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Pacific Wings wrestles away mainland contract from Mesa
The Maui carrier wins a round against Mesa Air Group, which is competing against it in Hawaii
By Dave Segal
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Maui-based Pacific Wings has wrested the Essential Air Service contract for two New Mexico cities away from the parent of go! airlines, whose code-share partner go! Express competes with Pacific Wings in Hawaii.
The Lea County Commission and the Carlsbad City Council have voted unanimously to recommend Pacific Wings take over the federally subsidized routes that fly from both Hobbs and Carlsbad to and from Albuquerque.
Pacific Wings expects to begin service as early as June 1 with at least four nine-seat Grand Cessna Caravans.
Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group had been using 19-seat Beechcraft 1900s, but officials said they waived the 19-seat requirement and selected Pacific Wings because of the communities' dissatisfaction with the service and reliability of Mesa.
The Maui carrier wins a round against Mesa Air Group, which is competing against it in Hawaii
By Dave Segal
[email protected]
Maui-based Pacific Wings has wrested the Essential Air Service contract for two New Mexico cities away from the parent of go! airlines, whose code-share partner go! Express competes with Pacific Wings in Hawaii.
The Lea County Commission and the Carlsbad City Council have voted unanimously to recommend Pacific Wings take over the federally subsidized routes that fly from both Hobbs and Carlsbad to and from Albuquerque.
Pacific Wings expects to begin service as early as June 1 with at least four nine-seat Grand Cessna Caravans.
Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group had been using 19-seat Beechcraft 1900s, but officials said they waived the 19-seat requirement and selected Pacific Wings because of the communities' dissatisfaction with the service and reliability of Mesa.
