Mark Cestari
March 3, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Mark Cestari of Southern Airways about how the carrier has been working to overcome some of the challenges it has had from last fall and through the winter.
Read Full Article October 16, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Mark Cestari provided plenty of reasons why the number of flights and number of passengers at Quincy Regional Airport are down. A pilot shortage. A supply chain problem with acquisition of parts, leading to a lack of planes. Escalating operating costs. “I’ve been doing this for 25 years, including 9-11. This is the…
Read Full Article December 9, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
J. Robert Gough talks to the new director of Quincy Regional Airport, Chuck Miller, about new runways, new solar panels and what he thinks of the community upon his arrival. Ron Kinscherf also talks to Mark Cestari with Southern Airways Express, Quincy’s new commercial flight service, about providing a link to Chicago and St. Louis.…
Read Full Article December 8, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chuck Miller, director of Quincy Regional Airport, says Southern Airways Express will offer an experience for passengers that’s completely different from what they’ve come to expect in the past six months. “Well, they have airplanes available,” he said. “They have pilots. And so far, they have flown the exact schedule that they have published.” Miller…
Read Full Article February 13, 2025
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