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{{Short description|American airline (2000-2008)}}
{{About|the airline founded in 1999|the airline founded in 1931|Northeast Airlines}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline        = Boston-Maine Airways
| logo           =
| logo_size      = 
| fleet_size     = 9
| destinations   = 24
| IATA           = E9
| ICAO           = CXS
| callsign       = CLIPPER CONNECTION
| parent         = [[Pan Am Systems]]
| founded        = {{start date and age|1999|03||br=y}}
| commenced      = {{start date and age|2000|05||br=y}}
| ceased         = {{end date and age|2008|02|29|br=y}}
| headquarters   = [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], U.S.
| key_people     = David Fink (President)
| hubs           = [[Hanscom Field]]
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities   = 
| frequent_flyer = The Clipper Club
| alliance       =
| subsidiaries   = 
| website        = {{URL|http://www.flypanam.com/}}
}}

'''Boston-Maine Airways''' was an American [[airline]] headquartered in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], [[United States]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070111211702/http://www.flypanam.com/contact.html Contact Us]." ''Pan Am Clipper Connection''. January 11, 2007. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.</ref> It operated scheduled commuter turboprop services as well as [[Boeing 727-200]] jet flights under the '''Pan Am Clipper Connection''' name. Its main base was [[Pease International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news|title= Directory: World Airlines|work=[[Flight International]]|page= 88|date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>  Boston-Maine Airways ceased
all Pan Am flights on February 29, 2008.<ref name="Pan Am stops flying">[http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/pan_am_bostonmaine_airways/index.html Pan Am stops flying] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615160041/http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/pan_am_bostonmaine_airways/index.html|date=June 15, 2008}}. ''USA Today''. 2008-03-03.</ref>

==History==
[[File:Pan Am Boeing 727-222 N342PA 20071227.jpg|thumb|280px|''Clipper Guilford'', a [[Boeing 727-200]] operating for Pan American Clipper Connection in 2007]]

Boston-Maine Airways was established in March 1999 and started operations in May 2000. It was founded as a feeder for the [[Pan American Airways (1998–2004)|third incarnation of Pan American Airways]] and also flew leased [[Handley Page Jetstream|BAe Jetstream 31]] aircraft for Caesar's of [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. It was wholly owned by [[Pan Am Systems]] (formerly known as ''Guilford Transportation Industries''), which owned the Pan Am brand.

Boston-Maine Airways operated six round-trips daily between [[Trenton–Mercer Airport]] in [[Ewing, New Jersey]], and [[Hanscom Field]] in [[Bedford, Massachusetts]]. Boston-Maine Airways also operated one round-trip daily between Trenton–Mercer Airport and [[Pease International Airport]] in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]].

Guilford ceased the operations of [[Pan American Airways (1998-2004)|Pan Am]] on November 1, 2004. Boston-Maine Airways then took over its operations, which resumed the [[Boeing 727]] jet service under the '''Pan Am Clipper Connection''' brand on February 17, 2005.

In August 2005, a federal investigation into fraudulent financial data submitted by Boston-Maine Airways halted plans to expand its fleet and route system. At the same time, the airline pilots' union claimed that the airline was unfit to operate and urged the [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] to deny the airline's certification for expansion.<ref>McCord, Michael (August 5, 2005). [http://www.seacoastonline.com/2005news/08052005/business/56306.htm DOT begins probe of Pease airline] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308033902/http://www.seacoastonline.com/2005news/08052005/business/56306.htm|date=March 8, 2007}}. ''The Portsmouth Herald''.</ref> The airline later announced that it was suspending service from September 6 to November 16, citing rising fuel costs and decreased levels of booking.<ref>Huettel, Steve (August 13, 2005). [http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/13/Business/Pan_Am_cancels_flight.shtml Pan Am cancels flights for 2 months]. ''St. Petersburg Times''.</ref> In the middle of October 2005, the airline suspended Boeing 727 flights indefinitely from several airports that it served, including its home base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.<ref>McCord, Michael (October 14, 2005). [http://www.seacoastonline.com/2005news/10142005/business/67938.htm No more Pan Am flights at Pease] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822131427/http://www.seacoastonline.com/2005news/10142005/business/67938.htm |date=August 22, 2006}}. ''The Portsmouth Herald''.</ref>

However, by March 21, 2006, Pan Am Clipper Connection became the first announced non-charter service to connect to the then-growing [[Tunica Municipal Airport]] in [[Tunica, Mississippi|Tunica]], [[Mississippi]].  The addition not only connected the carrier to a burgeoning casino destination but also aided efforts to bolster Tunica Municipal as a secondary airport to [[Memphis International Airport]] in nearby [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. Boston-Maine Airways' ''Pan Am Clipper Connection'' flew from Tunica Municipal Airport to [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] three times per week; the service to Tunica had ended by October of the same year.

On August 1, 2006, Boston-Maine Airways announced that it would begin the ''Pan Am Clipper Connection'' service to [[Elmira-Corning Regional Airport]] in [[Elmira, New York]]. Company executives believed that Elmira was a perfect fit for the company, with its close proximity to [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]], and [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]. The airline flew twice-daily routes to [[Bedford, Massachusetts]], [[Trenton, New Jersey]], and [[Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport]]. Proposed future plans included possible flights to [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and [[Tampa, Florida]], using the [[Boeing 727]]. However, by the fall of 2007, service to Elmira closed.

Pan Am Clipper Connection began non-stop service to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Bedford, Massachusetts, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire from New Haven, Connecticut, on March 8, 2007, using 19 seat [[British Aerospace Jetstream 31]] commuter turboprops. Service was later discontinued in August 2007.

===End of service===
On February 1, 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Show Cause Order (Order 2008-2-3, DOT Docket Number DOT-OST-2000-7668), concluding that Boston-Maine's air carrier certificate should be revoked for three reasons: 1) lack of financial fitness, 2) lack of proper management oversight and 3) lack of "compliance disposition," or willingness to follow federal laws, rules and regulations.

The motion to revoke Boston-Maine's DOT air carrier certificate was brought by the Air Line Pilots Association. The DOT specifically cited the numerous instances where the airline's officials had failed to follow federal laws and regulations and had filed false financial data with the department in its application for authority to fly large aircraft. The DOT concluded that it would have never granted the large aircraft authority had it known of the false information filed by Boston-Maine.

The DOT also rejected the carrier's arguments that it was not responsible for the company's former General Counsel and Vice President's filing of such false information (Boston-Maine had asserted that this individual had acted alone, without the company's knowledge or involvement).<ref>{{cite news|last=Haberman|first=Shir|title=U.S. DOT ready to pull Boston-Maine's license to fly|publisher=Seacoastonline.com|date=2008-02-04|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080204/NEWS/80204016/-1/PUBLICRECORDS05|access-date=2008-02-05|archive-date=2014-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318002719/http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080204/NEWS/80204016/-1/PUBLICRECORDS05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On February 28, 2008, Boston-Maine Airways ended its Jetstream-operated scheduled passenger service. March 29, 2008 was their last 727 flight.<ref name="Pan Am stops flying"/>

Beginning in July 2008, the company moved eight of its aircraft to [[Concord Municipal Airport]] in New Hampshire, with the intent to keep them there until buyers took the planes. Parked on the ramp were six Jetstream 31s to be sold, but one Jetstream and a [[Cessna Citation I]] were placed in the corporate hangar operated by Concord Aviation Services.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}

==Destinations==
Boston-Maine Airways and the Pan Am Clipper Connection served the following destinations at various times during its existence:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/PN052301.html|title=Pan Am May 23, 2001 Route Map|website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/PN010405.html|title=Pan Am (Boston-Maine Airways) January 4, 2005 Route Map|website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/PN061306.html|title=Pan Am (Boston-Maine Airways) June 13, 2006 Route Map|website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/PN110606.html|title=Pan Am (Boston-Maine Airways) November 6, 2006 Route Map|website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/PN022807.html|title=Pan Am (Boston-Maine Airways) February 28, 2007 Route Map|website=www.departedflights.com}}</ref>
[[File:PANAM Destinations 2005.jpg|thumb|260px|Pam Am Destinations as 2005 from the flypanam.com website]]

'''{{USA}}'''
*'''{{flag|Connecticut}}'''
**[[Hartford]] ([[Bradley International Airport]])
**[[New Haven]] ([[Tweed New Haven Airport]])
*'''{{flag|Florida}}'''
**[[Fort Lauderdale]] ([[Fort Lauderdale International Airport]])
**[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] ([[Orlando Sanford International Airport]])
**[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]/[[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]] ([[St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport]])
*'''{{flag|Georgia (US state)|name=Georgia}}'''
**[[Atlanta]] ([[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]])
*'''{{flag|Illinois}}'''
**[[MidAmerica St. Louis Airport]]
*'''{{flag|Indiana}}'''
**[[Gary/Chicago International Airport]]
*'''{{flag|Maine}}'''
**[[Bangor International Airport]]
*'''{{flag|Maryland}}'''
**[[Baltimore]] ([[Baltimore-Washington International Airport]])
**[[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]] ([[Greater Cumberland Regional Airport]])
**[[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]] ([[Hagerstown Regional Airport]])
*'''{{flag|Massachusetts}}'''
**[[Bedford, Massachusetts|Bedford]] ([[Hanscom Field]]) '''Hub'''
**[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] ([[Worcester Regional Airport]])
*'''{{flag|Mississippi}}'''
**[[Tunica, Mississippi|Tunica]] ([[Tunica Airport]])
*'''{{flag|New Hampshire}}'''
**[[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]] ([[Pease International Airport]])
*'''{{flag|New Jersey}}'''
**[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] ([[Trenton–Mercer Airport]])
*'''{{flag|New York}}'''
**[[Elmira, New York|Elmira]] ([[Elmira-Corning Regional Airport]])
**[[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]] ([[Ithaca Tompkins International Airport]])
**[[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]] ([[Stewart International Airport]])
*'''{{flag|Ohio}}'''
**[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] ([[Rickenbacker International Airport]])
*'''{{flag|Pennsylvania}}'''
**[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] ([[Lehigh Valley International Airport]])
'''{{PRI}}'''
*[[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico|Aguadilla]] ([[Rafael Hernández International Airport]])
*[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] ([[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport]])
'''{{DOM}}'''
*[[Punta Cana]] ([[Punta Cana International Airport]])
*[[Santo Domingo]] ([[Las Americas International Airport]])

==Fleet==
The Boston-Maine Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of June 2007):<ref name="FI"/>

{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ '''Boston-Maine Airways fleet'''
|-bgcolor=lightblue
!Aircraft
!In <br> service
!Orders
!Notes
|-
| [[BAe Jetstream 31]]
|6
|&mdash;
|On the ramp at [[Concord Municipal Airport]] to be sold{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}
|-
|[[Boeing 727-200]]
|3
|&mdash;
|In "cold storage"
|-
!Total
!9
!&mdash;
!
|}

Boston-Maine Airways also formerly operated 2 [[CASA C-212-200 Aviocar]] commuter turboprops.

==See also==
*[[List of defunct airlines of the United States]]
*[[Pan American Airways (1998–2004)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080615160041/http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/pan_am_bostonmaine_airways/index.html "Pan Am Stops Flying" article from USA Today blog]
*[http://www.panamservices.com Pan Am Services]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720072738/http://www.panamrailways.com/xpress/2005Q5.pdf Pan Am Clipper Connection] – Pan Am Railways

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