Boston Bruins Bruins dealing with collapse of longtime operator of Bear Force One

[Fenway]

One backstage issue has been an issue for the Bruins and that is their longtime charter flight operator collapsed without warning a month ago.

Bankrupt charter airline iAero to cease operations

iAero, a contract carrier for DHL Express, says it is going out of business by the end of the week.

www.freightwaves.com

The Bruins are now using a company based in Anchorage for the short-term and the players are not thrilled as seating is not as comfortable but the team is not at fault here.

The Bruins have used iAero (formerly Swift Air) for many years as their big selling point was 737s with only 68 seats. The planes were older but very well maintained and had excellent wifi.

The players enjoyed the plane as the airline tried to staff each flight with the same cabin crew but a month ago they pulled the plug.

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[BB79]

One backstage issue has been an issue for the Bruins and that is their longtime charter flight operator collapsed without warning a month ago.

Bankrupt charter airline iAero to cease operations

iAero, a contract carrier for DHL Express, says it is going out of business by the end of the week.

www.freightwaves.com

The Bruins are now using a company based in Anchorage for the short-term and the players are not thrilled as seating is not as comfortable but the team is not at fault here.

Wow, I didn't hear that about iaero thanks for posting that. They were called Swift Air a few years ago if I remember right. I wonder if they'll just switch to Delta or Air Canada for next season, it seems that many teams are using one or the other.

 

[Fenway]

Wow, I didn't hear that about iaero thanks for posting that. They were called Swift Air a few years ago if I remember right. I wonder if they'll just switch to Delta or Air Canada for next season, it seems that many teams are using one or the other.

My guess would be Delta who the Celtics use also flying out of Hanscom.

The Bruins and Celtics have been using Hanscom for decades as it works for everyone just like the Patriots use TF Green in Warwick, RI. Only the Red Sox use Logan for charters.

 

[Fenway]

Ravn Alaska is the new airline

7H8717 (RVF8717) Ravn Alaska Flight Tracking and History 09-May-2024 (KFLL-KBED) - FlightAware

Track Ravn Alaska (7H) #8717 flight from Fort Lauderdale Intl to Laurence G Hanscom Fld

www.flightaware.com

The charters are operated under this name

New Pacific Airlines - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

This is an unfortunate distraction.

 

[sarge88]

Paging Bob Kraft

 

[Fenway]

Paging Bob Kraft

or jetBlue

 

[Fenway]

The Patriots have their own issues with planes

https://mms.businesswire.com/media/20190513005680/en/721220/4/Bear_Force_One_-_Exterior.jpg

Kraft leased the planes to Eastern which was also going to buy IAero but that fell apart.

 

[Fenway]

Call me old fashioned but trying to cut corners on hiring a company that flies your team across the US and Canada just seems like asking for trouble.

It is a huge expense for every NHL team but you can't cut corners when dealing with your most valuable asset - the team itself.

Just ask Lokomotiv Yaroslavl