18.02.2021 - 18:07 UTC
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) is opposing plans by resurgent carrier Via Airlines, Inc. to resume commuter air services between Dutch Harbor/Unalaska and Anchorage, arguing the carrier has neglected to furnish full fleet details, expense data, and operational plans, according to a regulatory notice to the US Department of Transportation (DOT).
Ravn Alaska has asked the DOT to dismiss “as materially insufficient” Via’s notice and exemption application for the resumption of services; or alternatively, that response deadlines be tolled until Via files a “complete and compliant” notice.
Via, in October last year, filed an application with the DOT to resume commuter air services using a single E145. This comes after Via Airlines (VC, Orlando Int'l) went bust in 2019, where-after it was bought by Wexford Capital, through the Connecticut investment firm's subsidiary Via Acquisitions LLC, amid plans to relaunch as Sterling Airways (Jacksonville Craig, FL).
In July last year, Kalinin Holdings, Inc. t/a Alaska Seaplanes (J5, Juneau Int'l), a commuter airline in Southeast...
17.12.2020 - 01:07 UTC
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) restarted scheduled services in Alaska on November 30, 2020, nearly seven months after its predecessor RavnAir Group stopped all operations before its subsequent bankruptcy.
Now owned by FLOAT, the carrier has been rebranded from Corvus Airlines but continues to operate using its old Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). It restarted operations in early November, half a year after the total grounding on April 2, 2020. However, due to the regulator proceedings, Ravn Alaska was only able to initially operate ad-hoc charter flights and then public charters as of November 13.
Following the restart of scheduled operations on November 30, the carrier's current network comprises services from Anchorage Ted Stevens to:
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20.11.2020 - 10:51 UTC
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) launched scheduled charter flights on November 13, 2020, as it continues with efforts to secure the necessary certification needed to launch scheduled flights in the near future.
The airline said on its website that it will operate public charters from Anchorage Ted Stevens through the end of 2020, connecting the Alaskan gateway with Dutch Harbor (4x weekly), Homer (4x weekly), Kenai (4x weekly), Sand Point (2x weekly), and Valdez (4x weekly).
Ravn Alaska, which also offers private charters, said it is "in the final stages of receiving its scheduled route authority from the US Department of Transportation". It has yet to announce its scheduled network. `1
The carrier, which was rebranded from Corvus Airlines following the bankruptcy of former owner, RavnAir Group, and the acquisition by FLOAT, currently operates nine Dash 8-100s. Six of the aircraft are owned by FLOAT and the remaining three are dry-leased from Avmax Aircraft Leasing.
02.11.2020 - 18:41 UTC
Texas-based engine maintenance provider and aviation investment fund Monocoque Diversified Interests LLC (MDI) has completed the acquisition of two Part 135 carriers formerly owned by bankrupt RavnAir Group, namely Hageland Aviation Services (H6, Saint Mary's) and Frontier Flying Service (FTA, Fairbanks Int'l).
Judge Brendan L. Shannon of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the transaction on September 29, 2020. For a total consideration of USD1.8 million, MDI, through its subsidiary Rambler Air, has bought the full capital stock of both airlines, their certificates, eight Piper (twin piston) PA-31s with engines and propellers, as well as an extensive pool of spare parts.
MDI has not assumed any of Hageland Aviation Services or Frontier Flying Services' liabilities which arose before the transaction. It is also not a legal successor to the two airlines for the purposes of their contractual commitments. The court explicitly underlined that no contract with Alaska Air Group, including Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, is subject to the acquisition.
The only exception is...
