Ravn Alaska

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Ravn Alaska
Era Aviation plane landing at ANC
IATA code : 7H
ICAO code : ERR
Call sign : ERAH
Founding: 2009
Operation stopped: 2020
Seat: Anchorage , Alaska , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Home airport : Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
IATA prefix code : 808
Management: Bob Hajdukovich ( CEO )
Number of employees: 1300
Fleet size: 74
Aims: regional
Website: www.flyera.com
Ravn Alaska ceased operations in 2020. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Ravn Alaska (formerly Era Alaska ) was an American regional airline based in Anchorage , Alaska .

history

RavnAir Alaska (Corvus Airlines)

Carl Brady began surveying flights with a Bell 47A helicopter for the US Geological Survey in Alaska in 1948 and founded Economy Helicopters , which was later renamed Era Helicopters . The first passenger flights began in May 1983. After a few changes of ownership, the company was now taken over as Era Aviation by the parent company of Hageland Aviation and Frontier Flying Service . On January 1, 2010, Era Aviation merged with Frontier Alaska, Frontier Flying Service and Hageland Aviation Services to form Era Alaska. Era Alaska changed its name to Corvus Airlines in 2014 and flew under the Ravn Alaska brand.

RavnAir Connect (Hageland Aviation Services)

Was founded by Mike Hageland in Mountain Village. Hageland began in 1981 with a Cessna 180 for passenger and cargo transportation to smaller communities in Alaska. In the 1980s, the airline grew rapidly and Hageland Aviation Service operated more than 50 aircraft, Cessna 207 and BE1900C , under the Ravn Connect name.

Frontier Flying Service

Richard McIntyre founded Frontier Flying Service in 1950 as a charter airline, with a focus on Fairbanks and the surrounding area. The company was taken over in 1974 by John Hajdukovich. In 2008 the owners of Frontier Flying Service (John Hajdukovich) and Hageland Aviation (Mike Hageland and Jim Tweto) founded a new parent company, Hoth Inc. Hageland operated 13 BE1900Cs and 8 Piper Chieftains and employed 230 people. In 2009 they took over Arctic Circle Air Service and Era Aviation and adopted that name. Frontier transferred its BE1900C to Hageland Aviation and Era Aviation.

Frontier operated under the Ravn Connect brand.

On April 5, 2020, Ravn Alaska filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to difficulties during the COVID-19 crisis .

On July 9, 2020, Ravn Air Group announced on its website the sale of parts of the company to Float Shuttle , based in Los Angeles . The sale includes the Air Operator Certificate from Ravn Air Alaska (Corvus Airlines) and Pen Air , as well as six de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100s and one Saab 340 .

Destinations

Era Alaska flew to over 100 destinations in Alaska from its base in Anchorage and other hubs.

fleet

As of November 2013, the Era Alaska fleet consists of:

Aircraft type number Seats
Beechcraft 1900C 8 (5 Era Aviation, 3 Hageland Aviation) 9-19
Beechcraft 1900D 3 (3 Era Aviation) 19th
de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 8 (8 Era Aviation) 29-37
Cessna 207 Stationair 20 (20 Hageland Aviation) 6th
Cessna 208 Caravan 20 (20 Hageland Aviation) 0-9
Cessna 180 Skywagon 1 (1 Hageland Aviation) 5
Piper PA-31 Chieftain 8 (8 Hageland Aviation) 8th
Reims-Cessna F406 4 (4 Hageland Aviation) 9
Short 330 Sherpa 2 (2 Arctic Circle Air) Cargo
total 74 -

On July 7, 2020, 15 Cessna's were sold to Grant Aviation , 4 Cessna's to Wright Air Services , 14 Cessna's to Yute Commuter Service , 6 Cessna 208's to Everts Air Cargo and 8 Beechcraft 1900C's to Alaska Central Express at the bankruptcy auction .

Incidents

Era Alaska has had three incidents in its history:

  • On December 3, 2012, a Cessna 208 Caravan ( registration number N169LJ) had an accident on the way from Mikuryamiut to Bethel . Shortly after take-off, the crew had to make an emergency landing on a frozen bay due to engine problems. One in seven passengers was slightly injured. The plane was written off.
  • On November 22, 2013, a Beechcraft 1900C (registration number N575X) crashed while landing on the way from Deadhorse Airport to Deadhorse . The plane was written off.
  • On November 29, 2013, a Cessna 208 Caravan (registration number N12373) had an accident on the way from Bethel to St. Marys . A stop was planned at Mountain Village . The stopover was not carried out due to bad weather. The Cessna had an accident after overflight at a low altitude of Mountain Village, three of the nine passengers and one of the two crew members were killed.

See also

Web links

Commons : Era Alaska  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.flyravn.com/about-us/history/
  2. ↑ Trainer, Lex, Ravn to end all service, layoff all staff and file for bankruptcy , Alaska Public Media April 5 2020
  3. ↑ https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/RavnAir-stops-all-operations-and-lays-off-staff-due-to-COVID-19-pandemic-569394471.html Ravn suspends air service, including mail deliveries, to most rural Alaska communities
  4. ↑ https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2020/04/02/ravn-suspends-air-service-including-mail-deliveries-to-most-rural-alaska-communities/ RavnAir ceases all operations, lays off staff due to COVID-19 pandemic
  5. ↑ Tess Williams: RavnAir Group files for bankruptcy, stops flights and lays off remaining staff due to COVID-19. In: Anchorage Daily News . April 5, 2020, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  6. ^ Southern California commuter service, Float Shuttle, will buy core Ravn assets for $ 8 million. In: alaskapublic.org. July 9, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 .
  7. ^ Ravn Air Group Has Successfully Sold its Two Part 121 Airlines (RavnAir Alaska and PenAir). In: flyravn.com. July 9, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 .
  8. ^ A b Southern California company will take over some RavnAir service after bankruptcy auction. In: adn.com. July 10, 2020, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Destination - Ravn Alaska (English), accessed September 29, 2015
  10. ^ Ravn sells off dozens of small planes to Alaska companies. In: alaskapublic.org. July 7, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Data on the airline Era Alaska in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on February 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
  13. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
  14. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)