{{short description|Airline of the United States}} {{Infobox airline | airline = GeorgiaSkies | logo = GeorgiaSkiesLogo.png | logo_size = 250 | fleet_size = 2 | destinations = 2 | IATA = LW | ICAO = NMI | callsign = TSUNAMI | parent = Pacific Air Holdings | company_slogan = | founded = {{Start date and age|2008}} | ceased = {{End date and age|2013|03|31|br=y}} | headquarters = Dallas, Texas, United States | key_people = Greg Kahlstorf (CEO)<br/>Gabriel Kimbrell (President) | hubs = Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | secondary_hubs = | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | website = http://www.flygeorgiaskies.com }} thumb|GeorgiaSkies Cessna 208B N304PW
'''GeorgiaSkies''' was an American commuter airline brand founded by Pacific Air Holdings to operate flights in Georgia after the airline was awarded an Essential Air Service contract to serve Athens and Macon, Georgia. The airline started flights on September 29, 2008 and used the airline identifiers and call signs of its parent company Pacific Wings.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/09/25/flights_to_athens.html | title=New airline to offer Atlanta-Athens flights | first=Kelly | last=Yamanouchi | work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | date=2008-09-25 | accessdate=2008-09-25}}</ref> The airline was headquartered in Dallas, Texas.<ref>"[http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/contact.asp Contacting Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222215237/http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/contact.asp |date=2009-02-22 }}." GeorgiaSkies. Retrieved on July 4, 2009.</ref>
==Cessation of service== GeorgiaSkies no longer flies between Macon and Atlanta,<ref name="Gaines">{{Cite web |last=Gaines |first=Jim |date=2013-01-31 |title=GeorgiaSkies stops flying from Macon airport |url=http://www.macon.com/2013/01/31/2338155/georgiaskies-stops-flying-from.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204232353/http://www.macon.com/2013/01/31/2338155/georgiaskies-stops-flying-from.html |archivedate=2013-02-04 |accessdate=2013-02-15 |publisher=The Telegraph |location=Macon, GA, USA}}</ref> although GeorgiaSkies has a press release stating that "GeorgiaSkies has been ordered to continue serving the City until a replacement carrier can be found."<ref name="TURBULANCE">{{Cite web |date=2013-02-08 |title=MORE TURBULENCE FOR AIRPORT, SUBSIDIZED SERVICE |url=http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/pdf/MORE_TURBULENCE_FOR_AIRPORT.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910135740/http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/pdf/MORE_TURBULENCE_FOR_AIRPORT.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-10 |accessdate=2013-02-15 |work=GeorgiaSkies |publisher=Pacific Air Holdings L.L.C |location=Mesa, AZ, USA}}</ref>
==Former Destinations== GeorgiaSkies' system map showed the airline serving the Atlanta and Macon destinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/system-map.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925233722/http://www.pacificwings.com/gsky/gs/system-map.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-09-25 |title=System Map |publisher=GeorgiaSkies |accessdate=2012-02-08 }}</ref> However, GeorgiaSkies has reportedly stopped flying between those two destinations.<ref name="Gaines"/> The airline ceased operating in late summer of 2012.
===United States=== ====Georgia==== *Athens (Athens Ben Epps Airport) *Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) '''Hub''' *Macon (Middle Georgia Regional Airport)
==Fleet== GeorgiaSkies operated two 9-passenger Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft.
==See also== * List of defunct airlines of the United States
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080714061528/http://www.flygeorgiaskies.com/ GeorgiaSkies]
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