New airline may be coming into town... Contour Airlines has submitted a proposal to fly ORD-IRK and ORD-MWA as part of the EAS bids. Contour if selected for either, or both airports would be a new airline serving Chicago-ORD. I imagine it would serve Terminal 5, unless they can work an agreement wit...
Jump to postSkyWest Charters submitted a proposal for both DVL and JMS in North Dakota. Backstory-DVL and JMS were part of the 29 communities to be dropped from SkyWest EAS Contracts. They currently see United Express to Denver. Proposal: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1997-2785-0255 Notes: The pa...
Jump to postContour Airlines has made their pitch to Marion, Illinois. Southern Airways Express will come next, January 25th. Cape Air per the article does not have a date yet to submit their pitch. Source: https://www.wsiltv.com/townnews/transports/contour-airlines-makes-pitch-to-veterans-airport-of-southern-...
Jump to postContour Airlines has made their pitch to Marion, Illinois. Southern Airways Express will come next, January 25th. Cape Air per the article does not have a date yet to submit their pitch. Source: https://www.wsiltv.com/townnews/transports/contour-airlines-makes-pitch-to-veterans-airport-of-southern-i...
Jump to postWhile the carriers talk with the cities that desire the service, usually it's an after the fact coming to talk with ORD. Southern lucked out United was willing to take them on at F2 but checkin is still on common use facilities at T3. Cape Air still uses the EAS area for parking that is moving to T...
Jump to postI agree about ORD being surprising. They seemed to be making a conscious effort avoiding it in the last round of bidding at PAH and CGI so Contour clearly had a change of heart. Positioning themselves to be able to bid for Upper Midwest markets? They were basically shut out from these with their ex...
Jump to postI imagine Cape Air is going to have a hard time retaining Marion. But I also wonder how realistic that Saab 340 will be operating to and from ORD. I don't know..I will bring it up in another quote, but MWA had the chance to get jet service to Chicago in 2019 and turned it down for Cape Air again. I...
Jump to postThe Bids and Proposals are out for IRK, MWA and OWB Cape Air, Southern Airways, and Contour have all placed bids. Cape Air Bids: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2000-7855-0188 Note: The Proposal Bid here covers all 3 Cities for IRK, MWA, and OWB *****************************************...
Jump to postDOT selects SkyWest Airlines to continue to serve CMX Airport-Houghton, Michigan Source: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2009-0302-0088 "By this Order, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department) selects SkyWest Airlines, Inc., branded as United Express (SkyWest) , to pr...
Jump to postWhat is going to happen to Del Rio? Will they be able to get some legislation returning them to EAS? (Especially considering the size and scope of the nearby Air Force Base?) From what I can tell DRT will be fine. They now get 2x daily CRJ700s which is a sizeable up gauge from the 2x ERJ145s that w...
Jump to postSkyWest Charters has also bid for Dodge City, and Liberal Kansas. Source: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1998-3502-0134 Note: SkyWest Charter, LLC (SWC) welcomes the opportunity to provide subsidized essential air service to the Dodge City (DDC) and Liberal (LBL) communities for a two-...
Jump to postRegarding SkyWest Charters...saw this on google, but cannot open, nor do I see anything anywhere else. Any ideas? Looks like N877AS has been flying around with the Charter West callsign, so it looks like the CRJ has been added to the USAC ops specs. Thanks! Speaking of SkyWest Charters, they have s...
Jump to postAnd it'd be fun to see a left field or two move come to fruition - such as Southwest to O'Hare I would be all for Southwest adding ORD-STL, I have been watching ORD-BNA to compare... However, with the new Terminal..wouldn't surprise me to see ORD-MCI happen on Southwest before STL. Sadly for the fi...
Jump to postDAC-Denver Air Connection was the sole bidder for both Pierre and Watertown, South Dakota.
Source of Proposal: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DO ... -0138-0121
DAC is now offering MSP as an option along with DEN or ORD...
Alex
Quincy and Burlington both have Amtrak. While the train is not an option for the biz traveler, it is for the low end customer coming into or out of town. Fares are cheap due to being heavily subsidized. Quincy has 30-60 train boardings a day to Chicago. Just guesstimating, but that probably pulls a...
Jump to postBurlington, Iowa DOT selected Southern Airways Express officially to replace Cape Air for a 2 Year Contract. Start Date will be April 1st, 2023. Southern will fly 14 round trips to Chicago-ORD, and 10 round trips to St Louis (STL). I am surprised at the long wait to start up the Southern service. C...
Jump to postHere is a post of a WN DEN-TPA flight that turned back around to TPA instead of diverting to OKC, TUL, or another WN station closer to Oklahoma such as AUS, DAL, HOU, LIT, or BHM: https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/160664736845947289 I am unsure why WN would have sent the flight all the way back to...
Jump to postContour picked up one, perhaps two of the ex-ExpressJet/aha! planes. N843HK was ferried to MQY on 10/11, and began what I assume were test flights on 12//3, and now looks like its flying the newly launched CLT-PAH route. N839HK was ferried to MQY on 10/18. Has moved since. I am assuming Contour pic...
Jump to postGot an email from Ailevon Pacific that Contour had cancelled 11 EAS Markets from April 16th onward.
It is clearly a glitch but wonder how it happened!
I went to the Contour Website, and it affected CGI-BNA, but PAH-CLT is still selling.
Hope it gets fixed soon!
Alex
Burlington-BRL Cape Air has submitted a rebid, along with Southern Airways Express. Cape Air was blaming Pilot Shortages earlier, as well as the cost of inflation. UIN was blamed on Pilot shortage as well as BRL. MWA/IRK/OWB are based on Inflation. Raising the proposals to a higher cost is not goin...
Jump to postI don't think Alex posted this even though he and I talked about it separately. Harrison/Boone County picked to stay with Southern. We couldn't figure out if they are doing DFW/STL or DFW/MEM by the letter submitted. But they picked the 4 flight a week option to STL/MEM to pair with the rest to DFW...
Jump to postJLN-ORD is apparently becoming JLN-DEC-ORD for this month Indeed. There was an update about this very thing (JLN-DEC-ORD). Source: https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/joplin-officials-seek-extension-of-flights-but-no-word-yet/article_92530abc-71bb-11ed-917c-bb173f10c23e.html “The Chicago flight will i...
Jump to posttheAviationGeek wrote:atrude777 wrote:DOT has released an RFP for both Alliance and Chadron, Nebraska. Currently DAC-Denver Air Connection serves the two Markets.
Minor correction: DAC serves AIA while Southern serves CDR.
Ryan
Does anybody know what's happening with Lebanon NH? The current contract is expiring next week and nothing has been filed yet. Should be pretty straightforward too. It's a Cape market and they have the recommendation. Unless it's been misfiled under the wrong docket but I can't see it. An article p...
Jump to postSkywest, FAA and Hattiesburg still negotiating Air Service... This is more about the update with SkyWest and the Air Charter Service they are working on. https://www.wdam.com/2022/11/24/holiday-boardings-up-pib-skywest-negotiates-new-flying-order-with-faa/ Heanue says if everything is worked out, pa...
Jump to postFort Dodge-FOD will resume Chicago Flights for the Holidays Source: https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2022/11/chicago-flights-restored-at-fd-airport/ Fort Dodge Regional Airport will once again have two flights to Chicago on most days, beginning at the end of this month. United Express i...
Jump to postMarion and Owensboro both want jet service to ORD. Kinda makes sense for Marion, but O’Hare costs are very high, especially for just one or two flights. I don't see MWA getting Jet service to ORD unless SkyWest bids as UAEX. They still haven't been approved for SkyWest Charters, locally the communi...
Jump to postDOT has put out a Proposal Request for the 3 Cape Air cities that submitted a Termination Notice.
IRK
MWA
OWB
Source: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DO ... -7855-0186
Alex
EAS Updates and Changes... Salinas, Kansas ***Order sent out for a Proposal https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2002-11376-0221 By this Order, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department) is requesting proposals from air carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS)...
Jump to postMaybe this explains why Cape is rebidding Burlington and not just rescinding their notice to leave https://ktvo.com/news/local/cape-air-terminates-contract-with-city-of-kirksville-intends-to-renegotiate Giving 90 day notice to Kirksville. They don't really want to leave but want more money, which m...
Jump to postMaybe this explains why Cape is rebidding Burlington and not just rescinding their notice to leave https://ktvo.com/news/local/cape-air-terminates-contract-with-city-of-kirksville-intends-to-renegotiate Giving 90 day notice to Kirksville. They don't really want to leave but want more money, which m...
Jump to postProposals for Massena, NY are in... Background: Boutique filed to terminate with the intention to rebid at a higher rate. 4 Airlines submitted proposals... Contour: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2012-0163-0081 ***Offering service to PHL, with an option to fly 6 weekly to BWI if commun...
Jump to postMaybe this explains why Cape is rebidding Burlington and not just rescinding their notice to leave https://ktvo.com/news/local/cape-air-terminates-contract-with-city-of-kirksville-intends-to-renegotiate Giving 90 day notice to Kirksville. They don't really want to leave but want more money, which m...
Jump to postSouthern Airways Express has submitted proposals for 3 of the Arkansas Cities for EAS. Hot Springs: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1997-2935-0435 El Dorado/Camden: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1997-2935-0434 Harrison: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1997-29...
Jump to postDOT has selected Southern Airways Express for PUB-Pueblo, Colorado. Service on Southern is expected to begin by January 15th, 2023. PUB originally declined due to the Single Engine Proposals. Southern's Proposal will use King Air 200, Two Engine to satisfy PUB's Requirement. DOT Source: https://www....
Jump to postatrude777 wrote:charter flights for intrastate.
Why has nobody in this thread managed to spell CommutAir correctly yet? (: It is spelled CommuteAir, but I did space the two words accidentally. CommuteAir is correct. Intrastate charters? That kind of limits possibilities.... Unless the op meant interstate. I did mean Interstate. I even checked th...
Jump to postGood Afternoon All- I had to figure out the title and I hope this is the most accurate. CommuetAir LLC has filed for Charter Services, 49 USC. In the filing, they request the ability to operate charter flights for intrastate. Additionally, while not a surprise to most, it mentions adding the E175 to...
Jump to post1x daily to DFW + 5x weekly to BNA In several AEAS markets they serve (CEC and TUP spring to mind), they routinely add unsubsidised flights when demand warrants. It'll be interesting to see if they do the same here. Considering that TBN was EAS, how did Contour get away with flying DFW and BNA when...
Jump to postSo Ft Leonard Wood looses its ORD flight for one that flies to DFW. Trying to find a schedule, how many flights are there between DFW and Ft. Leonard Wood? 1x daily to DFW + 5x weekly to BNA In several AEAS markets they serve (CEC and TUP spring to mind), they routinely add unsubsidised flights whe...
Jump to postInteresting observation today at KPAH. Contour has been selected to continue EAS service to Charlotte after SkyWest pulled out. Now, SkyWest has added a 1-stop Chicago/Paducah flight through Decatur. Hopefully SkyWest will continue service to Paducah even if it isn’t under an EAS contract. This was...
Jump to postDOT has selected Southern Express for Quincy, Illinois with routes to both STL and ORD beginning December 1, 2022 Source: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-14492-0121 Regarding Burlington, Iowa, both Southern and Cape Air (a rebid) put in proposals for Burlington, Iowa. Both offer 24...
Jump to postWhat I got was: LAX and LHR are involved Sweden is involved Chicago is involved EWR-AGP is one of the routes The Bear indicates SFO probably is involved I dont see anything in the video that would make me think IAH or DEN are involved. During the LHR/LAX video, it was loaded in 23DEF... Chicago was...
Jump to postWhat I got was: LAX and LHR are involved Sweden is involved Chicago is involved EWR-AGP is one of the routes The Bear indicates SFO probably is involved I dont see anything in the video that would make me think IAH or DEN are involved. During the LHR/LAX video, it was loaded in 23DEF... Chicago was...
Jump to postEWR-BCN? This route is not new. Is the picture public? I would say public, haven't checked, but its on Flying Together and: BCN is shown looks like PRG BigBen is shown, so that is interesting. Looks like FLR Working on the others. BCN will be from ORD. PRG and FLR from EWR. Could Big Ben represent ...
Jump to postHave there been any updates regarding Scottsbluff? Is there a link to the docket to easily track its progress? Thanks, Ryan DOT just updated this... https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1999-5173-0142 By this Order, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department) is (1) rejecting the...
Jump to postAlaska Airlines has never flown STL-SFO. When Alaska announced and started St. Louis in 2010, it was 1 flight to STL. In 2015, Alaska announced STL-PDX. In 2017, Alaska announced STL-SAN on the E175. By 2017, Alaska was flying 3 flights from STL, 2 to SEA, 1 to PDX, and PDX would have made it the 4t...
Jump to postPosted this on the EAS thread but felt it should be here too... For Southern taking over Muskegon to ORD, United will voluntarily accommodate them at gate F4 (Terminal 2) for aircraft parking, but check-in and baggage will be done at the Common Use Counters at the end of Terminal 3 next to Cape. Wi...
Jump to postFor Southern taking over Muskegon to ORD, United will voluntarily accommodate them at gate F4 (terminal 2) for aircraft parking, but check-in and baggage will be done at the Common Use Counters at the end of Terminal 3 next to Cape. UGE doing the ground service below the wing? At ORD, UGE does not ...
Jump to postAll- With tomorrow becoming October and we will now be seeing the first of many switch overs from SkyWest to other regional I figured I would add the city and transition date IF approved by DOT and they are changing from SkyWest. Alamaosa- ***June 8th (Denver Air Connection) Paducah, Kentucky- ***De...
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