Janet (airline)

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airline=Janet (operated by EG&G)
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fleet_size=11
destinations=5
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callsign=JANET
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hubs=McCarran International Airport
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Janet is the de facto name for a small fleet of passenger aircraft operated by defense contractor EG&G.

The aircraft currently serve mostly the Nevada Test Site (most notably Groom Dry Lake) from their terminal at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport, and until the early 1990s also flew regular flights from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California.

The origin of the word "Janet" is obscure and, while it is used as a radio callsign, it is not known whether the name is an official name, code word, or acronym.

The Janet fleet includes six Boeing 737-200s painted white with a prominent red cheatline (the livery of now defunct Western Airlines), and five smaller executive turboprops (two Beechcraft 1900s and three Beechcraft 200Cs) painted white with less prominent blue trim stripes. The 737s have not been re-engined with modern turbofan engines, hence with their early JT8D low by-pass turbofan engines, they are louder compared to modern airliners. Their tail numbers are registered to the Department of the Air Force, while some earlier members of the fleet were registered to several civil aircraft leasing corporations. There is some evidence to suggest that five of the six 737s were modified from military T-43A aircraft.

Destinations

The following airports appear to be some of the most common "Janet" (JANET stands for "Just Another Non-Existent Terminal") destinations:

*United States
**California
***Edwards Air Force Base
***Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
**Nevada
***Area 51
***McCarran International Airport Hub
***Tonopah Test Range

Fleet

Trivia

* In Microsoft Flight Simulator X (in free flight mode) you can fly a Janet Boeing 737, labeled as "Unmarked Airliner". Also there's a mission, called "Secret Shuttle", in which you're a new Janet captain and you're making your first shuttle flight to "Area 51" from Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport.

External links

* [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/95e16f096bd8d010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html Popular Science Article]
* [http://www.lazygranch.com/janair.htm Miscellaneous Article]
* [http://www.dreamlandresort.com] (look under section Janet and you'll get a lot of information)