Sierra Pacific Airlines

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Sierra Pacific Airlines
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
SI[1] SPA SIERRA PACIFIC
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971) original Calif. based company, 1976 re-opened in AZ.
Parent company
Sierra Pacific Group
HeadquartersTucson, Arizona, USA
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter of Sierra Pacific Airlines at Marana/Pinal, 1982
Meadows Field, Bakersfield, California

Sierra Pacific Airlines is an American

United States Military and the United States Marshals Service with jet aircraft.[3]
Sierra Pacific also previously operated scheduled passenger service in the western U.S. with prop and turboprop aircraft.

History

The airline was initially founded as Trans Sierra Airlines in 1970 by

Convair 580 turboprops and 19 passenger seat Handley Page Jetstream turboprops.[6]
The Mammoth Mountain Ski Area subsequently sold the airline.

Sierra Pacific also flew de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft as a scheduled intrastate State of California Public Utilities Commission airline while also having interstate CAB exemption to cross state lines. In February 1976 it became Mountain West Aviation. It is wholly owned by the Sierra Pacific Group.[3]

From November, 1986 through September, 1988, Sierra Pacific operated two Convair 580 aircraft for Trans-Colorado Airlines which in turn was operating as Continental Express on behalf of Continental Airlines. The aircraft flew scheduled Continental Express flights from Denver to several cities in Colorado and Wyoming. During a brief period in the spring of 1987, the Convairs also flew from Albuquerque to Farmington, NM and Tucson, AZ. The Convair 580's were painted in full Continental Airlines colors.[7]

Until his death in November 2014, the long-time President of Sierra Pacific was

CIA, including with Intermountain Aviation
.

Fleet

In December 2022, the Sierra Pacific Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:[9]

  • Boeing 737-500

Other aircraft types operated by Sierra Pacific in the past included the

Boeing 737-200.[10]

Destinations in 1976

Convair CV-580 at Marana/Pinal, 1987

According to its November 22, 1976, system timetable, Sierra Pacific was operating scheduled passenger service flown with

Convair 580 and Handley Page Jetstream turboprop aircraft to the following destinations:[11]

The airline also served

Las Vegas, NV (LAS) earlier in 1976.[6]

Incidents

On March 13, 1974, a film crew for

NTSB cases.[12]

References

  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ a b Flight International 12–18 April 2005
  4. ^ "Chris J. Condon, Pioneer of 3-D". 3d.hollywoodfilmsinternational.com. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  5. ^ a b Lew Parker, Director of Passenger Services, Assistant to the President, Sierra Pacific Airlines 1971-1973
  6. ^ a b Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb. 1, 1976 edition
  7. ^ Official Airline Guide
  8. ^ Obituary. Retrieved May 20, 2015
  9. ^ "Sierra Pacific Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 17 December 2022.
  10. ^ airliners.net, Sierra Pacific Airlines aircraft photos
  11. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, Nov. 22, 1976 Sierra Pacific Airlines timetable
  12. ^ "'Primal Man' Crash". Check-six.com. July 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

External links

Media related to Sierra Pacific Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

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