- Date
- 1996-04
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommercetourismcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Island Airways announced a new Piper Chieftain configured for 8–10 passengers, with executive amenities, an 800-mile range, and charter service including long-distance travel, emergencies, and special-event trips.
Evidence limits
This is a service announcement, not an aircraft registry, schedule, or record of specific flights.
Sources
- Describes the 8-to-10-passenger Piper Chieftain, its executive configuration and 800-mile range, and Paul Welke’s invitation to use it for executive travel, emergencies, and charter trips. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the aircraft announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Island Airways adds a Piper Chieftain for charter and executive travel in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-airways-piper-chieftain-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1996, “Island Airways’ Newest Airplane Tips Its Wings to Charter Business.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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