Contour Airlines

Contour Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
LF VTE VOLUNTEER
Founded 1982
Destinations 6[1]
10 (including Public Charters Inc. flights)
Headquarters Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
Key people Matt Chaifetz, CEO
Lee Harris, EVP of Flight Operations[2]
Website http://www.contourairlines.com/

Contour Airlines is a regional airline based in Smyrna, Tennessee, USA[3]. 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 fixed-base operation and Federal Aviation Administration certificated repair station. Its main base is Smyrna Airport.[4] Contour Airlines shares management and ownership with Contour Aviation, which provides charter (Part 135), aircraft management, sales, government services, and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.

History

Contour Airlines, then known as Corporate Flight Management (CFM), operated scheduled flights from Branson, Missouri to a number of destinations starting in 2011 under the Branson Air Express brand. Service ended in 2012, but flights to Chicago and Austin started in 2014 as Buzz Airways, using BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft.[5] Service from Branson ended in November 2016.[6]

CFM began service from Pikeville, Kentucky to Nashville on October 27, 2014 under the Appalachian Air brand.[7] This service ended in July 2015.[8][9]

Contour Airlines commenced flights between Bowling Green, Kentucky and Atlanta, and seasonal service to Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, utilizing Jetstream 41 turboprop aircraft, in the summer of 2016.[10][11] Flights from Bowling Green to Atlanta were discontinued in January 2017 due to insufficient demand, but seasonal service to Destin-Fort Walton Beach continues.[12]

Destinations

Contour Airlines operates Essential Air Service (including Alternate Essential Air Service) flights serving:

Countour is also beginning routes between Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport beginning October 16th, 2018.

Under the Texas Sky brand, Contour Airlines serves:[16]

Under the Regional Sky brand, Contour Airlines serves:[17]

Regional Sky and Texas Sky flights are operated on behalf of Public Charters, Inc.[18]

Fleet

Contour Airlines Current Fleet[19]
Aircraft Passengers
Embraer ERJ-135 30
BAe Jetstream 31/32 9

References

  1. ↑ "ContourAirlines". www.contourairlines.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  2. ↑ "About Corporate Flight Management - CFM". Contour Aviation. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. ↑ "ContourAirlines". www.contourairlines.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 69.
  5. ↑ "Branson Airport's 2015 service begins to take shape". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  6. ↑ "Missouri's new Branson Airport struggling to keep fliers". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  7. ↑ Appalachian Air Announces Ticket Sales, Appalachian Air, October 6, 2014, Retrieved 2014-10-09
  8. ↑ "Appalachian Air shuts up shop; blames Obama". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  9. ↑ Press, WSAZ News Staff, The Associated. "UPDATE: Appalachian Air Grounding Pikeville Air Service". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  10. ↑ Staff, WBKO News. "Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport announces flights to Atlanta, Destin". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  11. ↑ Gossum, Michael. "Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport announces ticket fares". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  12. ↑ Gossum, Michael. "Bowling Green airport cancels Atlanta flights; Destin service continues". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  13. ↑ "In April, Crescent City Airport Will Begin Offering Jet Service Between There and Oakland". Redheaded Blackbelt. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  14. 1 2 "Here's everything you need to know about new flights from Macon to Washington, D.C." macon. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  15. 1 2 "Video: Tupelo To Have Air Service Starting April 5th - WCBI TV | Your News Leader". WCBI TV | Your News Leader. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  16. ↑ "Another direction: Contour, airport looking at Alternate EAS program - In the News - News - Senator Thad Cochran". www.cochran.senate.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  17. ↑ "Non Stop Service to Pittsburgh (PIT) Announced – Regional Sky". www.regionalsky.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  18. ↑ Network, David Geoffrey Yelen-Electronic Information. "Public Charters, Inc. On-Line Reservation System". res.publiccharters.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  19. ↑ "ContourAirlines". contourairlines.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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