Contour CEO was in CGI today, as well. I saw that! I was tracking his flight too. Was surprised to see he didn't fly a Contour Jet and took a Private Jet. Do we know why though? I thought Contour already presented, that's why CGI had decided back in June 6th. Unless he was told the Board would sele...
Jump to postUPDATE *Cape Girardeau, Missouri (CGI) City Council for Cape Girardeau is in agreement with the Cape Girardeau Airport Board and selected Contour Airlines to Nashville, TN (BNA). Source: https://www.kfvs12.com/2022/06/20/city-cape-girardeau-chooses-contour-airlines-regional-airport-carrier/ CAPE GI...
Jump to postUPDATE *Cape Girardeau, Missouri (CGI) June 17th-- Cape Girardeau Airport, after hearing a 45 Minute SkyWest proposal, still went ahead and voted for Contour Airlines. They will pass over to CGI Council for final vote on Monday. https://www.semissourian.com/story/2954292.html Cape Girardeau Airport...
Jump to post***UPDATE*** • Jamestown, North Dakota Submitted Bids: Southern Airways | Boutique Air Action: Asking DOT to decline both Proposals Update: June 18th | Jamestown (JMS) and SkyWest has reached an agreement to provide two daily non stop flights to Denver beginning July 12th. Source: https://www.james...
Jump to postGood! Although I know the news isn't going to fill you with joy. ;) OO have had 2 weeks to come up with something concrete and it's still just hot air. "Belmont, at numerous points in the meeting, said he would like to get into more specifics about the carrier's proposal next week". They ...
Jump to postUPDATE *Cape Girardeau, Missouri (CGI) June 17th-- Cape Girardeau Airport, after hearing a 45 Minute SkyWest proposal, still went ahead and voted for Contour Airlines. They will pass over to CGI Council for final vote on Monday. https://www.semissourian.com/story/2954292.html Cape Girardeau Airport...
Jump to post***UPDATE*** • Houghton, Michigan Submitted Bids: Boutique Air Action: Declined Boutique Air, will be sticking with SkyWest and attempting to enforce the Contract. June 16th Update: Houghton Board officially rejects SkyWest's request to drop service to One Daily. Will be enforcing the contract to s...
Jump to postThat is also at least a 15 hour duty day requiring two crews a day to cover, which is not going to happen in the current environment. However that's exactly what Contour is proposing, 2 Departures, 12 weekly...see my "fake schedule" above...6am Departure to CLT, and 12pm Departure to DFW....
Jump to postI'm a bit surprised they don't push for DFW with Contour, for something similar to the service pattern at GLH. BNA has a decent coverage of most cities on the East Coast with AA and friends. DFW would give them better coverage of the Midwest and West Coast. CLT covers a lot of the same ground compa...
Jump to postOh absolutely, that's what I meant. DFW instead of CLT as a second hub link. I don't think BNA will go away. Reading the article linked to upthread, the business community seems on board with that. Well more flights means more costs, so you propose what you think you can get away with on the subsid...
Jump to postI'd just do 2x to DFW and not worry about CLT. 2nd flight as a backup incase the one a day get canceled. In this setup if you don't get back to CLT by 920 am you can't connect home on that flight and then you are stuck until the next day. I never understood the split airports if it means you aren't...
Jump to post• Cape Girardeau, Missouri Submitted Bids: Southern Airways | Boutique Air | Contour Airlines [b] June 15th: Action Update [/b] Source: https://www.semissourian.com/story/2953825.html Amos added there had been "surface level" conversations with Contour about adding Charlotte, North Caroli...
Jump to postAll-Thanks to everyone who commented or added Updates. I am compiling them all together into one page to piggy back off the list I created... UPDATE: • Sioux City, Iowa Submitted Bids: Boutique Air Action: Board Filed to Extend Deadline to June 24th. Board also filed to REJECT Boutique Air and keep ...
Jump to postAny idea on why doing so would force SkyWest to lose the UA Codeshare/Branding? Scope? Part 135 Ops.... Alex Public charter. Would this be why that Contour can’t establish a full codeshare with American? As they are considered a public charter? I assume then SkyWest as a Part 135 would just keep th...
Jump to posthttps://www.cityofcapegirardeau.org/news/whats_new/mayor_kinder_on_air_service_decisions The Mayor of Cape Girardeau posted a Blog/Opinion piece to explain their process for why they originally chose Contour, and not SkyWest. The article mentions that SkyWest did not do an RFP, and they also, like m...
Jump to postUnited has posted a schedule change for a few of the EAS Cities begining July 12th... Cape Girardeau (CGI) has one non stop ORD-CGI, and two, 1 stop overs through DEC and PAH. Paducah (PAH) gets their non stop flights back. Decatur (DEC) retains their non stops. Fort Leonard Wood (TBN) gets a mornin...
Jump to postUPDATES • Jamestown, North Dakota Submitted Bids: Southern Airways | Boutique Air Action: Asking DOT to decline both Proposals ***Update: JMS has filed with DOT and approved to extend comments to June 30th Source: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1997-2785-0241 • Clarksburg, West Virgin...
Jump to postUPDATE: • Paducah, Kentucky Submitted Bids: Southern Airways | Boutique Air | Contour Airlines Action: None Taken Yet (Meeting with Contour this week, continued negotiations with SkyWest) ***PAH filed with DOT to ask for extension of time for Comments. DOT Responded and allowed it. Comments and Sel...
Jump to postFolks- I tried my best with what I could find on google and the DOT/Regulation Website. If I made a mistake PLEASE correct me and just copy the section and add the correct one. I will try to update as news come in for the next week. • Scottsbluff, Nebraska Submitted Bids: Southern Airways | Boutiqu...
Jump to postFlyingElvii wrote:IiRC, you have left out Hattiesburg and Meridian?
Folks- I tried my best with what I could find on google and the DOT/Regulation Website. If I made a mistake PLEASE correct me and just copy the section and add the correct one. I will try to update as news come in for the next week. These were ONLY for the 29 Cities, NOT including the two Airports i...
Jump to postJshank83 wrote:
Is anyone keeping any kind of updated chart where all the airports stand?
https://nptelegraph.com/news/north-platte-airport-authority-board-rejects-eas-bids/article_a932131a-e6e0-11ec-b214-c3f19a18e8af.html North Platte has rejected all the bids. SkyWest will continue to fly, and increase their flights back to 2 Daily in July. North Platte’s federally subsidized passenger...
Jump to postMKG-Muskegon, MI selects Southern Airways Express to Chicago. DOT-OST-2009-0301-0054 The County of Muskegon supports the Southern Airways Express proposal to provide commercial air service from Muskegon County Airport to Chicago O’Hare International Airport under a new four (4) year Essential Air Se...
Jump to postThe other problem is they have no other options whereas the regionals like skywest or mainline operators have many more options to redirect through another city or whatever if things go wrong Every city in the Midwest wants flights to Chicago, for obvious reasons. It is a huge O/D market, especiall...
Jump to posthttps://www.kfvs12.com/2022/06/07/cape-city-council-puts-airport-board-recommendation-holding-pattern/ CGI-Cape Girardeau has now put on hold the recommendation for Contour. According to the article, the reason for the delay is SkyWest emailed CGI, with intention to withdraw the termination request ...
Jump to postMost people I know that live in smaller cities and rural areas in MO/IL just drive to STL/SGF/SPI and fly because they don't want to deal with all that. Even people who live right by UIN say they drive to STL. One lady going on a business trip from Chicago to the UIN area took a flight from ORD-STL...
Jump to posthttps://www.kfvs12.com/2022/06/03/board-recommends-new-airline-service-cape-girardeau-county-regional-airport/ Cape Girardeau recommending to go with Contour Airlines to replace SkyWest. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The City of Cape Girardeau Airport Advisory Board announced their recommendation fo...
Jump to posthttps://www.kfvs12.com/2022/06/03/board-recommends-new-airline-service-cape-girardeau-county-regional-airport/ Cape Girardeau recommending to go with Contour Airlines to replace SkyWest. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The City of Cape Girardeau Airport Advisory Board announced their recommendation fo...
Jump to posthttps://www.kfvs12.com/2022/06/03/board-recommends-new-airline-service-cape-girardeau-county-regional-airport/ Cape Girardeau recommending to go with Contour Airlines to replace SkyWest. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The City of Cape Girardeau Airport Advisory Board announced their recommendation for...
Jump to posthttps://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/barkley-regional-airport-survey-seeps-public-input-on-future-air-services/article_00373efa-e1fb-11ec-9c86-b75b87d84c4e.html Paducah-PAH is asking for community input by putting out a survey. PADUCAH — A new survey is asking people who live in the area served by Barkle...
Jump to postPlattsburgh Officially Filed for AEAS with Contour Airlines https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-14783-0279 The Clinton County Legislature, the elected board in charge of County-owned Plattsburgh International Airport, considered a proposal under the Alternate Essential Air Service (AEA...
Jump to postRegarding the Crews and Hotels and Layovers... If it's anything like United with their 3 weekly flights... Lufthansa will have already flown a crew ahead, either yesterday or today. The LH crew will have flown AC or UA (Star Alliance Connection Obviously) and overnight in STL. That crew, will work ...
Jump to postRegarding the Crews and Hotels and Layovers... If it's anything like United with their 3 weekly flights... Lufthansa will have already flown a crew ahead, either yesterday or today. The LH crew will have flown AC or UA (Star Alliance Connection Obviously) and overnight in STL. That crew, will work t...
Jump to postLincoln Airport-LNK has announced they plan to add LNK-IAH on United. https://www.1011now.com/2022/05/26/lincoln-airport-plans-add-daily-flight-houston/ LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln Airport is adding a flight to and from Houston beginning in September. Rachel Barth, Director of Communications ...
Jump to postAs expected DOT has denied the request by Cape Air to Terminate EAS at Quincy, Illinois (UIN), and Burlington, Iowa (BRL). DOT has agreed to allow proposals. Proposals will be due by July 1st. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-14492-0100 By this Order, the U.S. Department of Transpor...
Jump to postAnd we have our first recommendation! Contour at Fort Leonard Wood. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1996-1167-0166 Good Find! Amazing, the MOST Quiet of them all and first one to recommend! More coming in... Victoria, TX-VCT is declining Southern and Boutique and keeping SkyWest and ag...
Jump to postSounds like some of these airport managers are day-dreaming. It won't be pretty when the bubble bursts. Some hard choices will have to be made. Kearney will be fine either way. Hays, and many smaller markets like it, on the other hand, may have to swallow that pride. Or accept lower frequencies fro...
Jump to postSounds like some of these airport managers are day-dreaming. It won't be pretty when the bubble bursts. Some hard choices will have to be made. Kearney will be fine either way. Hays, and many smaller markets like it, on the other hand, may have to swallow that pride. Or accept lower frequencies fro...
Jump to postKearney's Time to Comment... https://kearneyhub.com/news/local/big-changes-possibly-in-store-if-kearney-lands-a-new-airline/article_57cc1a1c-dc21-11ec-ad48-b7272d2c64fa.html Morgan said Kearney has asked DOT to extend the time to review the proposals beyond June 10. Under its federal contact, SkyWes...
Jump to posthttps://airlinegeeks.com/2022/05/23/the ... s-leaving/
I was going to try and put together a summary but everything kept changing!
This article has a good summary of the cities, the bids, proposals, and a little route map too!
Alex
It's too bad they couldn't do a split/shared bid for some of these cities where OO operates 1x daily, late in/early out, with Southern operating a couple midday turns for added frequency. Paducah, KY-PAH is trying to do this now with SkyWest and Southern... https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/barkley-r...
Jump to postIt's too bad they couldn't do a split/shared bid for some of these cities where OO operates 1x daily, late in/early out, with Southern operating a couple midday turns for added frequency. Paducah, KY-PAH is trying to do this now with SkyWest and Southern... https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/barkley-r...
Jump to post32andBelow wrote:It’s not a q400 bid it’s a dash 8-300 bid which is a type they only have 1 of so they would need to buy more.
As I do more research into Contour, I like their operation... Jet Service especially, TSA Pre Check etc. My only beef is this... I use CGI/PAH and even MWA to fly into my hometown. My hometown is MWA but also smack dab between CGI and PAH. I live in Chicago. I do my best to fly into MWA, but someti...
Jump to postDoes anyone have a list of cities where SkyWest is proposing 7x weekly service to? I have a feeling that's originally what SkyWest needed to happen. That they approached the 29 communities and said "hey we're in a real bind, can we have you drop down to 7 weekly or we will have to pull out&quo...
Jump to postKearney and North Platte will be discussing the proposals Monday, May 23rd. In the article it is mentioned, Kearney and North Platte have to both agree on Ravn's Q400 bid for the proposal to be accepted. Well I guess that's dead then! I can't see how Kearney would go for turboprops when 30/50 seate...
Jump to postScottsbluff-BFF has rejected both Southern Airways and Boutique's Proposal claiming single engine operations. Kearney and North Platte will be discussing the proposals Monday, May 23rd. In the article it is mentioned, Kearney and North Platte have to both agree on Ravn's Q400 bid for the proposal to...
Jump to postAs I do more research into Contour, I like their operation... Jet Service especially, TSA Pre Check etc. My only beef is this... I use CGI/PAH and even MWA to fly into my hometown. My hometown is MWA but also smack dab between CGI and PAH. I live in Chicago. I do my best to fly into MWA, but sometim...
Jump to postArticles coming out now as cities decide whether to... A-Keep SkyWest at the reduced 7 Weekly B-Decline proposals due to not meeting EAS Minimums Jamestown, ND-JMS https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/proposals-to-serve-jamestown-airport-dont-meet-requirements JAMESTOWN – The U.S. Department of Transpo...
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