Westward Airways (Nebraska)

Westward Airways (IATA: CN, ICAO: WWD, Call sign: Westward) was an airline based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA. It was a regional airline operating scheduled services in Nebraska and New Mexico.[1] Westward Airways ceased flight operations on July 25, 2005.[2]

History

The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on June 1, 2004.[1] In early July 2005 Westward Airways halted services to Alamogordo and three other New Mexico cities, saying it couldn't continue to sustain losses caused by low passenger numbers and insufficient subsidies. Later in July operations were stopped altogether.[3]

Services

As of January 2005 Westward Airways operated services to the following scheduled domestic destinations: Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Lincoln, North Platte, Omaha, Scottsbluff, Kearney, and Taos.

Fleet

As of January 2005 the Westward Airways fleet included 3 Pilatus PC-12s.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flight International April 12–18, 2005
  2. ↑ US Department of Transportation retrieved November 27, 2006
  3. ↑ Lampe, Nelson (July 27, 2007). "Westward Airways out of business in New Mexico, Nebraska". Lincoln Journal Star. Associated Press. Retrieved December 23, 2007.