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'Gulfstream International Airlines' is an American airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operates scheduled and charter services to 10 Florida cities and destinations in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. It operates as a Continental Connection carrier for Continental Airlines. Its main base is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with hubs at Miami International Airport, Orlando International Airport and Tampa International Airport.^[1]

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History

Destinations

Fleet

External links

References

History

The airline was established in October 1988 and started operations on 1 December 1990. It was founded by Thomas Cooper, a former captain for Eastern Air Lines. Initially it operated as an on-demand air taxi between Miami, Florida and Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, but was relocated to the Bahamas, when the political climate in Haiti forced the operation to halt. In May 1994 a codeshare agreement was signed with United Airlines. In December 1995 Gulfstream made the transition from a FAR 135 carrier to FAR 121, allowing operation of larger aircraft. Its parent company, G-Air Holdings, acquired Paradise International Airlines in August 1998 . The United Airlines agreement was replaced by a similar agreement with Continental Airlines. Gulfstream International Airlines is owned by G-Air Holdings (72%) and has 514 employees (at March 2007).

Destinations

Gulfstream International Airlines operates the following services (at February 2007):

★ Domestic scheduled destinations: Fort Walton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach.

★ International scheduled destinations: Andros, Bahamas, Bimini, Bahamas, Freeport, Bahamas, George Town, Bahamas, Governors Harbour, Marsh Harbour, Nassau, Bahamas, North Eleuthera, Cat Island, Bahamas and Treasure Cay.

★ Gulfstream operates some charter flights that are not under the Continental Connection code, including twice daily flights from Miami to Havana, Cuba.

Fleet

The Gulfstream International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

★ 7 Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia(1 EMB-120 S/N: 205 on order)

★ 26 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner

External links

★ Gulfstream International Airlines

★ Gulfstream Air Charter

★ Gulfstream Training Academy

References

1. Directory: World Airlines