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Wings of Alaska was an American scheduled and charter airline company based in Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Wings of Alaska

IATA ICAO Callsign K5 SQH SASQUACH
Founded	1982
Ceased operations	March 13, 2017
Hubs	Juneau International Airport
Focus cities	Skagway, Haines, Gustavus (Glacier Bay), Hoonah (Icy Straight), Juneau
Fleet size	2
Destinations	5
Parent company	Glacial Aviation
Headquarters	Juneau, Alaska, USA
Key people	Aldwin Harder-Managing Partner
Website	www.wingsofalaska.com

History

Wings of Alaska was set up in 1982 to provide scheduled, chartered and freight flights services to many of the communities across Southeast, Alaska. Wings of Alaska was one of seven airlines in Alaska with the Medallion Foundation Shield, which has strict safety and operational guidelines that exceed the Federal Aviation Regulations. Wings was the only scheduled land-based airline in Southeast Alaska to have earned this Shield.[2] Wings' fleet was equipped with state-of-the-art Chelton Flight Systems Capstone Program, offering "Highway In The Sky" technology.

In 2008, Wings of Alaska was acquired by SeaPort Airlines. Following the acquisition, its headquarters were moved to Portland, Oregon. The combined airline maintained a single FAA operating certificate to operate single scheduled and non-scheduled flights in the Lower 48 market.

In 2015 Wings of Alaska was acquired from Seaport Airlines, by a locally owned Alaska business partnership, Fjord Flying Services, but continued to operate under the Wings of Alaska name. The company said it planned to focus on the locals and connections within the state itself, rather than connections to the continental U.S.[3]

In March 2017, Wings of Alaska announced that it was going out of business, ceasing operations immediately.[4]

Destinations

Wings of Alaska operated scheduled flights to the following locations in Alaska:

City	ICAO	Airport
Juneau	JNU	Juneau International Airport
Gustavus	GST	Gustavus Airport
Haines	HNS	Haines Airport
Hoonah	HNH	Hoonah Airport
Skagway	SGY	Skagway Airport

Former scheduled destinations:[5]

City	ICAO	Airport
Excursion Inlet	EXI	Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base

They also have charter service throughout Alaska.

Fleet

A list of aircraft used by Wings of Alaska:[6]

Aircraft	In service	Passengers
Cessna 207	1	5
Cessna U206	1	5

Incidents

Wings of Alaska Flight 202, a Cessna 207 carrying one pilot and four passengers, crashed into a mountain between Juneau and Hoonah on July 17, 2015, killing the pilot. All four passengers survived. The National Transportation Safety Board investigated the crash and determined the cause was pilot error due to unfavorable weather conditions.[7] Mechanical failure was not a factor in the crash.

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Wings of Alaska

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[ru] Wings of Alaska

Wings of Alaska — американская авиакомпания местного значения со штаб-квартирой в городе Джуно (Аляска, США), выполняющая регулярные пассажирские и чартерные перевозки между небольшими аэропортами штата Аляска[1].

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