- Sun Aire Lines
Sun Aire Lines is a defunct
United States commuter airline which operated from1968 to1984 . Sun Aire served a number of cities inSouthern California andArizona .History
Sun Aire Lines was founded as Borrego Springs Airlines in
1968 , but soon thereafter changed its name to Sun Aire Lines. Its operations initially focused on services from Borrego Springs, but the airline later moved its headquarters toPalm Springs, California . Sun Aire operated a fleet ofCessna 402 , andSwearingen Metro aircraft during its career. Its primary destinations were Palm Springs,San Diego ,Los Angeles ,Borrego Springs , Yuma, and Santa Maria. By1984 , the airline was operating a dozen Metro aircraft. Sun Aire's independent existence ended that year after the company was purchased bySkyWest Airlines . The airline operated its final service on September 28, 1984.References
R. E. G. Davies, Commuter Airlines of the United States. Smithsonian Books, 1995.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.