Aero Caribbean

Infobox_Airline
airline=Aero Caribbean
logo=Aerocaribbeanlogo.pnglogo_size=150
fleet_size=21
destinations=14
IATA=7L
ICAO=CRN
callsign=AEROCARIBBEAN
parent=Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A
founded=1983
headquarters=Havana, Cuba
key_people=
hubs=José Martí International Airport
focus_cities=Antonio Maceo Int'l Airport| frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
website= http://www.aero-caribbean.com

Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) is an airline based in Havana, Cuba. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services to four domestic destinations and international services, as well as charter flights mainly within the Caribbean and South America. Its main base is José Martí International Airport, HavanaFlight International 27 March 2007] .

History

The airline was established in 1982 and started operations on 2 December 1982. It was set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights and regional charters to supplement national carrier Cubana. It is wholly owned by the government of Cuba. [North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways Internationa Inc 1997]

Services

Aero Caribbean operates the following services:

*Domestic scheduled destinations (as of December 2007) [ [http://www.aero-caribbean.com/vuelosnac_eng.asp Aerocaribbean ] ] : Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba.
*International scheduled destinations (as of December 2007) [ [http://www.aero-caribbean.com/vuelosint_eng.asp Aerocaribbean ] ] : Cayman Islands, Managua, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo, San Pedro Sula [charters] .

Fleet

The Aero Caribbean fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 19 September 2008) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=CRN&al_op=1] :

*1 Antonov An-24RV Aerocaribbean Cargo
*3 Antonov An-26 Aerocaribbean Cargo
*2 ATR 42-300
*1 ATR 42-320
*5 ATR 72-212
*3 Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante
*6 Yakovlev Yak-40 configured for Y30 passengers/freighter

As of 19 September 2008, the average age of the Aero Caribbean fleet is 15.8 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Aero%20Caribbean.htm] ).

Previously operated

Aerocaribbean has operated the following aircraft in the past: [North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways Internationa Inc 1997]

*5 Ilyushin Il-18D/V configured for Y100 passengers/freight (flying Havana-Bahamas and Havana-Caracas)
*1 Ilyushin Il-14M configured for Y40 passengers
*2 Douglas DC-3 configured for Y28 passengers
*1 Fokker F-27F Friendship configured form Y44 passengers/freight

Incidents

On November 12, 1992, an Il-18 on a charter flight from Santo Domingo to Havana crashes into the side of mount Isabel de Torres, near San Felipe de Puerto Plata, while on approach to Gregorio Luperón International Airport for an intermediate stop [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19921115-0&lang=en] Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 2008-08-26.] . The plane was apparently in IFR conditions and performed a controlled flight into terrain. All 34 on board perished, including the Dominican chess team [ [http://www.directoriodeempresas.net/cronologia.html] Cronología Histórica Dominicana. Accessed 2008-08-26.] .

External links

* [http://www.aero-caribbean.com Aero Caribbean]

References