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Island Airways plans expanded Beaver Island flight frequency, 2008

Also Island Airways 2008 spring summer schedule expansion

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Date2008-04
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Summary

Island Airways announced plans to expand from five or six daily trips to at least seven or eight as needed for the 2008 spring and summer seasons. The notice described flexible rebooking, a fleet of four Britten-Norman Islanders, an Apache, and a Piper Aztec, and said the de-iced, GPS-equipped Aztec had reduced weather-related delays and cancellations. The company was also investigating turbine aircraft.

Evidence limits

This is a service announcement, not a timetable, flight log, aircraft registry, or evidence that the proposed frequency or turbine acquisition was realized.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "We Are Pleased to Announce We Are Expanding Our Flight Schedule!".
    Reports five or six daily trips, plans for at least seven or eight as needed, schedule flexibility, the four-Islander/Apache/Aztec fleet, pilot availability, the de-iced GPS-equipped Aztec, and investigation of turbine aircraft. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held April issue scan confirms the airline announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Island Airways plans expanded Beaver Island flight frequency, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-airways-schedule-expansion-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "We Are Pleased to Announce We Are Expanding Our Flight Schedule!". (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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