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Contour Airlines was established by its parent company Contour Aviation in 2016. Contour began service on March 22, 2016, completing its inaugural flight from Nashville to Tupelo, Mississippi. On April 1, 2019, Contour retired its Jetstream 31/32 fleet and focused solely on ERJ-135/145 aircraft.
The deal made SkyWest Airlines the only subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. In early 2024, SkyWest, Inc. purchased a 25% ownership stake of Contour Airlines to gain access to its infrastructure, personnel, and operational expertise as it launches its own Part 135 public charter operation, SkyWest Charter.
SkyWest also plans to supply Contour with CRJ200 aircraft and partner with the airline to both recruit young pilots and provide opportunities to pilots who would otherwise need to retire due to age. [20] [21] In March 2024, SkyWest Airlines signed a deal with United Airlines to operate an additional 20 Embraer 175 aircraft for United Express.
Corporate Flight Management, Inc., doing business as Contour Aviation, is a multifaceted aviation services company based in Smyrna, Tennessee, United States.It started operations in 1982 as an on-demand charter service for passengers and freight in the southern United States, as well as a full-service Federal Aviation Administration certificated repair station and a fixed-base operator.
Delta Connection was founded in 1984 [4] as a means of expanding the Delta network to smaller markets via partnerships with regional airlines.. Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) began Delta Connection service on March 1, 1984, from their hub at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and soon had a substantial presence at Delta's hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
The airport covers 393 acres (159 ha) at an elevation of 5,274 feet (1,608 m). It has one asphalt runway: 17/35 is 7,000 by 100 feet (2,134 x 30 m). [1]In the year ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 8,600 aircraft operations, average 24 per day: 76% general aviation, 23% air taxi, and 1% military. 30 aircraft were then based at the airport: 27 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 1 ...
Previous Delta Connection service was operated by regional airline partner SkyWest using CRJ-200 regional jet aircraft. Previous United Express service was operated by SkyWest Airlines via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines and was flown with Canadair CRJ-200s. Both services were replaced by Contour Airlines with service to Phoenix. [15]
SkyWest ended all United Express service into Crescent City in mid-April 2015 because the airport runway could not accommodate its fleet of larger CRJ-200 regional jets. [18] From August 2017, the only remaining passenger airline service, flown by PenAir with Saab 340s via a code sharing agreement with Alaska Airlines , operated nonstop to the ...