AirDialog (HPN, Albuquerque International) launched cargo operations on behalf of FedEx Express (FX, Memphis International) using a single Cessna (single turboprop) C208B under a CMI contract with the forwarder on June 7, 2022.
Currently, the company operates N828FE (msn 208B0122) exclusively between Albuquerque International and Gallup, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. The aircraft is owned by FedEx.
The company has been active since 2004 but has thus far operated as a Part 135 passenger charter specialist doing business as Linear Air (Bedford, MA). It added the C208 to its air operator's certificate earlier in 2022, ahead of its planned expansion into the cargo segment and concurrently with the carrier's relocation from Bedford, Massachusetts, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. AirDialog is the first new Part 135 operator flying for FedEx in 20 years.
AirDialog was spun off from Linear Air in January 2020. Following this change, Linear Air continues to operate as a virtual charter broker. Hopscotch Air (O2, Farmingdale) is an affiliate company with shared ownership. It currently operates membership-based air taxi flights using a fleet of Cirrus SR20/22s and also has plans to expand into the scheduled commuter market going forward.
