Caribair
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| Caribiar | ||
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| IATA B9 |
ICAO CBC |
Callsign Caribair |
| Founded | 1983[1] | |
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| Fleet size | 16 | |
| Destinations | 26 | |
| Parent company | Caribair, Inc. | |
| Headquarters | Santo Domingo | |
| Key people | Rafael Rosado Fermin (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.caribair.com.do | ||
Caribair is an airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It operates scheduled services within the Dominican Republic and to Haiti, as well as charter flights and air taxi services throughout the Caribbean. Its main base is La Isabela International Airport, Santo Domingo[2].
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[edit] History
The airline was established and began operations in 1983[1]. It began operations with two aircraft and changed ownership in 1988[2]. Accidents
- February 7, 2008, A Caribair flight crashed close to La Romana, when their engines shut down. There are no fatal victims, but the pilot had some injures. The aircraft was a Britten Norman Islander BN-2A, registred as HI-653, and departed from Cibao International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via La Romana International Airport at 6 pm. There is a commission to investigate this accident.
[edit] Destinations
Caribair operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Port-au-Prince and Santiago de Cuba.
Caribair currently flies to 26 destinations in 9 countries, including Aruba, the Bahamas, Haiti, Netherlands Antilles, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, and some Scheduled Charter Flights to many states of United States.
Domestics destinations include all airports in Dominican Republic (Internationals and Nationals). This Airline is the most expanded in the country, it cover all national airports and makes connections within the DR.
[edit] Fleet
The Caribair fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) [2] :
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Economy) |
Notes | Picture (links) |
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| BAe Jetstream 31 | 3 |
19 | Caribbean routes | Caribair JS31 at FLL |
| Britten-Norman BN2A Islander | 2 |
11 | Caribbean and Domestic routes | Caribair at SDQ |
| Let L-410 UVP | 2 |
19 | Charter flights Caribbean and Miami routes |
Caribair at STI |
| Let L-410 UVP-E | 3 |
19 | Caribbean and Domestic routes | Caribair at BON |
| Piper PA-31 Navajo | 3 |
7 | Caribbean and Domestic routes | Caribair at St. Maarten SXM
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Caribair/Piper-PA-31-...-Navajo/1323319/M/ |
| Piper PA32 | 1 |
3 | Domestic routes | Caribair at SDQ |
| Saab 340 | 2 |
36 | Charter flights Caribbean and Miami routes |
Caribair new Saab 340 at CUR |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook, 3rd, Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9.
- ^ a b c Flight International 3 April 2007
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