Sun Country Airlines

What is Sun Country Airlines?
Sun Country Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost passenger and cargo airline, and the eleventh largest in the US by passengers carried. Based at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport with headquarters on airport property, Sun Country operates 86 passenger routes between destinations in the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, with focus city operations at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and McCarran International Airport. On the cargo side, Sun Country is a contract cargo operator for Amazon Air.

Early Days..
Sun Country began flight operations in January 1983 with a single Boeing 727-200 jetliner. The airline's original staff consisted of sixteen pilots, sixteen flight attendants, three mechanics and one office person. A number of the original employees had previously worked for Braniff International Airways, which ceased operations on May 12, 1982. The company's founder and first President/CEO was Captain Jim Olsen, who also acted as Chief Pilot. His wife, Joan Smith-Olsen, acted as Chief Flight Attendant and Head of Inflight Operations.

In 1988, its headquarters were located on the grounds of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

Fleet
The Sun Country Airlines fleet consists of Boeing 737 Next-Generation airplanes. Additional aircraft are leased seasonally between Transavia and Sun Country. During its slow summer season, Sun Country occasionally leases planes to Transavia, and during Transavia's slow winter season, the airline leases planes to Sun Country.

In December 2019 Sun Country announced they would begin operating cargo flights for Amazon. Sun Country will initially operate ten cargo jets for Amazon Air. The airline operated their first cargo flight for Amazon in May 2020.

Other
Sun Country has an interline agreement with Condor.