Alpine Air Express
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| Alpine Air Express | ||
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| IATA 5A |
ICAO AIP |
Callsign ALPINE AIR |
| Founded | 1974 | |
| Hubs | Provo Municipal Airport | |
| Fleet size | 26 | |
| Destinations | 15 | |
| Headquarters | Provo, Utah USA | |
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| Website: http://www.alpine-air.com | ||
Alpine Air Express is an American airline based in Provo, Utah, USA. It operates scheduled air cargo services on over 15 routes throughout Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington and Hawaii. Its main base is Provo Municipal Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1972. In October 2004 Universal Express acquired the majority stake (80%) in Alpine Air Express, the other 20% being publicly held. It originally operated scheduled passenger and cargo services, aircraft maintenance and a flight school, but now concentrates on cargo services. It also wholly owns Alpine Air Express Chile and has 108 employees.[1]
[edit] Destinations
Alpine Air Express operates freight services to the following domestic destinations (at December 2006):[citation needed]Billings, Bismarck, Butte, Grand Forks, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Hilo, Honolulu, Hoolehua, Kahului, Kalaupapa, Kalispell, Kamuela, Lihue, Kennewick, Kona, Lanai City, Missoula, Pierre, Rapid City,Seattle, Sioux Falls, Walla Walla, and Wolf Point.
[edit] Fleet
The Alpine Air Express fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007):[1]
- 12 Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner
- 1 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
- 3 Raytheon Beech 99
- 4 Raytheon Beech 99A
- 1 Raytheon Beech B99 Executive
- 5 Raytheon Beech C99
[edit] Incidents
January 2008-- An alpine air Raytheon Beech 99 crashed into the Pacific Ocean on a cargo flight between Honolulu Intl Airport and Lihue Intl in Hawaii. This crash claimed only one life, the pilot of the aircraft.
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