Ravn Alaska restarts operations under new owners

US's New Pacific Airlines expands route network

New Pacific Airlines (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) is expanding its network with new routes between Ontario International, California, and the leisure/entertainment destinations of Reno/Tahoe, Nevada, and Nashville International, Tennessee, commencing on November 16, 2023.

Chief Executive Officer Rob McKinney has labelled the route growth a significant step forward for the airline, which rebranded from Northern Pacific Airways earlier this month in response to pending trademark litigation. The airline has faced numerous challenges since its beginning, including setbacks caused by Covid-19 and the Ukraine war, which led to restrictions on long-distance flights. Initially, it aimed to establish Anchorage Ted Stevens, Alaska, as a connecting hub between the US and Asia.

The addition of Reno, a popular winter sports destination, and Nashville, known for its American Country music scene, follow the airline's existing service to the entertainment city of Las Vegas Harry Reid, Nevada.

According to the ch-aviation schedules module, New Pacific Airlines will start serving Reno on November 16, gradually increasing services on the route to four...

US's Northern Pacific Airways reveals next-gen fleet plans

DOT revokes authority of five dormant US carriers

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has revoked the certificate authority of five dormant carriers - Island Air, Trans States Airlines, Island Airlines, Compass Airlines, and PenAir - citing among other reasons, the voluntary surrendering of their respective licences as well as dormancy.

• Island Air (Hawaii) (Honolulu): suspended all operations on November 11, 2017, unable to reach an agreement with lessor Elix Aviation Capital over overdue payments for the lease of its three DHC-8-Q400s. The carrier was already in Chapter 11 restructuring but subsequently converted to Chapter 7 liquidation.

• Trans States Airlines (St. Louis Lambert International): shut down in April 2020 after United Airlines decided to move all the E145s Trans States operated on its behalf, to ExpressJet Airlines. Trans States Airlines did not have any other customers.

• Island Airlines (Nantucket): a carrier, not related to Island Air (Hawaii), which suspended Cessna (single turboprop) C208 and Cessna (twin turboprop) C404 operations in...

Ravn Alaska adds first Dash 8-300

Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) has taken delivery of its first DHC-8-300, N151RA (msn 395), as it grows its fleet under new owners, FLOAT Shuttle (Burbank).

The 26.5-year-old De Havilland Aircraft of Canada turboprop was ferried from North Bay via Saskatoon to Anchorage Ted Stevens on July 3, 2021, still under the code of its previous operator Voyageur Airways (VAL, North Bay) but already registered in the United States and in Ravn Alaska's livery. The aircraft has remained parked at the Alaskan hub since then, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. The carrier, formerly known as Corvus Airlines as a member of defunct RavnAir Group, has yet to file schedules for the type.

Ravn Alaska currently operates ten DHC-8-100s, including seven owned units and three leased from Avmax Aircraft Leasing, on a network of scheduled flights in Alaska. FLOAT Alaska, the SPV that owns Ravn on behalf of FLOAT, also owns a single S340B, N364PX (msn 340B-262). The aircraft formerly...