Big Sky Airlines

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Big Sky Airlines

IATA GQ	ICAO BSY	Callsign Big Sky
Founded		1978
Hubs		Billings Logan International Airport (Big Sky Airlines)
Secondary hubs		Boston Logan International Airport (Delta Connection)
Focus cities		Boise Airport (Big Sky Airlines)
Frequent flyer program		MVP Club (Big Sky Airlines) SkyMiles (Delta Connection)
Alliance		SkyTeam (Delta Connection)
Fleet size		10
Destinations		26 (6 are as Delta Connection)
Parent company		Big Sky Transportation-MAIR Holdings
Headquarters		Billings, Montana
Key people
Website: http://www.bigskyair.com

Big Sky Airlines (IATA: GQ, ICAO: BSY, and Callsign: Big Sky) ^[1] is a commercial airline headquartered in Billings, Montana, USA. Big Sky Airlines is wholly owned by Big Sky Transportation Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings.

Big Sky operates scheduled commuter passenger services to 21 cities (an additional 6 are served from service as Delta Connection) and maintains a hub at Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Montana, from which the airline flies more of its non-stop routes than it does from any other airport. The airline is a crucial air link within the state of Montana, serving as the primary (and in some cases, only) commercial air carrier to several small airports in the state.

On December 21, 2006, a press release announced that Big Sky would become a Delta Connection carrier, using eight Beechcraft 1900D turboprops out of Boston's Logan International Airport. ^[2]

1 History
2 Destinations
- 2.1 Big Sky Airlines
  - 2.1.1 United States
- 2.2 Delta Connection
  - 2.2.1 United States
3 Fleet
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1978 and started operations on September 15, 1978. It started to take over Aspen Mountain Air's Essential Air Service routes in October 1998, following Aspen's bankruptcy. Transfer of services was completed in December 1998.

In late 2002 Big Sky Airlines offered service between Idaho Falls, Idaho and Denver, Colorado but canceled it three months afterward, declaring it unprofitable.[1]

In early 2005, Big Sky announced a few changes to its service, planning the termination of service to North Dakota, and replacing its Metro fleet with Beechcraft 1900Ds which will be leased from Mesa Air Group subsidiary Air Midwest.

Previous Big Sky logo

In July 2006, Big Sky announced that the airline would discontinue service to Great Falls, Montana; Kalispell, Montana; and Spokane, Washington. The airline also announced that one of their Beech 1900D's would be leased to an airline in Florida.

As of September 1, 2006 Big Sky discontinued service to Moses Lake, WA.

On December 21, 2006, Delta Air Lines announced new services from Boston Logan International Airport to be served by Big Sky. Likely destinations include Portland, Rockland, ME, Burlington, VT and Albany, NY. Big Sky will provide the service using Beechcraft 1900, specifically 1900D aircraft.

[edit] Destinations

Big Sky Airlines currently flies to 20 destinations throughout the United States (operated as Big Sky Airlines), and 6 destinations throughout the Northeastern United States (operated as Delta Connection).