Baltia Airlines to become U.S. Global
STEWART AIRPORT – A “paper airline” that has tried
to get off the ground and provide flights to Europe and Russia from US
airports for some 27 years, is planning to change its name and seek those
routes from Stewart International Airport.
Baltia Airlines has new leadership and board and next Thursday will vote
to change the airline’s name to U.S. Global and seek federal approvals
to fly from Stewart to Eastern European and Mediterranean cities and even
offer the only non-stop service from the U.S. to St. Petersburg, Russia,
airline spokesman John Lampl told Mid-Hudson News on Thursday.
“They certificate so they can operate a full-fledged, what’s
called a Part 121 airline, carrying passengers, cargo and mail,”
he said. “The aim is to hub at Stewart and fly on various routes
into Europe that are covered through the E.U.-U.S. Open Skies agreement.”
The new airline has already rented office space from Atlantic Aviation,
a fixed base operator at Stewart and plans to house its aircraft in the
former General Electric hangar, which was purchased months ago by Atlantic
Aviation.
How long it will take to secure approvals and start service has yet to
be determined, as a start-up, the airline has no airplanes and employees.
