Carib Aviation

Infobox Airline
airline = Carib Aviation

logo_size = 350
fleet_size = 8
destinations = 14
IATA = 3Q
ICAO = DEL
callsign = RED TAIL
parent = Carib Aviation Limited
company_slogan =
founded = 1972
headquarters = Antigua
key_people = Bruce Kaufman (CEO)
hubs = VC Bird International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.carib-aviation.com

Carib Aviation was an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda.

History

Founded in 1972 with a single prop engine aircraft, Carib Aviation provided charter and scheduled flights throughout the Caribbean from its main base in Antigua. The company employed 63 personnel, including some 15 pilots and 22 engineering staff. The office facilities were at VC Bird International Airport, accommodating administration, accounts, operations and traffic departments An addition terminal office facilities were located at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Saint Kitts and Nevis islands. Carib Aviation also operated the DOMINICA AIR TAXI service between Antigua, Saint Lucia and Canefield Airport as well as a local feeder for LIAT.

On Tuesday 30th September, 2008, Bruce Kaufman, CEO of the airline, announced that he was forced to cancel all flights the very same day because of no flight crews available. He accused LIAT to have hired 7 of his Twin Otter pilots within a few days, breaking an agreement between the two airlines signed earlier in 2008 and leaving him with no choice to stop all operations. [ [http://www.liatairline.com/news/carib_update.html Carib Aviation suspends all operations, leaving LIAT in the dust] ] [ [http://www.caribcreole1.com/news/antigue/1,579,17-09-2008-carib-aviation-en-faillite-technique-.html Carib Aviation en faillitte technique] (in French)]

Destinations

*Anguilla
**The Valley (Anguilla Wallblake Airport)
*Antigua
**St. John's (VC Bird International Airport)
*Barbuda
**Codrington (Codrington Airport)
*Dominica
**Marigot (Melville Hall Airport)
**Roseau (Canefield Airport)
*Guadalupe
**Pointe-à-Pitre (Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport)
*Martinique
**Fort-de-France (Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport)
*Montserrat
**Brades (Gerald's Airport)
*Nevis
**Charlestown (Vance W. Amory International Airport)
*St. Kitts
**Basseterre (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport)
*St. Lucia
**Castries (George F. L. Charles Airport)
**Vieux Fort Quarter (Hewanorra International Airport)
*St. Vincent
**Kingstown (E. T. Joshua Airport)
*Tortola
**Beef Island (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)

Fleet

As of September 2008 the Carib Aviation fleet included :

*2 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
*1 Beech 65 QueenAir Excalibur
*1 Britten Norman Islander
*4 Beech 99 Airliner - RETIRED

External links

* [http://www.carib-aviation.com Carib Aviation]

References