, next to a
FedEx Boeing 727 Ultimate Air Shuttle started operations in 2009 shortly after the merger of
Delta Air Lines and
Northwest Airlines in an attempt to serve destinations on a time driven basis. The airline launched with flights to New York and soon expanded to Chicago in 2010. In 2012, Detroit and Washington, D.C., were added as destinations, but the Detroit route was discontinued later that year, and the Washington, D.C. route was switched to Charlotte in 2013. On May 12, 2015, Ultimate Air Shuttle announced that it would start flying seasonal service to
Nantucket and
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts;
Westhampton Beach, New York; and from
Morristown, New Jersey. After a few months of service, the Westhampton Beach destination was cancelled due to a lack of demand. The airline has expressed interest in future markets, such as Indianapolis, Memphis, and Nashville; however, they have yet to actually start. In October 2015, Ultimate began service to Cleveland, while additionally announcing that it would add flights to
Chicago Executive Airport beginning in 2016. Also, flights to
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (Atlanta) and
Nashville International Airport were indicated as the next cities with service to be added in the coming year. In May 2016, Ultimate Air Shuttle announced it would move its CVG flights to LUK in order to add an extra daily flight to Chicago-MDW and New York-MMU; however, planned flights to TEB have been delayed. In January 2017, Ultimate Air Shuttle announced that it plans to launch flights from Lunken to
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (Atlanta). Parent company Ultimate Jetcharters formerly operated flights for
OneJet until that company suspended operations in August 2018; OneJet had attempted to acquire Ultimate Jetcharters and Ultimate Air Shuttle, but the deal fell through and Ultimate terminated the flights. On October 16, 2023, Ultimate Air Shuttle filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company is expected to remain operating and keep flying during the bankruptcy procedure. ==Destinations==