Gem Air Explained

Airline:Gem Air
Fleet Size:12
Destinations:4
Iata:S6
Icao:MBI
Callsign:-
Parent:Gem Air, LLC
Founded:1968 (As Salmon Air)
Aoc:GAJA077E[1]
Headquarters:Salmon, Idaho, U.S.
Key People:
  • Dan Schroeder - Co-owner
  • JoAnn Wolters - Co-owner
  • David Schroeder - Dir. of Airline Development

Gem Air is a commuter airline based in Salmon, Idaho, United States. The company has been operating in Idaho since 1982 (though the company operated under the name Salmon Air until 2009, when they sold the name to McCall Aviation). Between 2009 and 2014, the company offered limited charter and contract services. In 2014, Gem Air again started offering a full fleet of charter, scheduled, and cargo services. Gem Air mainly serves the mountain west: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, and Oregon. [2]

Destinations

Gem Air provides on-demand flights to the Idaho backcountry, including flights to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and Selway-Bitterroot wilderness. Gem Air also offers summer service between multiple towns and cities within the state, including Boise, Salmon, Stanley, and McCall. Scheduled service is offered September–May between Boise and Salmon. Gem Air offers on-demand (charter) service to the entire mountain west, operating frequently in and out of Salt Lake City, UT, Sun Valley, ID, Jackson Hole, WY, Bozeman, MT, and Bend, OR.

Passenger

Cargo

Idaho

Utah

Oregon

Fleet

Gem Air's fleet includes the following aircraft:[3]

Gem Air fleet
AircraftTotalSeatsNotes
Britten-Norman Islander49
Cessna 20615
Cessna 21015
Cessna 208 Caravan49One for cargo
Cessna 17214
Piper PA-34 Seneca15
Total12

Accidents and incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View. av-info.faa.gov. 2019-06-27.
  2. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/25782-idahos-gem-air-applies-for-salmon-boise-rights-beginning-may-1 Idaho's Gem Air applies for Salmon - Boise rights beginning May 1
  3. http://gemairflights.com/gem-air-airplanes/ Gem Air Airplanes
  4. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N928JP Burley Municipal Airport, ID (BYI) . 2022-04-14 . aviation-safety.net.