BIG SKY AIRLINES

'Big Sky Airlines' is an American commercial airline headquartered in Billings, Montana, USA.
Big Sky Airlines is wholly owned by 'Big Sky Transportation Company', a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings.
Big Sky operates scheduled commuter passenger services to 21 cities (an additional 6 are served from service as Delta Connection) and maintains a hub at Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Montana, from which the airline flies more of its non-stop routes than it does from any other airport. The airline is a crucial air link within the state of Montana, serving as the primary (and in some cases, only) commercial air carrier to several small airports in the state.
On December 21, 2006, a press release announced that Big Sky would become a Delta Connection carrier, using eight Beechcraft 1900D turboprops out of Boston's Logan International Airport. ^[1]

Contents

History

Destinations

Big Sky Airlines

Delta Connection

Codeshare Agreements

Fleet

References

External links

History

The airline was established in 1978 and started operations on September 15, 1978. It started to take over Aspen Mountain Air's Essential Air Service routes in October 1998, following Aspen's bankruptcy. Transfer of services was completed in December 1998.
In late 2002 Big Sky Airlines offered service between Idaho Falls, Idaho and Denver, Colorado but canceled it three months afterward, declaring it unprofitable.[1]
In early 2005, Big Sky announced a few changes to its service, planning the termination of service to North Dakota, and replacing its Metro fleet with Beechcraft 1900Ds which will be leased from Mesa Air Group subsidiary Air Midwest.
In July 2006, Big Sky announced that the airline would discontinue service to Great Falls, Montana; Kalispell, Montana; and Spokane, Washington. The airline also announced that one of their Beech 1900D's would be leased to an airline in Florida.
As of September 1, 2006 Big Sky discontinued service to Moses Lake, Washington.
On December 21, 2006, Delta Air Lines announced new services from Boston Logan International Airport to be served by Big Sky. Big Sky will provide the service using Beechcraft 1900, specifically 1900D aircraft.

Destinations

Big Sky Airlines currently flies to 15 destinations throughout the United States (operated as 'Big Sky Airlines'), and 12 destinations throughout the Northeastern United States (operated as 'Delta Connection'); 27 destinations in total.

Big Sky Airlines

United States

Colorado

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★ Denver (Denver International Airport)

=Idaho

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★ Boise (Boise Airport)

=Montana

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★ Billings (Billings Logan International Airport)

★ Bozeman (Gallatin Field Airport)

★ Glasgow (Glasgow Airport)

★ Glendive (Dawson Community Airport)

★ Havre (Havre City-County Airport)

★ Helena (Helena Regional Airport)

★ Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport)

★ Miles City (Miles City Municipal Airport)

★ Missoula (Missoula International Airport)

★ Sidney (Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport)

★ Wolf Point (L. M. Clayton Airport)

=Oregon

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★ Portland (Portland International Airport)

=Wyoming

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★ Sheridan (Sheridan County Airport)

Delta Connection

Canada

New Brunswick

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★ Fredericton (Greater Fredericton Airport)

=Quebec

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★ Quebec City (Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport)

United States

Maine

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★ Bangor (Bangor International Airport)

=Massachusetts

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★ Boston (Boston Logan International Airport)

=New York

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★ Albany (Albany International Airport)

★ Massena (Massena International Airport)

★ Long Island/Islip (Long Island MacArthur Airport)

★ Ogdensburg (Ogdensburg International Airport)

★ Watertown (Watertown International Airport)

=New Jersey

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★ Trenton (Trenton-Mercer Airport)

=Pennsylvania

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★ Allentown/Bethlehem (Lehigh Valley International Airport)

=Vermont

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★ Burlington (Burlington International Airport)

Codeshare Agreements

Big Sky has codeshare agreements with the following airlines, the airline place their airline code on Big Sky flights and not vice versa. ^[2]

★ Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air

★ Northwest Airlines

★ US Airways

Fleet

As of September 2007, Big Sky Airlines has 11 aircraft in its fleet consisting of: ^[3]

'Big Sky Airlines Fleet'

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Economy)	Routes	Notes
Beechcraft 1900D	11	19	All	Four aircraft are set aside for use as Delta Connection

References

1. Delta to Connect Northeast Business Centers with Significant Boston Expansion
2. http://www.bigskyair.com/index.php
3. Big Sky Airlines Fleet

External links

★ Big Sky Airlines