The Wandering Disciple

Just days away from election day, vice president candidate Tim Kaine brought the Clinton/Kaine campaign to Sarasota.  The democratic VP nominee spoke to a crowd in downtown Sarasota in advance of Tuesday's presidential election.  Pictured here is Senator Kaine's campaign plane, a Boeing 737-400 chartered from Xtra Airways.  (Photo: November 5, 2016)

Boise, Idaho: For over twenty years, Xtra Airways has served its customers with both charter and commercial flight services. Their small fleet serves the Eastern and Central United States and goes “Beyond what is expected”. The airline was founded in 1987 as Casino Express Airlines to provide charter service to the Nevada casinos. In 2005, the company changed names to their current name Xtra Airways following a partnership with XL Airways UK. That partnership continued until 2008 when XL UK ended operations. By then, Xtra was an independent airline and was able to continue operations unaffected. The Xtra Airways headquarters is located in Boise, Idaho. They currently operate a fleet of four active aircraft and one seasonal aircraft. The four primary aircraft are Boeing 737-400 series. The seasonal aircraft is a Boeing 737-800 series. The aircraft are based at Charlotte County Airport, Myrtle Beach International Airport, Miami International Airport and San Antonio Internation...