Cal Sierra Airlines
{{Short description|Defunct US regional airline, San Diego 1980–1981}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline=Cal Sierra Airlines
| image=Convair 440 Metropolitan, Cal Sierra Airlines AN1895759.jpg
| caption=One of two Convairs operated by Cal Sierra, reg. N478KW.
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| founded=
| commenced={{Start date and age|1980}}
| ceased={{End date and age|1981}}
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| destinations=San Diego, California, South Lake Tahoe, California
| headquarters=San Diego, California, United States
| key_people= E. D. Perry, Alan Goddard
}}
Cal Sierra Airlines was a start-up commuter airline based in San Diego, California. The airline was founded by retired Pan Am Captain E. D. Perry and his business partner Alan Goddard. {{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/sim_air-line-pilot_1981-01_50_1 |title=Air Line Pilot 1981-01 |date=January 1981 |publisher=Airline Pilots Association |others= |year=1981 |volume=50, Issue 1 |pages=42 |language=en |issn=0002-242X |via=Internet Archive}}
History
The airline started in December 1980 with a route between San Diego and South Lake Tahoe, California, operating Convair 440 aircraft, {{Cite web |title=Cal Sierra |url=http://departedwings.com/The%20Airlines/Cal%20Sierra/Cal%20Sierra.htm |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=departedwings.com}}The Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov 1980, Page 23 which were chosen partly to meet noise restrictions standards at Lake Tahoe Airport. The flights were stopped on Jan 21 1981, and resumed later in June when the FAA certified its only remaining operating aircraft.Times-Advocate, 14 Jun 1981, Page 19
A planned expansion was halted with the PATCO strike in the United States. Because of the shortage of air traffic controllers in the United States, airlines were not given the authority to add new routes. The new airline was short-lived without the chance to expand. It ceased operations after less than nine months of service in 1981.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Cal Sierra Airlines}}
- [http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/qs2.htm Copy of a Cal Sierra Timetable]
- [http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/qs-ad.htm Cal Sierra ad]
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