4R - Headquarters Los Angeles Fleet size 2 | Commenced operations 1982 Ceased operations 1986 | |
Parent company Regent Tours International Destinations New York City, Los Angeles | ||
Regentair was an airline with its headquarters in Westchester, Los Angeles, California. The airline, founded in October 1982 as Firstair, operated scheduled flights between New York City and Los Angeles with Boeing 727s modified to carry 34 passengers in an all first class cabin. The airline's planes were also available for charter. The airline offered free limousine and helicopter service to their flights, but fares were 50% higher than their competition's prices.
From 1982 to 1985, when the Transportation Department approved its operation as a scheduled carrier, it had operated entirely as a charter service. Approval had been withheld because of the corporation's ties to persons alleged to have ties to organized crime.
Regent Tours International acquired the airline in January 1986. Shortly after this acquisition, Regentair announced plans to initiate operations to Honolulu, Hawaii using Boeing 747s from Los Angeles and other United States cities.