Advanced Air

Advanced Air is an American scheduled commuter and private charter airline based in Hawthorne, California at the Hawthorne Municipal Airport where it also owns a fixed base operator, Jet Center Los Angeles.

Advanced Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
AN WSN WINGSPAN
Founded2005
Commenced operations2018
AOC #19AA699L[1]
Operating basesHawthorne Municipal Airport
Focus citiesHawthorne Municipal Airport
Taos Regional Airport
SubsidiariesJet Center Los Angeles
Fleet size22[1]
Destinations14
Headquarters12101 Crenshaw Blvd, Hawthorne, California 90250[1]
Key peopleLevi Stockton (President)

Donny Sandusky (Vice President)
Chris Kramer (Chief Financial Officer)
Aaron Krieger (Director of Sales & Marketing)
Michael Wooton (Director of Operations)
Douglas Galbrath (Chief Pilot)

Tony Pint (Director of Maintenance)
Websitewww.advancedairlines.com

History

Advanced Air was founded in 2005. It began scheduled shuttle service in 2015. It won its first Essential Air Service contract for Silver City, New Mexico in October 2018 and began service in January 2019.[2][3]

Advanced Air offers select California shuttle routes in partnership with Surf Air. Surf Air manages the membership program while Advanced owns and operates the aircraft in the Surf Air livery. All partner flights are operated on the Pilatus PC-12.[4]

In December 2019, Advanced Air began operating two Dornier 328JETs owned by Taos Air.[5][6] Advanced Air operated flights during the 2019-2020 winter season. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, service was suspended for the 2020-2021 season. Taos Ski Valley plans for service to resume when the resort reopens in November 2021.[7] Meanwhile the 328JETs are being used occasionally for sports charters.

Destinations

Scheduled commercial
City Airport IATA code Destinations Notes
Arizona
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX Hawthorne
Silver City		 Operating out of Swift Aviation (FBO)[8]
California
Burbank Hollywood Burbank Airport BUR Mammoth Lakes (begins February 11, 2021) Seasonal Service
Carlsbad McClellan-Palomar Airport CRQ Mammoth Lakes (begins February 11, 2021)
Taos (Seasonal)		 Seasonal Service
Los Angeles Hawthorne Municipal Airport HHR Mammoth Lakes (begins February 11, 2021)
Phoenix
Taos (Seasonal)		 Base | Focus city
Mammoth Lakes Mammoth Yosemite Airport MMH Burbank (begins February 11, 2021)
Carlsbad (CA) (begins February 11, 2021)
Hawthorne (begins February 11, 2021)		 Seasonal
New Mexico
Albuquerque Albuquerque International Sunport ABQ Silver City
Silver City Grant County Airport SVC Albuquerque
Phoenix-Sky Harbor		 EAS community
Taos Taos Regional Airport TSM Austin (Seasonal)
Carlsbad (Seasonal)
Dallas-Love Field (Seasonal)
Hawthorne (Seasonal)		 Seasonal | Focus city | Branded as Taos Air
Texas
Austin Austin-Bergstrom International Airport AUS Taos (Seasonal) Seasonal | Branded as Taos Air
Dallas Dallas Love Field DAL Taos (Seasonal) Seasonal | Branded as Taos Air

Listed shuttle destinations
City Airport IATA code Destinations Notes
California
Los Angeles Hawthorne Municipal Airport HHR Oakland
Truckee		 Base | Focus city | Branded as Surf Air
Oakland Oakland International Airport OAK Hawthorne
Santa Barbara
Truckee		 Branded as Surf Air
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal Airport SBA Oakland
Truckee		 Branded as Surf Air
Truckee Truckee Tahoe Airport TKF Hawthorne
Oakland
Santa Barbara		 Branded as Surf Air

Fleet

Commuter

Shuttle and private charter

Services

Advanced Air advertises their semi-private flights as a superior option to commercial flights. All Advanced Air locations operate out of small airports or private FBO, with no security hassles or crowded terminals. All aircraft utilized for Advanced Air routes are also used for private charters, adding a first class experience for all commercial passengers.[9] In addition to their scheduled commercial flights, Advanced offers custom charters across the Southwest region. They also operate flights for Surf Air and Taos Air.

References
  1. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  2. Steele, Christine Advanced Air to take over at Grant County Airport, Silver City Daily Press, October 26, 2018, Retrieved 2019-01-21
  3. Steele, Christine Smooth flying for Advanced Air on inaugural flights, Silver City Daily Press, January 7, 2019, Retrieved 2019-01-21
  4. "Private Flying | The Aircraft". Surf Air. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. Vitu, Teya (11 October 2019). "Taos Air to resume flights between Austin, Dallas on Dec. 19". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. McMurtry, Ian (13 December 2019). "Dornier Disappearing: Tracking The Remaining Dornier 328 Commercial Operators". AirlineGeeks.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  7. "Taos Air (suspended) | Taos Ski Valley". www.skitaos.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  8. "Advanced Air". Swift Aviation | Phoenix, AZ. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  9. "The Advanced Air Experience | Advanced Airlines". www.advancedairlines.com. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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