Westward Airways (Nebraska) Explained

Airline:Westward Airways
Iata:CN
Icao:WWD
Callsign:Westward
Focus Cities:"The River Route"
  • Scottsbluff
  • North Platte
  • Kearney
  • Lincoln
  • Omaha
Fleet Size:3
Headquarters:Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Westward Airways was a regional airline based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[1] It ceased flight operations on July 25, 2005.[2]

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".[1] 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.[3]

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Flight International]
  2. http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/cessations/Westward.doc US Department of Transportation
  3. News: Westward Airways out of business in New Mexico, Nebraska . . Associated Press . Nelson . Lampe . July 27, 2007 . December 23, 2007.