Ceased operations March 13, 2017 Parent company Glacial Aviation Fleet size 2 | Destinations 5 Founded 1982 | |
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Hubs Juneau International Airport Focus cities Skagway, Haines, Gustavus (Glacier Bay), Hoonah (Icy Straight), Juneau Key people Aldwin Harder-Managing Partner Headquarters Juneau, Alaska, United States Parent organizations SeaPort Airlines, Fjord Flying Service LLC Hub Juneau International Airport | ||
Wings of alaska southeast alaskan airline
Wings of Alaska was an American scheduled and charter airline company based in Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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History
Wings of Alaska was set up in 1982, to provide scheduled, chartered and freight flights services to many of the communities across Southeast, Alaska. Wings of Alaska was one of 7 airlines in Alaska with the Medallion Foundation Shield, which has strict safety & operational guidelines that exceed the Federal Aviation Regulations. Wings is the only scheduled land-based airline in Southeast Alaska to have earned this Shield. Wings fleet is also equipped with state-of-the-art Chelton Flight Systems Capstone Program, offering "Highway In The Sky" technology.
In 2008, Wings of Alaska was acquired by SeaPort Airlines. Following the acquisition, its headquarters were moved to Portland, Oregon. The combined airline maintained a single FAA operating certificate to operate single scheduled and non-scheduled flights in the Lower 48 market.
In 2015 Wings of Alaska was acquired from Seaport Airlines, by a locally owned Alaska business partnership, Fjord Flying Services, but continues to operate under the Wings of Alaska name. The company plans to focus on the locals and connections within the state itself, rather than connections to the continental U.S.
In March, 2017 Wings of Alaska announced that it was going out of business, ceasing operations immediately.
Destinations
Wings of Alaska operated scheduled flights to the following locations in Alaska:
Former scheduled destinations:
They also have charter service throughout Alaska.
Fleet
A list of aircraft used by Wings of Alaska:
Incidents
Wings of Alaska Flight 202, a Cessna 207 carrying one pilot and four passengers, crashed into a mountain between Juneau and Hoonah on 17 July 2015, killing the pilot. All four passengers survived. The National Transportation Safety Board investigated the crash and determined the cause was pilot error due to unfavorable weather conditions.Mechanical failure was not a factor in the crash.