Phoenix Air (USA)

Phoenix Air, or Phoenix Air Group, is an airline based in Cartersville, Georgia, USA. It operates charter services and is the world's largest owner-operator of Grumman Gulfstream I aircraft. Its main base is Cartersville Airport.^[1]

Code data

• ICAO Code: PHA (Current) PHC (Not Current)^[1]

Fleet

The Phoenix Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] :

• 4 Bombardier Learjet 35
• 2 Bombardier Learjet 35A
• 7 Bombardier Learjet 36A
• 8 Grumman Gulfstream I
• 3 Gulfstream III
• 1 Gulfstream II
• 1 Gulfstream IIB
• 2 Embraer 120 Brasilia

Accidents and incidents

• On 20 April 1993, Douglas C-47B N8056 was written off in a wheels-up landing at Zephyrhills, Florida following an engine failure while engaged in a parachuting flight based at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport.^[2] An investigation by the NTSB found that the aircraft should have been able to climb on one engine. The pilot's type rating for the DC-3 was suspended following the accident with the requirement that he should pass a Federal Aviation Authority proficiency check before it was restored.^[3]

References

External links

• Phoenix Air