Aleutian Airways

♦ Aleutian Airways was to launch new nonstop service between Anchorage and Unalaska/Dutch Harbor in 3Q2021. The new air service, using SAAB 2000 aircraft, is a joint venture between long time airline investor Wexford Capital, Juneau-based Alaska Seaplanes, and McKinley Alaska Private Investment, LLC. Sterling Airways, a Part 121 US air carrier and portfolio company of Wexford Capital will operate the flights. Aleutian Airways deferred the launch of scheduled operations between Anchorage Ted Stevens and Dutch Harbor/Unalaska to Mar2022 to tighten up safety measures after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended design changes to the Saab 2000, due to the 2019’s fatal crash at Dutch Harbor involving the same type of aircraft. The carrier launched charter services in 2022 and scheduled services on 16Nov2022
< based out of Juneau International (JNU / PAJN) > ♦