Air Wisconsin retired its last BAe 146 on 16 April. The airline has been winding down its BAe 146 operations since last April, when bankrupt United Airlines announced that SkyWest and GoJet would replace Air Wisconsin in the United Express network by 2006. By the end of 2005, only five […]
United Airlines is planning to use Bombardier CRJ700s operated by SkyWest for services to Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. To date, the BAe 146 and Avro RJ are the only jet airliners certified for operation at the airport, which is at 7,820 feet AGL and is surrounded by mountains rising to over […]
With both Air Wisconsin (operating as United Express) and Mesaba (operating as Northwest Jet Airlink) scheduled to withdraw their BAe 146s and Avro RJ85s from service, Aspen is scrambling to find replacement jet service. The last Air Wisconsin BAe 146 flight from Aspen is scheduled to operate on 17 April […]
United Airlines has announced that Air Wisconsin will stop flying for United Express in 2006. Last fall, United issued a request for proposals to replace the 70 regional jets that Air Wisconsin has been flying in the United Express network. The move was part of a series of efforts by […]
Air Wisconsin‘s contract to operate regional jets on United Express flights is threatened by a United Airlines effort to cut its costs. United, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to several regional airlines to replace the regional jet capacity operated by […]
BAe 146 operator Air Wisconsin has finalized a contracts to continue providing flight services for United Express. Air Wisconsin has been flying under the United Express since 1985. The airline currently operates 17 BAe 146s on United Express’ behalf (12 series 200s and 5 series 300s), in addition to a […]
Air Wisconsin will add a new seasonal jet service from San Francisco to Aspen over the 2002-03 ski season using its BAe 146s. Air Wisconsin, which operates as United Express, also serves Aspen year-round from Denver with its 146s, and seasonally from Los Angeles. The BAe 146 and Avro RJ […]
Like almost all other US airlines, BAe 146 operator Air Wisconsin (operating as United Express) and Avro RJ operator Mesaba (operating as Northwest Jet Airlink) have announced cuts to their flight schedules. The moves come in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks, which resulted in an unprecedented two-day […]
A severe hailstorm smashed through Denver International airport on Wednesday 21 June, catching aircraft on the ground during the evening connection bank. Nine of Air Wisconsin‘s eighteen BAe 146s were damaged by the golfball-sized hailstones, as were six of its Do 328s and four of its CRJ-200s, causing substantial flight […]
BAe 146-200 N608AW (msn E2049) of Air Wisconsin suffered an uncontained failure of the number 4 engine on 11 February while climbing out of Aspen on a scheduled United Express service to Denver. Although several blades penetrated the tail cone and wing, there were no injuries and the aircraft landed […]
