Baltia Airlines to become U.S. Global
MID-HUDSON NEWS EXCLUSIVE REPORT!
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 of directors 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 are in the process of getting their 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.
Stewart’s first European service, on Norwegian Airlines, will begin in
late June.
