Of the three themes, “Preserve” is the simplest to explain.  It means that we must retain the existing SkyWest/United Express service to San Francisco.
Yes, most Chico-area passengers currently fly out of Sacramento, but if Chico service ended there would no longer even be the possibility of flying out of Chico. …

The City of Chico’s Airport Commission is developing its 2013-2014 work plan.  At last night’s meeting, I was pleased that the Commission chose to adopt the language I suggested (“Preserve, Promote, and Expand”) for the element about commercial air service.
Here is the summary of the “Preserve, Promote and Expand” concept …

Let’s look at six other medium size cities in northern California and southern Oregon to see what their commercial air service consists of.  Bear in mind that each city is its own unique market – just because City A has XYZ Airlines doesn’t mean that City B should, too – …

Apart from the issue of reliability, another reason some people in Chico cite for not flying out of Chico is the higher price they think they will pay compared with Sacramento and other airports.
Is that true?  It depends.
It depends on where you’re going.  It depends on when you’re going.  It …

For those who do fly out of Chico, or at least consider it along with flights from other airports, reliability can be a key factor.
How reliable are the flights from Chico?
Subjectively, it probably depends on what your personal experiences have been.  If you’ve flown from and to Chico, and have …

I’m not pretending to present an authoritative history of Chico’s air service, but rather just a couple of snapshots of old airline timetables I own.  Links embedded in the names of airlines referenced go to Wikipedia articles.
Any readers who have kept old Chico timetables or OAGs (Official Airline Guides) should …

When local businesses are surveyed as to what the impediments are to growth, the lack of commercial air service is always among the top factors.  Every few years there is a brief upsurge of interest followed by a few more years of slumber.
But in the nearly 15 years that I …

When running an errand on my bike downtown yesterday, I noticed that the space under construction at 325 Broadway had a business sign above the door: Wanderful.
Today, I remembered to Google it and this is what I read on its “about” page: “[...] Wanderful Media helps retailers bring consumers into …

The City of Chico Airport Commission will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, 12 March, at 6:00 p.m.  In conjunction with City staff, the commission is to draw up a work plan (which must be approved by the City Council) that sets priorities and guides the commission for the next …

As a rule I don’t go out of my way to ride a bus.  Nothing against them, but they just don’t move me in quite the same way that trains do.

With that said, I was intrigued when I read not long ago that Megabus had come back to California.  They …