Era Aviation (IATA: 7H, ICAO: ERH, and Callsign: Era) ^[1] is an airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It operates a network of services from Anchorage as part of Alaska Airlines Commuter service. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Alaska Airlines (IATA: AS, ICAO: ASA, and Callsign: Alaska), (NYSE: ALK), based in Seattle, Washington, USA, has grown from a small regional airline to one carrying more than 12 million customers per year. ... Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (IATA: ANC, ICAO: PANC) is an airport located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of downtown Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Named after current and long-standing U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, it is a hub for Alaska Airlines (its second largest). ...

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1948 when Carl Brady flew what was the first commercial helicopter to Alaska to work on a mapping contract for the US government. Scheduled passenger services began in May 1983. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Services

Era Aviation operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of July 28 2006):

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• Kenai
• Homer
• Kodiak
• Valdez
• Cordova

Era Aviation recently filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. As part of its reorganization efforts it has ceased operations from its base in Bethel, Alaska where it provided passenger, mail, and cargo services to the surrounding villages.

Fleet

The Era Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[2] :

• 4 Bombardier Dash 8 Q100
• 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
• 2 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
• 6 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

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External links

• Era Aviation

References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006