On April 1, 2019, Contour retired its Jetstream 31/32 fleet and focused solely on ERJ-135/145 aircraft. Since then, Contour has expanded to 20 destinations nationwide, focusing on providing key business and leisure markets previously underserved with nonstop short-haul routes. Contour began service on March 22, 2016, completing its inaugural flight from Nashville to Tupelo, Mississippi. June 15, 2014.Contour Airlines ERJ-135LR at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall AirportĬontour Airlines was established by its parent company Contour Aviation in 2016. "USA: Fixed-Wing Contracts for the Central Asian Front"."Presidential Airways Wants To Fly Some More". ^ Kroft, Steve (February 21, 2010), "Soldier's Widow Says Firm Was Negligent In Fatal 2004 Flight", 60 Minutes.Aviation Worldwide Services, No: 6:05-cv-1002-ORL-28-JGG, Amended Complaint October 6, 2005 ^ Blackwater 61 - Cockpit Voice Recording.^ The Flight and Crash of "Blackwater 61" CBS News 60 Minutes.
"A Crash's Echoes, From War Zone To Washington: In 2004, Blackwater Flight 61 Raised Now-Familiar Questions About Contractors and Accountability". ^ Wilber, Del Quentin (October 17, 2007).^ a b c "USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front".The company also operates turbine powered helicopters including Bell 214ST, Bell 412, MD Helicopters MD-530, Eurocopter/ Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma and Sikorsky S-61 rotorcraft. Recent contracts have added de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprop aircraft to the fleet. Presidential operates CASA C-212 and CASA CN-235 turboprops. AAR Airlift won another contract for Central Asian airlift capacity in 2014.
Following the acquisition, the company's base was relocated from Moyock, North Carolina to Melbourne, Florida. At the time, Presidential and sister company STI Aviation operated 17 fixed wing aircraft and 21 helicopters on deployment. ĪAR purchased the company from Xe Services, formerly Blackwater Worldwide, in April 2010. Presidential went on to win new Central Asia regional airlift contracts in 2007, 2008, and 2010. Īfter the crash, Presidential was suspended from government operations for one month, but its rights were reinstated thereafter. A 60 Minutes investigation reported that the crash was caused by pilot error but that the company tried to avoid responsibility. Several of the dead's relatives filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Presidential in October 2005. All aboard, three soldiers and three civilian crew members, were killed. Īn aircraft, Blackwater 61, operated by Presidential and owned by its sister company, Blackwater AWS crashed on Novemin Afghanistan it had been a contract flight for the United States Air Force en route from Bagram to Farah. Presidential was awarded a US government contract of up to $34 million in 2004 to provide fixed-wing STOL airlift capacity to US forces in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan. Presidential is now a subsidiary of Aviation Worldwide Services, owned by AAR Corp. Presidential Airways (PAW) is a charter cargo and passenger airline currently based at Melbourne International Airport.
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