Fly Jamaica Airways was a Guyanese airline headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica. The airline's main hub was based in Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. The airline mainly offered routes to North America. On 31 March 2019, Fly Jamaica Airways suspended operations and made all employee positions redundant due to the lack of aircraft.[1] The airline had been trying to recover after one of its aircraft experienced a runway excursion at Guyana's Cheddi Jagan International Airport in November 2018.[2] The company slogan was One Team, One Dream.
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| Founded | September 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 14 February 2013 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 31 March 2019 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||
| Key people | Paul Reece | ||||||
| Employees | TBA | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editFly Jamaica Airways was formed by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Guyana-born Paul Ronald Reece, Mrs. Roxanne Reece and three Jamaican shareholders including Captain Lloyd Tai and Mrs. Christine Steele and Mrs. Shaun Lawson-Laing.[citation needed] Captain Reece is also the owner of Wings Aviation Ltd, based in Guyana, which owns and operates Cessna aircraft in the interior of Guyana.[citation needed]
Fly Jamaica Airways was certified by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) in September 2012 and was cleared to operate in the United States by US authorities in December.[3] Its inaugural flight from Kingston to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in the United States, was made on 14 February 2013.[4]
On 16 November 2017, Fly Jamaica Airways was given permission by the Government of Guyana to begin direct flights between Guyana and Cuba.[5]
Citing financial problems and lack of aircraft, Fly Jamaica Airways suspended their operations and made all of their staff redundant on 31 March 2019.[2]
Destinations
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At the time the airline ceased operations in March 2019, Fly Jamaica Airways served the following destinations:[6]
Fleet
editPrior to suspension, Fly Jamaica Airways operated the following aircraft.[2]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | Y | Total | |||||
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | 12 | 234 | 246 | ||
| Total | 1 | — | |||||
Previous Fleet
editFly Jamaica Airways previously operated a Boeing 757-200 that was written off after an emergency landing as Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256.
Incidents and accidents
edit- On 9 November 2018, Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256, Boeing 757 (reg. N524AT), returned to Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Timehri, Guyana for an emergency landing, 45 minutes into a flight destined for Toronto. During the landing, the aircraft overran the runway. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 am. There were approximately 118 passengers and 8 crew members were on board the aircraft. The aircraft was severely damaged.[7][8][9][10] On 16 November 2018, an elderly passenger who had been on the flight died from injuries suffered in a fall at home.[11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ "JAMAICA - Fly Jamaica folds four months after crash landing in Guyana". 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Fly Jamaica Cuts All Staff".
- ^ Staff Writer (19 January 2013). "Fly Jamaica ready for January 25 takeoff, Guyana flights in pipeline". Stabroek News. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Fly Jamaica soars". 14 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ "News Fly Jamaica considers raising fleet funding via IPO". ch-aviation. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Six injured as Fly Jamaica aircraft makes emergency landing in Guyana". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 November 2018.
- ^ By EDITOR (9 November 2018). "Fly Jamaica plane crashes on emergency landing at CJIA – News Room Guyana". newsroom.gy.
- ^ "CRASH: Fly Jamaica plane makes emergency landing in Guyana - St. Lucia News Online". St. Lucia News Online. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Boeing jet bound for Toronto crash-lands at Guyana airport, 10 injured". The Straits Times. 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Fly Jamaica 'investigating' after passenger on crash-landed flight to Toronto dies days later". CBC News. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Senior injured in Fly Jamaica crash landing succumbs". Stabroek News. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 757-23N N524AT Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
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Media related to Fly Jamaica Airways at Wikimedia Commons
