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Galaxy Airlines was a US airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1] At least 30 employees worked for Galaxy Airlines.^{[citation needed]} The airline stayed in service from 1978 to 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Fleet

• Convair 990
• Lockheed L-188 Electra

Accidents and incidents

In January 1985, Galaxy Airlines Flight 203, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashed shortly after takeoff in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people and leaving one survivor.[2] The airline was temporarily shut down and its aircraft were inspected,[3] yet eight days later another Galaxy Airlines Electra, which had been inspected by the FAA, crash landed on a cargo flight with no casualties due to a landing gear failure.[4]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

References

External links

• NTSB summary of fatal incidents
• NTSB safety recommendation resulting from the incident

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