Twin Cities Air Service
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Twin Cities Air Service is an American
fixed base operator
and charter airline based at Auburn
, Maine
and operating from Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
and the Portland International Jetport
. The airline is a certified Part 135 operator, providing on demand and commuter service, while the FBO provides standard aircraft services and maintenance, specializing in overhauls of the Cessna 400 series aircraft. Beginning in March 2010, Twin Cities Air Service began a scheduled commuter route between Portland
, Maine
, and Yarmouth
, Nova Scotia
. At the time of the initiation of this route, Twin Cities was the only scheduled carrier into the Yarmouth Airport
, and was the only scheduled international service into the Portland International Jetport
.
services, airframe maintenance and support, and scheduled international air service.
, although the aircraft are certified to operate in Canada
, Bermuda
, and parts of The Caribbean
and Central America
. A single Cessna
aircraft is devoted to the scheduled service between Portland, Maine
and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
.
As of March 2010 the Twin Cities fleet includes :
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
fixed base operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
and charter airline based at Auburn
Auburn, Maine
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
and operating from Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States, opened in 1935. It is located four nautical miles southwest the cities of Auburn and Lewiston, both of which own and operate the airport, although it is located solely in the city of Auburn.The...
and the Portland International Jetport
Portland International Jetport
Portland International Jetport is a public airport located two miles west of the central business district of Portland, in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the city of Portland...
. The airline is a certified Part 135 operator, providing on demand and commuter service, while the FBO provides standard aircraft services and maintenance, specializing in overhauls of the Cessna 400 series aircraft. Beginning in March 2010, Twin Cities Air Service began a scheduled commuter route between Portland
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, and Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. At the time of the initiation of this route, Twin Cities was the only scheduled carrier into the Yarmouth Airport
Yarmouth Airport
Yarmouth Airport is located in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada and began as a World War II Royal Air Force training base.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency...
, and was the only scheduled international service into the Portland International Jetport
Portland International Jetport
Portland International Jetport is a public airport located two miles west of the central business district of Portland, in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the city of Portland...
.
History
Twin Cities Air Service was founded in 1992 as a fixed base operator at the Auburn airport. The company has since expanded to include on demand air charterAir charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats...
services, airframe maintenance and support, and scheduled international air service.
Fleet
Twin Cities Air Service currently operates a fleet of five aircraft. The majority of these aircraft are available for on-demand charter operations throughout the Northeastern United StatesNortheastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
, although the aircraft are certified to operate in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
, and parts of The Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. A single Cessna
Cessna
The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Their main products are general aviation aircraft. Although they are the most well known for their small, piston-powered aircraft, they also produce business jets. The company is a subsidiary...
aircraft is devoted to the scheduled service between Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...
.
As of March 2010 the Twin Cities fleet includes :
- 1 Beechcraft King Air 200Beechcraft King AirThe Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation...
- 1 Cessna 310Cessna 310The Cessna 310 is an American six-seat, low-wing, twin-engined monoplane that was produced by Cessna between 1954 and 1980. It was the first twin-engined aircraft that Cessna put into production after World War II.-Development:...
- 3 Cessna 402 UtililinerCessna 402The Cessna 401 and 402 are series of 6 to 10 place, light twin, piston engine aircraft. This line was manufactured by Cessna from 1966 to 1985 under the name Utiliner and Businessliner...
- 1 Gates Learjet 35A