Wiggins Airways

Wiggins Airways is an American cargo airline based in Manchester, New Hampshire, operating from Manchester–Boston Regional Airport. It is a subsidiary of Ameriflight.

Wiggins Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
WG WIG WIGGINS AIRWAYS
Founded1929
HubsManchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT)
Fleet size49
Parent companyAmeriflight
HeadquartersManchester, New Hampshire
Key peopleDonna Nixon
Websitewiggins-air.com
A Cessna 208 operated by Wiggins under the FedEx feeder banner, at the Portland International Jetport in fall of 2005

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.

In December 2014, Ameriflight acquired Wiggins Airways (48 aircraft and 100 employees), which resulted in Ameriflight becoming the largest regional air cargo carrier in the world, with 218 aircraft in its fleet.[1][2] Ameriflight elected not to continue to operate Wiggins' FBO and airline service departments, resulting in these departments being sold to Signature Flight Support. [3]

Routes

Wiggins Airways flies across New England and other Northeast states from its base in Manchester.

Fleet

Wiggins Airways currently operates a fleet of 49 aircraft. The majority of these aircraft operate as feeders for UPS Airlines and FedEx Express.

As of July 2015, the Wiggins Airways fleet includes:[4][5]

Wiggins Airways fleet
Aircraft In fleet Notes
Raytheon Beech B99 10
Cessna 208 Caravan (C208) 32
Embraer EMB-110 7
Total 49

References
  1. "Wiggins Airways". Airliner World: 15. January 2015.
  2. "Wiggins Acquisition Goes Ahead". Airliner World: 14. December 2014.
  3. https://www.signatureflight.com/about/newsroom/details/2014/10/20/signature-flight-support-to-acquire-wiggins-airways-fbo-at-manchester-airport
  4. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  5. Wiggins Airways


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