GeorgiaSkies

GeorgiaSkies was an American commuter airline brand founded by Pacific Air Holdings to operate flights in Georgia after the airline was awarded an Essential Air Service contract to serve Athens and Macon, Georgia. The airline started flights on September 29, 2008 and used the airline identifiers and call signs of its parent company Pacific Wings.[1] The airline was headquartered in Dallas, Texas.[2]

GeorgiaSkies
IATA ICAO Callsign
LW NMI TSUNAMI
Founded2008
Ceased operationsMarch 31, 2013
HubsHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations2
Parent companyPacific Air Holdings
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, United States
Key peopleGreg Kahlstorf (CEO)
Gabriel Kimbrell (President)
Websitehttp://www.flygeorgiaskies.com
GeorgiaSkies Cessna 208B N304PW

Cessation of service

GeorgiaSkies reportedly no longer flies between Macon and Atlanta,[3] although GeorgiaSkies has a press release stating that "GeorgiaSkies has been ordered to continue serving the City until a replacement carrier can be found."[4]

Former Destinations

GeorgiaSkies' system map showed the airline serving the Atlanta and Macon destinations.[5] However, GeorgiaSkies has reportedly stopped flying between those two destinations.[3] The airline ceased operating in late summer of 2012.

Georgia

Fleet

GeorgiaSkies operated two 9-passenger Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft.

See also

References
  1. Yamanouchi, Kelly (2008-09-25). "New airline to offer Atlanta-Athens flights". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  2. "Contacting Us Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine." GeorgiaSkies. Retrieved on July 4, 2009.
  3. Gaines, Jim (2013-01-31). "GeorgiaSkies stops flying from Macon airport". Macon, GA, USA: Macon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-02-15. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. "MORE TURBULENCE FOR AIRPORT, SUBSIDIZED SERVICE" (PDF). GeorgiaSkies. Mesa, AZ, USA: Pacific Air Holdings L.L.C. 2013-02-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-02-15. External link in |work= (help)
  5. "System Map". GeorgiaSkies. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2012-02-08.


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