Sun Country, Inc., doing business as Sun Country Airlines, received a $164,000 delivery order from the Air Mobility Command (AMC) for domestic charter air transportation services. The award was made on December 1, 2016, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2017, and is structured as a firm fixed-price delivery order with no set-aside designation. This delivery order was issued under the parent Domestic Charter Airlift Services 2014-2016 contract vehicle. As a subsidiary of Minnesota Aviation, LLC, Sun Country Airlines operates a Boeing 737 fleet and serves as a critical provider of airlift and transportation support to the Department of Defense, specializing in charter services for personnel movement, cargo transport, and logistics resupply operations at military installations and airfields.
The performance location for this delivery order is El Paso, Texas. Sun Country's selection reflects its established qualification to compete on an unrestricted, competitive basis against other commercial carriers for federal air transportation requirements. The company has developed a track record with AMC for providing responsive charter airlift services that augment the Department of Defense's transportation capacity, supporting military operations, homeland security missions, and related federal government requirements across domestic locations.