tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394101588390080230.post7111084539079475140..comments2023-08-28T11:17:18.504-04:00Comments on Runway Girl: Three Down: Air Midwest, Big Sky and Skyway Airlines Shuttering Operations (Venerable Beech 1900 Takes A Hit)Mary Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181439451129767961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394101588390080230.post-68177729502897468992008-01-23T22:06:00.000-05:002008-01-23T22:06:00.000-05:00Hello to all of You,the Be 1900 is a very good tho...Hello to all of You,the Be 1900 is a very good thought plane if used on short runs around 1 hr/2 hrs.<BR/>Nowadays Jan 2008 with jet A at around $ 5 a gallon this means that it will cost per hour to fly the 1900 around $ 950.00.So it goes that these companies need to keep costs to the bone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394101588390080230.post-65585863909751642892008-01-19T03:26:00.000-05:002008-01-19T03:26:00.000-05:00Era Aviation added Beech 1900's to their fleet and...Era Aviation added Beech 1900's to their fleet and it's a pretty sweet little operation. I'm on them 3 times a week and it's always full. Big Sky had it coming and it had nothing to do with the airplane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com