Megan Germundson, MinnPost.
This story about Air Wisconsin providing charter services for federal immigration enforcement authorities after it was sold to CSI Aviation was originally published by Wisconsin Watch. You can find an interactive version of it here.
Air Wisconsin Airlines has not been spared by the nationwide decline of regional air service. The 60-year-old carrier laid off hundreds of employees in Appleton and Milwaukee last year after terminating a contract to provide aircraft, crews and services to American Airlines in January 2025. The airline’s planned pivot to charter service and federally subsidized connections to underserved airports didn’t pan out, prompting another round of layoffs by the spring…