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| Commenced operations | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | January 6, 2006 |
| Subsidiaries | Independence Air |
| Headquarters | Loudoun County, Virginia, United States |
FLYi, Inc., previously known asAtlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc., was aDelaware airlineholding company based in theDulles area ofunincorporatedLoudoun County, Virginia.[1] Prior to filing forChapter 11 Bankruptcy, the company operatedIndependence Air.
Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. was acommuter airline formed in 1989.Atlantic Coast Airlines operated asUnited Express andDelta Connection. Upon termination of theircodeshare agreements, in 2004 the company changed its name to FLYi, Inc, representing the airline's new name, Independence Air.
On November 7, 2005, FLYi, Inc. and its subsidiaries filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.This press releaseArchived 2005-11-25 at theWayback Machine declares that they expected to attract new investors within sixty days of the filing.
Due to Flyi not finding an investor as expected, Flyi ceased operations on January 5, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.UTC-5. The airline's operating certificate was purchased byNorthwest Airlines and operatedCompass Airlines. The company had traded on thePink Sheets under the symbol FLYIQ, but the stock has since ceased trading there.