Regional Sky is an airline based at

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is mostly in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, and spans the border between Luzerne County and Lackawanna County. It is owned and operated by the two counties; it is about 7 miles from Scranton and 8 m ...

and headquartered in

Avoca, Pennsylvania Avoca is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located northeast of Wilkes Barre and southwest of Scranton. The population was 2,501 at the time of the 2020 census. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Internation ...

that flies scheduled commuter flights marketed by Public Charters, LLC as well as charter flights.

History

In April 2018, Regional Sky began their first scheduled flight, from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to

Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport , formerly Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, is a civil–military international airport in Findlay Township and Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Located about 10 miles (15 km) west of downtown Pittsbur ...

using the

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. The flight was halted in August, just 4 months later In July 2019, the carrier acquired its first

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aircraft, a

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and marketed it for charters as a 30-minute trip to

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for busy area executives. In February 2020, the airline scheduled public charter flights for sale through Public Charters LLC from Wilkes-Barre to

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and

Baltimore/Washington International Airport Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport , commonly referred to as BWI or BWI Marshall, is an international airport in the Eastern United States serving mainly Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. With Dulles Internatio ...

.Public Charters Online Reservation System
Retrieved 2021-02-02 It marketed itself alongside Texas Sky and North Country Sky which were operated by Corporate Flight Management, now known as

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and whose flights were also sold by Public Charters, LLC. North Country Sky and Texas Sky are no longer in operation as of 2020 having lost their

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contracts.

Fleet

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Piper PA-31 Navajo The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engined aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also license-built in a number of Latin American countries. Tar ...

*1 x

Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engined aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also license-built in a number of Latin American countries. Tar ...

References

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