Wiggins Airways is an American

United States

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 fixed base operator

Fixed base operator

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, cargo airline

Cargo airline

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, and charter airline based at Manchester

Manchester, New Hampshire

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, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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 and operating from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

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History

Wiggins Airways was founded in 1929 by E.W. Wiggins, operating out of Manchester, New Hampshire. Wiggins Airways was bought out by its employees in the creation of an Employee Share Ownership Plan in 1985. Wiggins currently employs over 160 people, operating a 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...

 (FBO) and private terminal at Manchester Boston Regional Airport. Wiggins Aviation also provides refueling and service to both commercial and private aircraft

Aircraft

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Fleet

Wiggins Airways currently operates a fleet of 52 aircraft. The majority of these aircraft operate as feeders for UPS Airlines

UPS Airlines

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 and FedEx Express.

As of March 2009, the Wiggins Airways fleet includes :

• 11 Raytheon Beech B99
  Beechcraft Model 99
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• 31 Cessna 208 Caravan (C208)
  Cessna 208
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• 1 Beech A100 King Air
  Beechcraft King Air
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• 1 Cessna 402
  Cessna 402
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• 3 E-110
  Embraer
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