Executive Express Aviation files new objection to flight service to Chicago

VIENNA

Another objector has come forward with a complaint against Aerodynamics Inc., which is preparing to offer flights between Youngstown and Chicago.

The objection was filed by Executive Express Aviation just a few days after ADI received final approval Jan. 28 to offer flight service between Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

“EEA believes that the applicant’s actions, its ownership and its sister company, SeaPort Airlines, make it unfit to operate in the public interest,” EEA’s objection dated Feb. 1 reads.

On Wednesday, ADI countered by calling for its rejection by the U.S. Department of Transportation because it lumps two separate companies with the same owner together as one.

The airline still has to supply some items to the DOT and has to wait for the Federal Aviation Administration to sign off on the operation.

Mickey Bowman, vice president of airline services for ADI, expects the FAA’s certification to take four to six weeks. The largest hurdle for ADI was receiving approval from the DOT.

“It was a very joyful day,” Bowman said. “We have got to finish the race now.”

Bowman foresees service starting by the end of April or early May.

Pricing for the Youngstown-Chicago flights is fluid at this point, Bowman said.

Read more about the new service in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.