Sun Country, Inc., doing business as Sun Country Airlines, was awarded a $49,000 firm fixed-price delivery order for domestic charter air transportation services and Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) support by the Air Mobility Command on October 22, 2015, with a completion date of September 30, 2018. The delivery order represents work to be performed in Gulfport, Mississippi, and was issued under the Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 parent contract vehicle. No small business set-aside was used in this award, indicating the contract was competed on an unrestricted basis. Sun Country Airlines, a Minneapolis-based commercial air carrier and subsidiary of Minnesota Aviation, LLC, operates a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft and specializes in providing comprehensive air transportation capabilities to the Department of Defense, including passenger transport, cargo movement, and logistics resupply operations.
This delivery order falls within Sun Country's broader engagement with Air Mobility Command, through which the company has established itself as a critical provider of domestic charter services and CRAF international airlift support. The Air Mobility Command leverages commercial carriers such as Sun Country to augment Department of Defense airlift capacity during contingencies and to support military operations, humanitarian relief efforts, and homeland security missions. Sun Country's positioning on both the Domestic Charter Airlift Services contract and its later-awarded CRAF International Charter Airlift Services IDC valued at $86.8 million reflects the command's reliance on the carrier's operational capabilities and performance record in supporting strategic airlift requirements across domestic and international routes.