Regional Sky is an airline based at

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is mostly in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, about from Scranton and from Wilkes-Barre. It spans the border between Luzerne County and Lackawanna County, and is owned and operated by the two counti ...

and headquartered in

Avoca, Pennsylvania Avoca is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northeast of Wilkes Barre and southwest of Scranton. The population was 2,501 at the time of the 2020 census. Wilkes-Barre/Sc ...

. It flies scheduled commuter flights and charter flights marketed by Public Charters, LLC.

History

In April 2018, Regional Sky began their first scheduled flight, from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to

Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport —originally Greater Pittsburgh Airport and later Greater Pittsburgh International Airport—is a civil-military international airport in Findlay Township and Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Abou ...

, using the

Piper Navajo The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of twin-engined low-wing tricycle gear utility aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for small cargo and feeder airlines, and as a corporate aircraft. Production ran from 1967 to 1984. It was licen ...

. The flight was halted in August 2018, just 4 months later In July 2019, the carrier acquired its first

turboprop A turboprop is a Gas turbine, gas turbine engine that drives an aircraft Propeller (aeronautics), propeller. A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction drive, reduction gearbox, gas compressor, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propellin ...

aircraft, a Beech King Air 200, and marketed it for charters as a 30-minute trip to

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for busy area executives. In February 2020, the airline scheduled public charter flights for sale through Public Charters LLC from Wilkes-Barre to

Atlantic City International Airport Atlantic City International Airport is a shared civil-military airport northwest of central Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Egg Harbor Township, the Pomona section of Galloway Township and in Hamilton Township. The airport is accessible via ...

and

Baltimore/Washington International Airport Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – also known as Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Airport, and simply as BWI Airport – is an international airport in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, ...

.Public Charters Online Reservation System
Retrieved 2021-02-02 It marketed itself alongside Texas Sky and North Country Sky, which were operated by Corporate Flight Management, now known as

Contour Airlines Contour Airlines is an independent regional airline headquartered at Smyrna Airport in Smyrna, Tennessee, United States. Contour Airlines is set up as a public charter operator for regulatory purposes and does not directly operate aircraft. Co ...

. Corporate Flight Management's flights were also sold by Public Charters, LLC. North Country Sky and Texas Sky are no longer in operation as of 2020, as both lost their

Essential Air Service Essential Air Service (EAS) is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which had been served by certificated airlines prior to deregulation in 1978, maintain commercial service. Its aim is ...

contracts.

Fleet

*1 x King Air 200 *1 x

Piper PA-31 Navajo The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of twin-engined low-wing tricycle gear utility aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for small cargo and feeder airlines, and as a corporate aircraft. Production ran from 1967 to 1984. It was licen ...

*1 x Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave

References

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