Boutique Air (4B, San Francisco) will start operating up to four times daily PC-12 service linking Albuquerque International and Silver City from January 5 after it has been selected to replace Great Lakes Airlines (Cheyenne) at Silver City as the essential air service carrier of choice.

Boutique Air already operates between Dallas/Fort Worth and Clovis Municipal on another EAS contract.

Great Lakes will terminate its twice daily Beech 1900D service from Silver City to Phoenix Sky Harbor on January 4.