Multi-Aero, Inc., doing business as (d/b/a) Air Choice One, is an American airline with its headquarters in Concord, Missouri in Greater St. Louis. It acts as a regional airline offering commuter flights from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, O'Hare International Airport and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to smaller regional airports, subsidized under the Essential Air Service program.
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History
Multi-Aero was founded in 1979 under the name Multi-Aero Corporation. In October 2009 Air Choice One won the EAS contract to serve Decatur, Illinois and Burlington, Iowa.
In December 2011, Air Choice One was awarded a one-year EAS contract to replace SeaPort Airlines in Jonesboro, Arkansas with the date to begin service set at February 13, 2012
In January 2013 the DOT granted Air Choice One a three-year contract extension for both Decatur, Illinois and Burlington, Iowa. As a stipulation for obtaining both extensions Air Choice One implemented systems for electronic ticketing and baggage agreements via WorldSpan (a part of the global distribution system, or GDS) in December 2012. This allows passengers to book tickets with connections to and from other major airlines on popular travel websites in a "one-click" process, as opposed to buying tickets at one airline and then having to book tickets with another on two separate confirmations.
In February 2014 Air Choice One was awarded by the DOT a four-year extension on their Jonesboro, Arkansas EAS contract. In the same month, there were three proposals sent out by them to the following cities for EAS service: Ironwood, Michigan, Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Mason City, Iowa.
In March 2014 Muscle Shoals, Alabama city and airport leaders visited the Air Choice One headquarters to consider its EAS contract bid for Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, however the contract was awarded to SeaPort Airlines and later Boutique Air to begin service in 2016. Previously in 2011, Air Choice One submitted a proposal to the US DOT to serve Muscle Shoals with flights to either Atlanta, Nashville or Memphis. Pending acceptance of the proposal, the airline was planning to begin flights in as little as 30 days. The airline never commenced service to Muscle Shoals.
On April 18, 2014 the DOT awarded Air Choice One a two-year contract to serve Ironwood, Michigan with service to and from Chicago, Illinois. They began service in the summer of 2014.
On August 19, 2014, Air Choice One was awarded a two-year contract from the DOT to serve Mason City, Iowa with service to and from Chicago, Illinois. They began service on November 17, 2014.
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Destinations
- Burlington, IA
- Chicago, IL
- Decatur, IL
- Fort Dodge, IA
- Ironwood, MI
- Jackson, TN
- Jonesboro, AR
- Mason City, IA
- Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
- St. Louis, MO
Top served cities
Air Choice One does not participate in any major global airline alliances, nor do they have any codeshare agreements.
Hubs
- St. Louis, MO (Primary, Crew Base)
- Chicago, IL (Secondary)
- Ironwood, MI (Crew Base)
- Mason City, IA (Crew Base)
Fleet
Air Choice One operates a fleet of eleven single engine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft. All of their Cessna Caravan sport an all leather interior, with two aircraft in a club seating configuration and nine in an all-forward-facing configuration. There has been some talk in the EAS community about them adding additional larger aircraft.
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