Swift Air

Not to be confused with Swiftair, Swift Air Malawi, or Swift Aire Lines.

Swift Air, LLC

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
WQ	SWQ	SWIFTFLIGHT

Founded

1997

Hubs

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Fleet size

Headquarters

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Key people

Jerry Moyes

Website

flyswiftair.com

Swift Air is an American airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It operates a fleet of business and commercial jets available for charter and private use. Its main base is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.^[1]

Services

Swift Air operates charter flights for major professional sports teams and major tour operators. It also provides aircraft management services for private owners. Among others in summer of 2011 Swift Air originally planned to operate public charter flights from Chicago, IL US to some European destinations such as Belgrade (Serbia), Zagreb (Croatia) and Kraków (Poland); however, these destinations were only flown in June 2011.

History

The airline was established in 1997 and was the launch customer for the Embraer ERJ 135 Legacy aircraft.^[1] In November 2006 the airline received authorization for Part 121 operations and began flying three Boeing 737-400s. These aircraft are each configured with all first class interiors, electrical outlets, and club work areas with tables. Primary use of these aircraft is air transportation for major professional sports team (NBA, NHL, MLB) and for VIP charters.^[2]

John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign utilized one of Swift Air's Boeing 737-400's, which was dubbed the "Straight Talk Express," the same name given to his bus used earlier in the campaign.

In October 2009, Swift was reported to be under investigation by the FAA and OSHA for safety and maintenance issues. Employees claimed they were told to lie to NTSB investigators over an incident of a nose-gear collapsing in 2008. OSHA had asked Swift to take care of a ground equipment issue involving a broken truck latch, which they did. The investigation was re-opened a week later with OSHA declining to comment as to why. The FAA declined to comment while the investigation was under way. Swift Vice President denied that employees were directed to lie to investigators.^[3]

On June 17, 2011, Swift Air voluntarily suspended their Part 121 operations pending an inquiry by the FAA.^[4]^[5] Swift Air resumed normal part 121 operations on June 25, 2011 after making manual changes to satisfy the FAA.

Fleet

Swift Air Boeing 737-400

As of May 2015 the Swift Air fleet includes:^[6]

Swift Air Fleet
Aircraft	In Fleet	Notes
Boeing 737-300	1	Operating for Choice Aire
Boeing 737-400	8
Total	9

References

1 2 Flight International 12–18 April 2005
↑ http://www.swiftaviationgroup.com/charter/Jet_737-400.html
↑ Sanchez, Veronica (22 October 2009). "Swift investigated by FAA, OSHA". 12 News (NBC Phoenix). Retrieved 23 October 2009.
↑ http://www.flyswiftair.com/Update.aspx
↑ http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sr&u=http://www.danas.rs/danasrs/ekonomija/svift_er_kaznjen_zbog_otkazivanja_leta_za_beograd_i_zagreb.4.html%3Fnews_id%3D221666&ei=hhFNTvjNJe364QSSlYnXBw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.danas.rs/danasrs/ekonomija/svift_er_kaznjen_zbog_otkazivanja_leta_za_beograd_i_zagreb.4.html%253Fnews_id%253D221666%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2SKPB_srRS380%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D818%26prmd%3Divns
↑ http://www.flyswiftair.com/Fleet.aspx

External links

Swift

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