Lynk Air Explained

Airline:Lynk Air
Fleet Size:1
Destinations:19
Iata:none
Icao:none
Callsign:LYNK AIR
Founded:2018
Headquarters:Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
Key People:Chris Taylor
Focus Cities:Oak Harbor (KOKH), Seattle (KSEA)
Frequent Flyer:Lynk Air Members
Website:https://www.lynkair.com/

Lynk Air is an American airline that operates scheduled and charter passenger flights in Washington and Oregon. Based in Oak Harbor, Washington, it offers various commuter flights between Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and surrounding regional airports.

History

Lynk Air was founded in 2018 in Oak Harbor by retired United States Navy pilot Chris Taylor and his wife, Helen,[1] [2] with the goal of shortening the three hour driving commute from Whidbey Island to Seattle to a short 20-minute flight.[1] [3] They also offer charter services to various destinations in Washington and Oregon, including for weddings and wine tours.[4]

Destinations

Lynk Air currently operates scheduled and charter to the following 19 destinations[5]

Fleet

As of November 25, 2021, Lynk Air operates two aircraft, with plans to expand the fleet.[3]

Lynk Air
AircraftCountVariantsNotes
Piaggio P.180 Avanti2P.180 Avanti 7 Passengers
Embraer Phenom 1001E50P5 Passengers
Daher Kodiak 10011009 Passengers

Livery

Lynk Air's livery consists of a red stripe along the tail which extends onto the fuselage, with the Lynk Air logo in white printed across the tail (containing just the word "Lynk"), and a larger logo printed on the fuselage in black. The bottom of the aircraft's wings is red, with the white arc featured in the Lynk Air logo stretch the length of both wings. It was designed by graphic designer Kaden Chang of Vancouver, Canada.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dever . Jim . Pascual . Danielle . Meet the couple that runs the Northwest's newest and smallest airline, Lynk Air . 17 January 2020 . KING . 28 June 2019.
  2. "https://www.lynkair.com/our-story." Lynk Air. Retrieved August 14th, 2019.
  3. News: Guido . Laura . New Whidbey air service takes flight . 17 January 2020 . Whidbey News-Times . 21 May 2019.
  4. "https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UK0FplluM/." Lynk Air Instagram Page. Retrieved August 14th, 2019.
  5. "https://www.lynkair.com/destination-info." Lynk Air Destination Info. Retrieved August 14th, 2019