Air New England (charter airline)

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Air New England
Air New England Logo
Operating bases
DestinationsPoint-to-point
HeadquartersPortsmouth, NH, USA
Websitewww.airnewengland.com

Air New England, LLC is an FAR Part 135 certified Air Carrier that primarily operates twin-engine passenger aircraft in the United States and Canada. Their corporate headquarters are located at Portsmouth International Airport in Portsmouth, NH.[1][2]

Operations[edit]

Air New England primarily operates point-to-point charter air service[3] in the Greater New England area with operational bases in Portsmouth, NH, and Auburn, ME.[1] In addition to private charters, Air New England offers a service that they market as "shared charter service" where they put customers seeking a more economical option in touch with customers who have already chartered a flight in order to share the cost burden.[3]

During the summer season, Air New England operates near-daily service between New York City, Boston, and destinations in Maine.[3][4]

Fleet[edit]

A King Air C90 similar to those flown by Air New England

Air New England operates a fleet of twin-engine passenger aircraft consisting of Beechcraft Baron 58 and Beechcraft King Air C90 aircraft.[5]

Beechcraft Baron 58 Beechcraft King Air C90
Passengers Up to 5 Up to 7
Airspeed 210 mph 260 mph
Range 950 miles 1100 miles

Accidents and incidents[edit]

A Baron 58 similar to those flown by Air New England

On 12 July 2018, an Air New England Baron 58 (Registration No.N263AC) on a non-commercial training flight made a wheels-up landing at Portland International Jetport. While there were no injuries, and the aircraft did not catch fire, the incident did result in a 90-minute closure of the airport causing many flights to either be delayed, diverted to other airports, or cancelled while the aircraft was removed from the airfield and a check was done of the runway.[4][6][7][8][9]

On 19 April 2022, an Air New England Baron 58 (Registration No.N100JP) flying under the company's Part 91 certificate struck multiple runway edge lights during its takeoff roll resulting in damage to both propellers. This incident did not result in any injuries.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Contact Us". www.airnewengland.com. Air New England, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ Calder, Amy (3 October 2015). "Waterville airport sets sights high after big investments". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "New England Services". www.airnewengland.com. Air New England, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Plane lands on its belly at Portland Jetport, runways closed". WGME. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Our Fleet". www.airnewengland.com. Air New England, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ Bleiberg, Jake (12 July 2018). "Small plane lands without wheels at Portland airport". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. ^ Bradley, Lauren (12 July 2018). "Runways reopen at Portland Jetport after small plane crash". WMTW. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. ^ McEvoy, Beth; Moss, Shannon (12 July 2018). "Plane goes off runway causing ripple effect of delays at Portland International Jetport". WCSH. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  9. ^ Byrne, Matt (12 July 2018). "A dozen flights are disrupted after plane makes hard landing at Portland jetport". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Beech 58 Baron, N100JP: Incident occurred April 19, 2022 at Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS), Massachusetts". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 21 May 2022.