Sun Country Airlines, a Minneapolis-based commercial air carrier and subsidiary of Minnesota Aviation LLC, received a delivery order from the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC) for domestic charter air transportation services valued at $49,000. This firm fixed-price delivery order, awarded on August 13, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of August 14, 2015, represents a child order under the larger Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 parent contract. The work was performed in Las Vegas, Nevada, and no set-aside designation was used in this competitive award, allowing Sun Country to compete directly against other qualified carriers for AMC's charter airlift requirements.
Sun Country Airlines specializes in providing comprehensive air transportation services to the U.S. Department of Defense, operating a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft for passenger transport, cargo movement, and aeromedical evacuation missions. The company has established itself as a critical provider of domestic and international charter services supporting military operations and humanitarian relief efforts. This delivery order exemplifies AMC's ongoing reliance on commercial air carriers to augment federal airlift capacity, leveraging Sun Country's established capability and operational infrastructure to fulfill near-term transportation requirements at fixed pricing.