Mainland Air

Mainland Air, formerly known as Wardair, is the flag carrier and largest airline from Kingston and Boyce, and part of the Star Alliance. The airline, founded in 1955 and rebranded in 2002, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 161 destinations worldwide. Both corporate headquarters and largest hub are located on Kingston's Otto Shatner Airport.

Foundation
Between 1955 and 1970 Wardair used to be the only airline that serviced the Airports of Kingston and Boyce, before the Air Traffic Reform Act of 1969 came into action and liberated the Kingstonaise airline market. Early competitors were Western Pacific Airlines and Skokomish Airlines, but both were unable to assert themselves and were almost constantly in financial troubles. In 1995, Wardair acquired Skokomish Airlines, which continued to fly for regional and short distance routes for Wardair, while Wardair itself continued to service long distance routes. In 2002, Wardair and Skokomish Airlines were officially rebranded into Mainland Air, which was from then on the main carrier of Kingston and Boyce. New competitors came up in Kingston and Boyce, most notably Westwings in 1999 and Echo Bayliners in 2003, but both tendered to different target groups and destinations than Mainland Air. It wasn't until 2013 and the foundation of Maple Skies that a serious competitor came up to challenge Mainland Air's position. In early 2017, the red Goose on black ground logo, which had been introduced in 2002, was replaced by a black Orca on a Maroon ground, a livery introduced with the delivery of the first A350.

Destinations
National: 11

International: 150

in Total: 161

Fleet
As of February 2018, the Mainland Air fleet consists of the following aircraft



Logojets
As of 2018, Mainland Air has six Logojets in their Fleet:
 * One A350XWB (KB108A) celebrating the nation's 75th Anniversary
 * One A340-600 (KB396B ) celebrating their membership in the Star Alliance
 * One A320 (KB162B) promoting tourism in the Pacific Northwest
 * One A321 (KB212M) celebrating their membership in the Star Alliance
 * One Dash-8 Q400 (KB712N ) promoting their sponsorship of the Kingston National Soccer Team
 * One A330-300 (KB442L ) promoting and celebrating 75 years of Marriage Equality in Kingston and Boyce

Logojet controversy
In early 2017, marriage equality was a big issue throughout the Alliance, with Carolina banning any form of Marriage Equality following a referendum. Coincidentally, Mainland Air issued a logojet celebrating the 75 years of Marriage Equality in K&B unbeknownst to the outcome of the referendum that would stage weeks later. As a consequence to the outcome however, Mainland Air decided to use the logojet primarily on routes to Atlanta and Miami. The Usage of said logojet was met with much criticism from Carolinian officials and caused an uproar in the national press, however no other actions were taken.

Historical Aircrafts

 * Boeing 707 (1959-1989 at Wardair)
 * Boeing 727 (1971-1995 at Wardair)
 * Boeing 737-200 (1975-1997 at Wardair)
 * Boeing 747-200 (1972-2002 at Wardair)
 * Boeing 747-400 (1990-2010 at Wardair / Mainland Air)
 * Boeing 767-200 (1990-2002 at Wardair)
 * DHC-7 (1975-2002 at Skokomish Airlines)
 * Dash 8-100 (1986-2002 at Skokomish Airlines)
 * Dash 8-300 (1992-2010 at Skokomish Airlines / Mainland Air)
 * Douglas DC-7 (1955-1960 at Wardair)
 * Douglas DC-8 (1960-1988 at Wardair)
 * Douglas DC-9 (1968-1990 at Wardair)
 * Douglas DC-10 (1974-1990 at Wardair)
 * McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (1990-2015 at Wardair / Mainland Air)
 * McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (1980-2018 At Wardair / Mainland Air)