InterCaribbean Airways, Ltd.[1] (formerly known as Air Turks & Caicos) is a regional airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The airline offers scheduled passenger flights and charter flight services from its hub in Providenciales International Airport. Since its launch in 1991, its travel destinations have expanded to multiple Caribbean islands including Antigua, The Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and St. Maarten.
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| Founded | 1991 (as InterIsland Airways, Ltd.) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Parent company | Interisland Aviation Services Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | ||||||
| Key people | Lyndon R. Gardiner, Chairman Trevor Sadler, CEO | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editThe airline was established in 1991 as InterIsland Airways, Ltd. In 2003, the company rebranded to become Air Turks & Caicos.[2]
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In 2008, Air Turks and Caicos merged with SkyKing. The SkyKing brand was integrated into the Air Turks and Caicos operations on 22 October 2008, and by mid-2009 the airline continued operating with a single air operator's certificate.[3]
In November 2013, after operating for 10 years as Air Turks & Caicos, the company rebranded as InterCaribbean Airways.
By June 2019, InterCaribbean Airways added the Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft to its fleet.
In addition to the ERJ-145 regional jets, the airline currently [as of when?] operates Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia propjets, in addition to one Embraer EMB 120 aircraft, as well as a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft.[4] InterCaribbean also previously operated the Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander twin prop aircraft. The Twin Otter aircraft joined the fleet in December 2015, while the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft has been retired.[5]
In 2022, InterCaribbean Airways gained operational rights in Jamaica as a non-Jamaican airline to operate domestic flights between the island's main airports, Kingston and Montego Bay.[6]
In February 2023, InterCaribbean announced it would start flying from St. Kitts to Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport.[7]
Destinations
editAs of February 2023, InterCaribbean Airways operated scheduled flights to the following destinations within the Caribbean:
Fleet
editAccording to the airline's website, the InterCaribbean Airways fleet currently includes the following aircraft:[4][9]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Refs/Notes |
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| ATR 42-500 | 4 | 5 | 48 | Regional Turboprop To replace Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia[citation needed] |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | 1 | 68 | Regional Turboprop[10] |
| Bombardier CRJ700 | 1 | - | 70 | Twin jet regional jet |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 1 | - | 19 | STOL capable twin engine turboprop |
| Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia | 5 | - | 30 | Twin engine turboprop (planned retirement by end of 2024) |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 3 | 50 | Twin engine regional jet | |
| Total | 15 | 8 |
The airline leased Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia from October 2014 to February 2016 to Cayman Airways for scheduled inter-island passenger flights in the Cayman Islands.[11] The airline acquired two Embraer 145[12][13] regional jets, which it began operating commercially from early June 2019, and has since acquired an additional ERJ-145 aircraft.
References
edit- ^ "interCaribbean Airways". interCaribbean Airways. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Caribbean Inter Island Flights | The Company | interCaribbean Airways". interCaribbean Airways. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Sky King Sold to Air Turks and Caicos". WIV 4. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Aircraft Models | Our Aircraft".
- ^ "interCaribbean » The Company". intercaribbean.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Air Operating Certificate | Operations Certificate | interCaribbean". interCaribbean Airways. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "interCaribbean Airways Adds new Service from St. Kitts to Barbados". www.travelmarketreport.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "interCaribbean Flights | Route Map".
- ^ "Airline Information: Air Turks & Caicos". CH-Aviation. 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Turks & Caicos' interCaribbean Airways adds first ATR72-500". ch-aviation.com. 13 February 2023.
- ^ https://www.CaymanAirways.com, press releases
- ^ "interCaribbean Airways to Expand with Regional Jets". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "interCaribbean Airways to add maiden jet equipment". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
External links
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