Bering Air
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Bering Air (IATA: 8E, ICAO: BRG, and Callsign: Bering Air) [1] is an airline headquartered in Nome, Alaska. Its hub for domestic scheduled passenger and charter services is Nome Airport, with a secondary hub in Kotzebue.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in September 1979 and started operations on 3 October 1979. It was founded, and is wholly owned, by James Rowe (president and General Manager) and Christine Rowe, to provide quality passenger and cargo services to the people of western Alaska.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Domestic
Bering Air operates services to the following 31 domestic destinations as of 2006: Ambler, Brevig Mission, Buckland, Council, Deering, Elim, Gambell, Golovin, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Kotzebue, Koyuk, Little Diomede, Noatak, Nome, Noorvik, Point Hope, Port Clarence, Savoonga, Selawik, Shaktoolik, Shishmaref, Shungnak, St. Michael, Stebbins, Teller, Tin City, Unalakleet, Wales, and White Mountain.
[edit] International
Bering Air offers charter service from Nome and Anchorage to Anadyr and Provideniya in the Russian Far East.
[edit] Fleet
The Bering Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006:
- 1 CASA C-212-200 Aviocar
- 2 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner [2] (pressurized cabin)
As of 2005:
- 7 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- 1 Raytheon Beech King Air 200 (pressurized cabin)
- 1 Raytheon Beech King Air B200 (pressurized cabin)
- 6 Piper Navajo
- 2 Cessna 207
- 1 R-44 Robinson Helicopter
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
