Era Aviation

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For the current airline formerly known as Era Alaska, see Ravn Alaska.
Era Aviation
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
7H ERH ERAH
Founded1948
Parent company
Era Aviation, Inc
HeadquartersAnchorage, Alaska, U.S.

Era Aviation was a fixed wing

code sharing agreement. Its main base was located at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).[2] Era Aviation has since been renamed Corvus Airlines who currently do business as Ravn Alaska
. The company slogan was FlySmart. FlyEra.

History

Era Aviation was established and initiated operations in 1948 when

Beechcraft 1900D
turboprops were subsequently added to the fleet.

In late 2004,

Era Helicopters
. The new owners of the Era Aviation fixed wing operation then filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Effective February 27, 2009, Era Aviation, Inc. was bought out and became a subsidiary of The Frontier Alaska Group along with Frontier Flying Service and Hageland Aviation. The combination of the three air carriers resulted in the largest Alaska-based airline in terms of serving more destinations and passengers operated with the largest airplane fleet in the state. The three airlines then operated under the marketing name of

Era Alaska/Frontier Alaska (Hagland Aviation and Frontier Flying Services) which has since changed the marketing name of all the airlines to Ravn Alaska/Ravn Connect brands.[8]

Destinations

Era Aviation operated scheduled passenger services to the following destinations in Alaska and Canada at various times over the years prior to the merger which created

Era Alaska.[9][10]

Most flights were operated from its hub located at the

Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage
:

In addition, Ravn Alaska offers scheduled service to more than 100 communities statewide.

Fleet

Era Aviation De Havilland Canada DHC-8-103

The Corvus fleet included the following aircraft (upon merger):[11]

Era Aviation previously operated

Lear 35 business jet; however, this aircraft was not used in scheduled passenger airline operations but instead for aeromedical air ambulance services. A flight seeing air tour service with Douglas DC-3 aircraft was also operated from Anchorage as Era Classic Airlines.[12]

Buyout, divestiture and bankruptcy

Era Aviation was owned by

Era Alaska was formed using the assets of Frontier Alaska Group, Frontier Flying Service, Era Aviation, and Hageland Aviation. In 2014, Era's parent company changed its name to Corvus Airlines d/b/a Ravn Alaska
.

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-9653993-8-9. Archived from the original
    on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 77.
  3. ^ "Era Group Inc. (ERA)". Era Group Inc. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  4. ^ "Parent firm considers selling Era Aviation". 29 August 2004. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Airline Timetable Images". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ^ a b "Bristow and Era Helicopters complete their merger – Helicopter Investor".
  7. ^ "Our History :: SEACOR Holdings Inc".
  8. ^ "About us". Ravn Alaska. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  9. ^ "AirTimes - A Source for Airline History". www.airtimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  10. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, Era Aviation system timetables and route maps
  11. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International: 31–80. 2009-04-07.
  12. ^ "Airliners.net | Aviation Photography, Discussion Forums & News". Airliners.net. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  13. ^ White, Bill (2009-02-17). "Rivals to acquire Era Aviation". archive.is. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2018-08-29.

External links

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