SeaPort Airlines ceases operations

Pilawt said:
http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/21/seaport-airlines-to-be-liquidated-fleet-grounded/

Guess I missed my chance to ride in a PC-12.

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They got rid of the Pc-12s shortly after expanding out of the Northwest. The ones down here in Arkansas looked like crap after a few months and soon after I stopped seeing them. They used some leasing company for a while before switching to Caravans. I heard that they couldn't afford the upkeep costs.

Hopefully Cape Air will come in. Most markets they enter become self-sustaining beyond EAS kickbacks.

Go take a ride on Boutique Air in a PC-12 with @DavidWhite.
 
Used to fly 121 into Manchester NH and there's a PC12 outfit there, Part 135 I think.
 
Cape air (9k) is a cessna 402 OP, they also get paid by the government, "essential air service" although they are used in anything but a "essential" manner.

Also have plane sense over there, they are a fractional / 135 type thing.

PC12s are sweet birds, caravans, well the TPE conversions are nice
 
ChemGuy said:
I think they used Grand Caravans, not PC 12's. The PC 12 guys are Surf Air in CA.
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SeaPort began with PC12s but gave the last one back to the leasing company about 3 yrs ago after it was landed gear up in Salina, KS. Been Caravans since. Can't forget the gear that way.
 
Htaylor said:
SeaPort began with PC12s but gave the last one back to the leasing company about 3 yrs ago after it was landed gear up in Salina, KS. Been Caravans since. Can't forget the gear that way.
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How the heck do you pull that one off, no flows, deaf, I mean that's impressive in a bad way
 
LDJones said:
That's too bad. I hate to see anyone's dream die.
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No, literally the only place that was more pond scum to work was Mistakes. And to see these carriers that prey on new pilots go down the drain, it's a good thing. Boutique had already got contracts to take over some of the PNW flying, I'd imagine someone like Southern Air Express will jump on the MEM flying.
 
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