ViaAir

ViaAir
IATA ICAO Callsign
VC SRY STINGRAY
Founded 2014
Operating bases
Fleet size 11
Destinations
Company slogan Above and Beyond
Headquarters Maitland, Florida
Key people
  • Irit Vizer (President & COO)
  • Keri Harris (Executive Vice President of Operations)
  • Mitch Pizik (Executive Vice President of B2B Sales)
Website www.flyviaair.com

ViaAir is an airline that offers scheduled Essential Air Service from Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beckley, West Virginia, Parkersburg/Marietta in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Lewisburg (WV) in Greenbrier County, West Virginia near Lewisburg, West Virginia and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and Clarksburg in Clarksburg, West Virginia near Fairmont, West Virginia to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] ViaAir also offers Essential Air Service to Clarksburg from Baltimore.

History

ViaAir's flight service is operated by Charter Air Transport d.b.a. Via Airlines. The Charter Air Transport fleet has been in service since 1997 operating public and private charter flights for corporations, sports teams, casinos, and air travel functions before expanding to scheduled flight service with ViaAir.[2]

ViaAir began their EAS scheduled flights in December 2014, with the inaugural flight taking place on December 3. Prior to ViaAir taking over the route, it was flown by United Express.[3]

The same day as the inaugural Beckley flight, ViaAir announced it would be operating seasonal unsubsidized nonstop service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine, Florida, with its inaugural flight taking place on December 19, 2014.[4]

After a seasonal trial, an agreement was reached to continue service to St. Augustine from Charlotte and Beckley.[5] In early November 2015, ViaAir announced they would extend their St. Augustine service into 2016.[6]

ViaAir, with flights operated by the Charter Air Transport fleet, offers additional air travel options with its AirCruise and Air Tours products. ViaAir's Mauiva products began in 2009 with its Air Tours, and introduced AirCruise in 2011.[7] AirCruise introduced a concept similar to naval cruises, but that transports passengers by plane instead of by boat.[8] While naval cruising is limited to ports, AirCruise is able to reach landlocked destinations.

On September 1, 2016 it was announced that ViaAir and similar carrier Elite Air had been merged under a single holding company known as AirX America, an affiliate of Air X Aviation. In the announcement they stated that they intend to add larger mainline and potentially widebody jet aircraft onto the ViaAir certificate as well as expand the EMB-145 fleet.[9]

Destinations

State City Airport served Notes
Colorado Denver Denver International Airport Branson Service [10]
Colorado Hayden Yampa Valley Airport Seasonal service (begins December 13, 2017)[11]
Florida St. Augustine Northeast Florida Regional Airport Seasonal Service
Florida Orlando/Sanford Orlando Sanford International Airport [12]
Illinois Chicago Midway International Airport Branson Service [13]
Missouri Branson Branson Airport Branson Service [14]
Missouri Kansas City Kansas City International Airport Seasonal service (begins December 13, 2017)[15]
North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte Douglas International Airport Hub
Texas Austin Austin International Airport Branson Service,[16] Seasonal service[17]
Texas Dallas/Ft. Worth Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Branson Service[18]
Texas Houston William P. Hobby Airport Branson Service[19]
Virginia Staunton Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport EAS Service to CLT [20]
West Virginia Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport EAS Service to CLT
West Virginia Lewisburg Greenbrier Valley Airport EAS Service to CLT
West Virginia/Ohio Parkersburg/Marietta, Ohio Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport EAS Service to CLT

Former destinations

State City Airport served Notes
Maryland Baltimore Baltimore–Washington International Airport [21][22]
New York Farmingdale Republic Airport Seasonal Service
New York Niagara Falls Niagara Falls International Airport Seasonal Service
South Carolina Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach International Airport Seasonal Service
West Virginia Clarksburg North Central West Virginia Airport EAS Service to BWI[21][22]

Fleet

All aircraft used for ViaAir flights are operated by their subsidiary, Charter Air Transport d.b.a Via Airlines.

ViaAir's EMB-120 Brasilias
Charter Air Transport Fleet:
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Notes
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 4 0
Embraer ERJ 145EP/LR 6 0
Cessna Citation 560XL 1 0

References

  1. ↑ https://cms.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Subsidized%20EAS%20report%20for%20non-Alaska%20communities-Nov%202016.pdf
  2. ↑ "Private Air Charter Company | Charter Air Transport". www.charterairtransport.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  3. ↑ Pritt, Pamela. "ViaAir takes off from Raleigh Memorial (W/ VIDEO)". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. ↑ "First ViaAir flight lands in St. Augustine". StAugustine.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  5. ↑ "ViaAir says it will continue its service between St. Augustine and Charlotte through 2015". StAugustine.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. ↑ "ViaAir Extends Flight Service to/from St. Augustine, FL into 2016".
  7. ↑ "ViaAir Tours | A Flight Above the Rest". www.mauivaairtours.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  8. ↑ "ViaAircruise". ViaAircruise. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  9. ↑ Air X Aviation launches strategic operations in USA and introduces to aviation industry Chris Chapman and Carol Norman as brand ambassadors, Charter Broker, September 2, 2016, Retrieved 2016-09-10
  10. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271380/viaair-schedules-may-2017-branson-debut/
  11. ↑ Davis, Mark. KCI to gain ViaAir flights to Steamboat Springs, Colo., this winter, Kansas City Star, July 26, 2017, Retrieved 2017-08-03
  12. ↑ http://blog.flyviaair.com/viaair-announces-new-flight-service-and-special-99-introductory-fares/
  13. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271380/viaair-schedules-may-2017-branson-debut/
  14. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271380/viaair-schedules-may-2017-branson-debut/
  15. ↑ Davis, Mark. KCI to gain ViaAir flights to Steamboat Springs, Colo., this winter, Kansas City Star, July 26, 2017, Retrieved 2017-08-03
  16. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271380/viaair-schedules-may-2017-branson-debut/
  17. ↑ "New Nonstop". Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  18. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271380/viaair-schedules-may-2017-branson-debut/
  19. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271380/viaair-schedules-may-2017-branson-debut/
  20. ↑ https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=DOT-OST-2002-11378-0098&attachmentNumber=1&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf
  21. 1 2 Swiger, Darlene J. Via Air to begin flying to Baltimore and Charlotte from NCWV Airport on Oct. 1, The Exponent Telegraph, September 16, 2016, Retrieved 2017-08-03
  22. 1 2 Young, Charles. Official: May 7 last day for Via Air service at North Central West Virginia Airport, The Exponent Telegraph, April 19, 2017, Retrieved 2017-08-03
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