Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 11

257 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11 LANCASTER A I RPORT Southern Airways is one of the few commuter airlines that operates an equal balance of federally-subsidized Essential Air Service routes and traditional market routes. Based in Palm Beach, Southern is the largest operator of passenger- configured Cessna Grand Caravans in the country. While the reliable and proven Caravan is the base aircraft in the fleet, Southern also operates the King Air 200, the Citation Bravo, and (coming in early 2022), the Saab 340. Southern is the parent company of Mokulele Airlines, a decades-old Hawaiian brand that flies to more airports in Hawai‘i than any other airline. Mokulele is the only airline that serves the small islands of Molokai and Lāna‘i and is also the only airline that flies to the luxury destination of Kapalua on Maui’s west coast. Southern has interline partnerships with American, Alaska, and United Airlines—allowing passengers to easily transfer between connecting carriers. While other commuter airlines may have these partnerships as well, Southern is unique in that its agreements are bilateral. Southern’s customers can purchase all connections from its own website, iFlySouthern.com. To be on the front lines of emerging technology, Southern has a longstanding partnership with California-based Ampaire, with plans to fly passengers on hybrid-electric Caravans by 2024. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.iflysouthern.com