- 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 =
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website = http://www.carib-aviation.comCarib Aviation was an
airline based inAntigua 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 inAntigua . The company employed 63 personnel, including some 15 pilots and 22 engineering staff. The office facilities were atVC Bird International Airport , accommodating administration, accounts, operations and traffic departments An addition terminal office facilities were located atRobert L. Bradshaw International Airport inSaint Kitts and Nevis islands. Carib Aviation also operated theDOMINICA AIR TAXI service betweenAntigua ,Saint Lucia andCanefield Airport as well as a localfeeder forLIAT .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 accusedLIAT to have hired 7 of hisTwin 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
*1Britten Norman Islander
*4 Beech 99 Airliner - RETIREDExternal links
* [http://www.carib-aviation.com Carib Aviation]
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