Interesting move…
In Macon, Georgia Pacific Wings’ Georgia Skies division presently operates 3-4 flights a day between Macon & Atlanta (subsidy free) and recently sent this e-mail to the DOT: ——————————————————————–...
View ArticleDoes interline always matter?
Take a look at this: Athens, Georgia is out for rebid again and I really REALLY feel sorry for this market. They got sucked into the “interline” spin, selected an airline that actually had them, but...
View ArticleAnd Pacific Wings Atlanta experiment is over..
So last week I wrote about how EAS awards haven’t always been given to the lowest-cost option. Sometimes DOT feels one proposal will do better than the other. Yet, today or tomorrow we’ll see the...
View ArticleVictoria gets their flights back..
Over the past few weeks, Sun Air has been doing the daunting task of “starting up” its Victoria, Texas flights. This is not an easy task, nor a fun one as I’ve done this many, many times. There’s...
View ArticleSo this is what happens when you bid too much…
Sun Air has recently requested to the DOT that they vacate the award since the airline won’t be able to start services in and out of Macon, Georgia in time. The letter stated that resources are...
View ArticleAnd its off to New Mexico…
Before I even stepped foot in New Mexico, I always envisioned it looking just like the desert-scape from the Road Runner cartoons growing up. And when I worked for Mesa Air Group, I found myself in...
View ArticleAs the prop turns…
So I’ve been meaning to write about the recently public bids that came out for Macon, Georgia. Macon, a short 75 or so minute drive south of Atlanta Hartsfield, is back on the EAS dockets with...
View ArticleDon’t let the Sun go down on me….
We’re seeing some new players come out in the EAS world and others move off. Lately I’ve had some writings about Sun Air International, which is a Part 135 airline (meaning 9 seats or less) that came...
View ArticleBack into the swing of things…
Wow its been an interesting month, and the airlines can probably say the same thing! Sequestration is in full effect and the government agencies are doing their damndest to make sure you feel it, and...
View ArticleLong update….
Aloha readers, its been a while and I’m hoping to cover what I can in today’s post. To start, Great Lakes has been awarded the Arizona EAS markets. These include the cities of Kingman, Page,...
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