Scenic Airlines




Not to be confused with Scenic Airways.



































Scenic Airlines
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IATA
ICAO
Callsign
YR
 SCE
 SCENIC

Founded 1967
Hubs Boulder City Airport
Fleet size 16 (DHC-6 Twin Otter) [1]
Parent company
Grand Canyon Airlines[2]
Headquarters Paradise, Nevada
Key people (President, CEO)
Website http://www.scenic.com

Scenic Airlines is an American regional airline based in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It operates sightseeing flights from Boulder City Airport[3] in Boulder City, Nevada. Scenic has been owned by Grand Canyon Airlines since 2008.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Destinations[10]


    • 2.1 Scheduled flight destinations


    • 2.2 Scheduled sightseeing destinations


    • 2.3 Previous scheduled flight destinations




  • 3 Accidents


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


Scenic Airlines was started by John & Elizabeth Seibold and their single engine Cessna airplane in North Las Vegas in 1967.[4] Between 1967 and 1993 Scenic Airlines grew to be one of the world's largest fixed-wing air tour operations.[5] In 2000, John Seibold was recognized by the Las Vegas Review Journal as being one of the most influential businessmen in Las Vegas in the previous 100 years.[5] In 1977, Scenic Airlines purchased the design and manufacturing rights to turboprop-powered conversions of the Cessna 402 and Cessna 414 from American Jet Industries.[6][7] In 1983, the airline co-developed modifications to the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to make it more suitable for use as an air tour airplane.[4][5] The airline eventually moved to Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport (LAS).[4]




Scenic Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at Kayenta Airport Arizona in 1997 with Monument Valley in the background.


In 1993 the Seibolds sold the airline to SkyWest Airlines[citation needed] and it continued to see growth until it merged with Eagle Canyon Airlines in 1998.[4] In 1999, Scenic was operating scheduled passenger service between Las Vegas (LAS) and Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) with Fokker F27 turboprops.[8] In the spring of 2006, citing rising fuel costs, the airline announced it would be ceasing scheduled passenger operations in order to focus on its sightseeing flights, thus abandoning its scheduled services using its fleet of three Beechcraft 1900 turboprop aircraft. Almost all of the scheduled service flights were Essential Air Service (EAS) routes and were then picked up by Air Midwest operating as US Airways Express.


On March 29, 2007, Scenic Airlines was sold to Grand Canyon Airlines and the airline continued to operate from the Boulder City Airport providing services to Grand Canyon West, Grand Canyon, Page, Arizona, Monument Valley, Utah, and Rainbow Bridge, Utah. At that time, Scenic Airlines continued to operate sightseeing flight services to the Grand Canyon every day of the year.


On March 19, 2009 Scenic Airlines moved its operations at the Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) into the company's new Boulder City Aerocenter, a 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) terminal.[9]


Although operations were merged, both Scenic and Grand Canyon initially operated under two different operating certificates.[2] Scenic no longer existed after April 30, 2009 when both airlines were completely merged and then began to operate under the Grand Canyon Airlines operating certificate.[2]



Destinations[10]



Scheduled flight destinations




  • Arizona

    • Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport) (GCN)



  • Nevada


    • Boulder City (Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD)


    • Las Vegas (Las Vegas McCarran International Airport) (LAS)





Scheduled sightseeing destinations



  • Grand Canyon

  • Monument Valley



Previous scheduled flight destinations


According to the Scenic Airlines December 1, 1977 system timetable route map, the airline was operating independently with the following destinations receiving scheduled passenger service:[11]




  • Arizona


    • Grand Canyon (GCN)


    • Page (PGA) - seasonal service


    • Phoenix (PHX)


    • Yuma (YUM)




  • California


    • Carlsbad (CLD)


    • El Centro (IPL)


    • Long Beach (LGB)


    • Palm Springs (PSP)




  • Nevada

    • Las Vegas (LAS) - Hub



According to the above referenced timetable, at this time Scenic was operating Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (Metro II model) and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops as well as Cessna 402 prop aircraft on scheduled flights. The airline was also serving Elko, NV (EKO) and Ely, NV (ELY) in 1975.[12] Other aircraft operated by Scenic in the past included the Beechcraft 1900C, Beechcraft 1900D, Cessna 207 (T207A Turbo Skywagon model), Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Cessna 404 and the Fokker F27-500 with the latter being the largest turboprop ever operated by the airline.[13]



Accidents


Since it was founded in 1966, Scenic Airlines has experienced at least five fatal accidents.



  • On October 16, 1971 a Scenic Airlines Cessna 402 en route from North Las Vegas Airport to the Grand Canyon crashed while attempting to turn away from poor weather conditions on a sightseeing tour. The pilot and all nine passengers were killed.[14]

  • On November 30, 1975 a flight from Ely, Nevada to Elko, Nevada in a Scenic Cessna 402 crashed in poor weather due to improper IFR procedures. The pilot and the sole passenger were killed.[15]

  • On July 21, 1980 a Cessna 404 Titan departing the Grand Canyon Airport for Phoenix, Arizona experienced an engine failure on take-off due to foreign material, improper maintenance, and improper procedures. All eight persons aboard (seven passengers and one crew member) were killed.[16]

  • On September 20, 1996 a Cessna T207A operated by Scenic Airlines was being re-positioned at night from Grand Canyon, Arizona to St. George, Utah. For reasons undetermined, the airplane collided with the top of a 4,600-foot (1,400 m) bluff killing the sole occupant.[17]

  • On October 8, 1997 a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Scenic Airlines departed Montrose, Colorado for a flight to Page, Arizona. While climbing at the normal rate of climb to 15,400 feet (4,700 m), the airplane disappeared from radar. The wreckage was located among pine trees and exhibited evidence of a steep descent angle consistent with a stall or spin. All eight passengers and pilot were killed.[18]

  • The wreckage of the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash sits at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Arizona, Robertson Crash Laboratory where it is used by the students of the crash investigation class taught by Safety Science Professor William D.Waldock.



Notes





  1. ^ Sceninc Airlines Fleet Information


  2. ^ abc Petition from Grand Canyon Airlines to the US Department of Transportation[dead link]


  3. ^ Flight International 12–18 April 2005


  4. ^ abcd "Scenic Airlines history". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ abc "Part III: A City In Full". Las Vegas Review Journal. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.


  6. ^ Taylor 1989, p.793


  7. ^ Gunston 1993, p.270


  8. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 2, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Las Vegas-Grand Canyon flight schedules


  9. ^ Spillman, Benjamin (2009-03-20). "Happy landings in Boulder City". Retrieved 2009-04-28.


  10. ^ Scenic Airlines schedule


  11. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 1, 1997 Scenic Airlines route map


  12. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975 Scenic Airlines route map


  13. ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Scenic Airlines aircraft (advanced search)


  14. ^ Summary of NTSB report into the crash of Cessna 402 N3250Q retrieved 22 January 2009.


  15. ^ Summary of NTSB report into the crash of Cessna 402 N52SA retrieved 22 January 2009.


  16. ^ Summary of NTSB report into the crash of Cessna 404 N2683S retrieved 22 January 2009.


  17. ^ Summary of NTSB report into the crash of Cessna T207A N6468H[permanent dead link] retrieved 22 January 2009.


  18. ^ Summary of NTSB report into the crash of Cessna 208B Caravan N12202 Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. retrieved 22 January 2009.




References




  • Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.


  • Taylor, Michael J.H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.



External links







  • Scenic Airlines(English)

  • Scenic Airlines(Japanese)









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