Westward Airways (Nebraska)
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Westward Airways
| IATA = CN
| ICAO = WWD
| callsign = Westward
| founded = {{Start date and age|2002}}
| commenced = {{Start date and age|2004|6|1|br=y}}
| ceased = {{End date and age|2005|7|25|br=y}}
| aoc =
| bases =
| focus_cities = "The River Route"
- Scottsbluff
- North Platte
- Kearney
- Lincoln
- Omaha
| fleet_size = 3
| destinations =
| parent =
| headquarters = Scottsbluff, Nebraska
| key_people =
| website =
| notes =
}}
Westward Airways was a regional airline based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.Flight International April 12–18, 2005 It ceased flight operations on July 25, 2005.[http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/cessations/Westward.doc US Department of Transportation] retrieved November 27, 2006
History
The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on June 1, 2004, with flights on a Scottsbluff - North Platte - Kearney - Lincoln - Omaha route also known as "the river route". On November 30, 2004, a new operation was created in New Mexico linking Albuquerque with Alamogordo, Gallup, Las Cruces, and Taos. In early July 2005, Westward Airways halted services to Alamogordo and a few other cities. As the Albuquerque to Alamogordo route was subsidized under Essential Air Service, the airline was ordered to maintain operating this route. Flights were reinstated for a few more days but operations were stopped altogether on July 25, 2005.{{cite news | url=http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/07/28/nebraska/doc42e84994cdd10326236934.txt | title=Westward Airways out of business in New Mexico, Nebraska | work=Lincoln Journal Star |agency=Associated Press | first=Nelson | last=Lampe | date=July 27, 2007 | accessdate=December 23, 2007}}
Services
Westward Airways operated services to the following scheduled domestic destinations: Lincoln, North Platte, Omaha, Scottsbluff, and Kearney. On April 5, 2005, new services were initiated at Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Gallup, Las Cruces, and Taos. Services were planned to Phoenix from both Gallup and Las Cruces but these routes never began.
Fleet
- 3 - Pilatus PC-12
See also
References
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