Private company

Midwest Air Group

Airline holding company in the United States

Midwest Air Group, Inc. (formerly listed AMEX:MEH) is an American airline holding company based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin which owned Midwest Airlines which previously operated as Midwest Express Airlines.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersOak Creek1
  • Listed onNYSE American1
  • Incorporated inWI4
  • Business address6744 S Howell Ave, Oak Creek, Wi 531544

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Midwest Air Group, Inc. (formerly listed AMEX:MEH) is an American airline holding company based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin which owned Midwest Airlines which previously operated as Midwest Express Airlines. It was ultimately controlled by parent company, TPG Capital Texas Pacific Group. Delta with the merger of Northwest Airlines Inc,. now owns 47% of the reformulated company's stock in a "silent partnership," which has now evolved into a full codeshare partnership between the two airlines.3

How it started

History

The company began as Midwest Express Holdings, Inc.

On April 17, 1989, The Midwest Express Connection was created and based in Milwaukee. The aircraft operated by Mesa Air Group.

In 1994, Astral Aviation later named Skyway Airlines, Inc., was formed to own and operate The Midwest Express Connection turboprop aircraft feeding passengers to the larger aircraft operated by Midwest Express.

An initial public offering IPO in September 1995 took the company public.

In March 2003, the company changed the names of its operational airlines with The Midwest Express Connection becoming Midwest Connect and Midwest Express becoming Midwest Airlines.

From Wikipedia’s article on Midwest Air Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Midwest Airlines

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Former names

  • MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS INCJun 13, 1996 to Feb 17, 20044

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