CAYMAN AIRWAYS

'Cayman Airways' is an airline based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and is the national flag carrier of the Cayman Islands. It operates mainly as an international and domestic scheduled passenger carrier, with cargo services available on all routes and a limited charter service offered. Its operations are based at Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman^[1]. The company's mascot is Sir Turtle, pictured above the logo.

Contents

History

Destinations

Fleet

External links

References

History

The airline was established and started operations in July 1968. It was formed to replace Cayman Brac Airways and became wholly government owned in December 1977. The airline operated regional services from Owen Roberts International Airport in George Town, Grand Cayman to Gerrard Smith International Airport on Cayman Brac. Early on, the aircraft operated were DC-3s. The airline began international services in the early '70s with a service to Miami using a single leased Douglas DC-6. The airline acquired its first jet aircraft; the BAC 1-11 in 1976, and began services to other parts of the USA. The airline upgraded to Boeing 727 aircraft in 1982, strengthining the airline's regional and international capability. These jets were eventually replaced with Boeing 737-200's.
The airline struggled throughout the early 1990s, however financial assistance from the government, financial re-structuring a new fleet and new destinations such as Chicago, Boston, Fort Lauderdale and notably Havana (in 2003) have helped the airline.

Destinations

As of May 2007, Cayman Airways operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:Cayman Airways official website "Interactive route map"

★ Cayman Islands

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★ Cayman Brac (Gerrard Smith International Airport)

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★ Grand Cayman (Owen Roberts International Airport)

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★ Little Cayman (Edward Bodden Airfield)

★ Cuba

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★ Havana (José Martí International Airport)

★ Jamaica

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★ Kingston (Norman Manley International Airport)

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★ Montego Bay (Sangster International Airport)

★ United States

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★ Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport) ''Seasonal''

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★ Miami, Florida (Miami International Airport)

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★ New York, New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport)

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★ Orlando, Florida (Orlando International Airport) ''Seasonal''

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★ Tampa, Florida (Tampa International Airport)
Cayman formerly flew to Boston, Massachusetts' Logan International Airport [1]. As well as to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Fleet

Cayman Airways Boeing 737-200 at Fort Lauderdale in 2003

The Cayman Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

★ 2 Boeing 737-300

★ 2 Boeing 737-200

★ 1 Boeing 737-200C

★ 2 DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

External links

★ Cayman Airways

References

1. Flight International 3 April 2007