Anyone who was there at the time could have fallen victim to these morons who lorded over all.

 

[B1900 Mech]

I agree, Even as a Mech and student pilot,I think a crew could be over tasked under that cascade of issues,and would be unrealistic.I would have diverted to an ILS runway,or VMC if able.But I feel the truss failure makes this a moot issue,If what I think happened really happened,If you know what I mean.

 

[B1900 Mech]

http://www.iprr.org/comps/PFRBE.html

 

[SizzleChest]

And Bryan Bedford is at RAH now as CEO.

 

[LewisU_Pilot]

I love flying with the 601 guys. They are a great group of folks. Sounds like BEX was a great company back then.