Vanguard Airlines |
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| Founded | November 15, 1994 (1994-11-15) |
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| Ceased operations | July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) |
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| Hubs | Kansas City International Airport |
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| Focus cities | Chicago Midway International Airport |
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| Fleet size | 15 |
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| Destinations | 18 |
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| Parent company | Vanguard Airlines, Inc. |
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| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Key people | - Bob McAdoo, Founder and 1st CEO; John Tague, 2nd CEO, First person in history to be CEO of two airlines at the same time and divided this position with Air South)John went on to be CEO of ATA Airlines then Vice President of Marketing for United Airlines and is credited with starting United’s low fare operation called Ted Airlines and he elevated to President of United Airlines. He left United to become CEO of Hertz Rental Cars for a short time.
- "Rocky" Spane (CEO and retired Navy Admiral)
- Jeff Potter (CEO history with Frontier Airlines)
- Scott Dickson (last CEO)
- William A. Garrett III (CFO)
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| Website | flyvanguard.com (defunct) |
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Vanguard Airlines was a low-cost airline based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, where it operated a hub from 1994 through 2002. For a time, Vanguard also had significant operations at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, until late 2000. Vanguard began operations on November 15, 1994 with a route from Kansas City to Denver and on to Salt Lake City. It ceased operations on July 29, 2002, after filing for bankruptcy. The airline flew leased Boeing 727-200, 737-200, 737-300 as well as McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series and MD-87 jetliners to a number of destinations from its main hub in Kansas City at the time of its demise.
