Era Aviation was a fixed wing airline as well as a commercial helicopter operation based in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It operated a network of scheduled fixed wing passenger services from Anchorage as well as from Bethel, AK on behalf of Alaska Airlines via a code sharing agreement. Its main base was located at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).[2] Era Aviation was later renamed Corvus Airlines and subsequently did business as Ravn Alaska before ultimately ending service in August, 2025. The company slogan was ''FlySmart. FlyEra.''
History
Era Aviation was established and initiated operations in 1948 when Carl Brady flew the first commercial helicopter to Alaska for contract work supporting a mapping project for the U.S. government. Fixed wing aircraft were then acquired by the company in addition to helicopters with rotorcraft being operated in Alaska, California and Louisiana by the Era Helicopters division.[3] In 1967, Houston-based Rowan Companies, purchased the company from founder Carl Brady.[4]