Aerostar Airlines

Aerostar Airlines (Commonly referred to as just Aerostar) are an American-based airline. They specialize in the flight of narrow-body airliners, (e.g the Boeing 727). They were founded in 1965 with the purchase of 1 Boeing 727-200. As of April 13th, 2022, they are currently still in service.
== Attributes ==
* IATA: AS
* ICAO: ARO
* Callsign: Star
* Year founded: 1965
* Hub Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
* Frequent Flier Program: Aerostars
* Airport Lounge: Aerostars VIP Lounge
* Alliance: none
* Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio
* Key person(s): Steven Martini (CEO)
* Fleet size: 10
* Destinations: 75 (50 in the USA, 10 in Canada, 5 in Mexico) 
== History ==
Aerostar Airlines were founded on July 29th, 1965 with the purchase of a Boeing 727-200, and they had it shipped to their home base, Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (KCLE) on August 3rd, 1965. On August 7th, 1965, they began a direct service to Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS), marking the first flight in the history of Aerostar. But as they continued into the jet age, the demand for more and more jets increased, and eventually, by 1989, they had a fleet size of 10. Sadly, they would never gain (and fortunately lose) 0 aircraft.
== Destinations and fleet ==
=== Destinations ===
Aerostar fly to the biggest airport in each US state, as well as Calgary (CYYC), Toronto (CYYZ), Winnipeg (CYWG), Halifax (CYHZ), Ottawa (CYOW), Quebec (CYQB), St. John's (CYYT), Vancouver (CYVR), Gander (CYQX), and Greater Moncton (CYQM). In Mexico, they fly to Mexico City (MMMX),Monterrey (MMMV and MMMY), Cancun (MMUN), and Ciudad Juarez (MMCS).
==== Fleet ====
Aerostar currently operate the following aircraft:
* 1 BAC 1-11 200 series
* 1 BAC 1-11 400 series
* 1 Boeing 717-200
* 1 Boeing 727-200
* 1 Douglas DC-9-14
* 1 Douglas DC-9-32
* 1 Douglas DC-9-50
* 1 Ilyushin Il-76TD
* 1 McDonnell-Douglas MD-80
* 1 McDonnell-Douglas MD-90
Aerostar have formerly operated these aircraft:
* 1 McDonnell-Douglas MD-90 (sold to Saudi Arabian Airlines)
In November 1999, Aerostar sold a MD-90 to Saudi Arabian Airlines for $15,000,000.
== Incidents ==
* On January 29th, 2001, a MD-80 operating Aerostar Airlines Flight 2976 skated off Cleveland’s Runway 6R after the right side gear tires blew. The plane was fixed and is still operating today.