“I thought it went belly-up a coupla decades ago.”
Same here! Who knew they were still flying....
So I looked it up - different Republic Airlines :(
The Blue Goose was cooked when it was bought out in 1986.
Shortly before their demise, they had a 1 for 1 deal. So, my entire family flew from Birmingham to Nashville and back, one Saturday afternoon....to get free tickets from Birmingham to Minneapolis and back. I always suspected this promotion accelerated their demise.
Last flew the Blue Goose to my first job out of college. Jackson MI to Dallas TX.
I thought it was absorbed into Northwest Airlines around 1990.