Oil Patch Bits: Bald Mountain Air Services adds King Air to fleet

Bald Mountain Air Service said March 15 that it has added a King Air 350 to its fleet of fixed wing aircraft. “Our new King Air 350 is the largest of the King Air line from Hawker Beechcraft,” said Jeanne Porter, president of Bald Mountain Air Service. “We are using this plane for statewide and Lower 48 charters.” The new airplane complements the existing fleet of DeHavilland Single and Twin Otters BMAS uses for bear viewing excursions and to support the oil and gas industry with passenger and cargo service. BMAS also has a King Air 200 that is contracted to provide medevac service for the Alaska Regional Hospital Life Flight program. With its extended range and 300-knot speed, the King Air 350 can go non-stop to Dutch Harbor or Seattle with nine passengers. “It’s the safest Twin Turbo prop airplane ever built,” said Porter. Bald Mountain Air Service is headquartered in Homer, with bases in Deadhorse and Anchorage. BMAS has been serving government agencies and the oil and gas and tourism industries with accident-free flight services since 1993. For information on chartering the new King Air 350, contact [email protected]. For more information on BMAS, visit www.baldmountainair.com.