Caribbean Sun Airlines

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airline=Caribbean Sun
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fleet_size="defunct"
destinations="defunct"
IATA=ZQ
ICAO=SFG
callsign=Carib Sun
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founded=2002
ceased=2007
headquarters=
key_people=New Presidente John R. Russo
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
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website=www.flywaa.com

Caribbean Sun Airlines, known for short as "Caribbean Sun", was headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA and operated regional services in the Caribbean. Its main base was Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The airline ceased operations on 1 February, 2007 [Flight InternationalApril 2007 [.

History

The airline was established in September 2002 and started operations in January 2003 with flights from San Juan to Tortola using Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. It is owned by Texan businessman Allen Stanford, who also owns sister airline Caribbean Star Airlines, which was established in 2000. They are affiliated, but separate companies. Caribbean Sun grew out of necessity to add more frequencies on certain Caribbean Star destinations, and to add new destinations to Caribbean Star's route system. Fact|date=May 2007

On January 9, 2007, the airline announced that it would shut down operations on January 31, 2007. [ [http://washington.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2007/01/08/daily20.html Washington Biz Journals] ] [ [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070109005845&newsLang=en Business Wire] ] Flights between San Juan and Santo Domingo stopped on January 16, and all other flights ceased January 31. [ [http://www.flycsa.com/pl/News/NR-SunShutdown_FINAL_.pdf Caribbean Sun website] ]

This is the post at its website: "Caribbean Sun Airlines has made its final approach, landing safely at the end of another chapter in the history of Caribbean aviation. After 4 years of safe and continuous service, the small airline that was big on service, value and reliability discontinued all flight operations effective February 1, 2007. In addition to a legacy of excellence in aviation, Caribbean Sun also leaves behind a sister carrier, Caribbean Star, which together with LIAT serves many of the routes previously operated by Caribbean Sun."

Although Caribbean Sun Airlines unveiled a new branding image for the airline, and a new fleet, in August 2007, with service due to start before the end of 2007, the airline apparently couldn't reach the pertinent agreements, and is believed to have died definitely.

Purchased by Merengue Airlines Dominicana (a Florida Corporation) on March 13, 2008, whose President & CEO John R. Russo, is seeking certification to operate with Boeing 737. Caribbean Sun Airlines will operate as World Atlantic Airways with new branding design. The company is pallning to reopen by the end end of 2008, with new domestic and international route structure, which includes cities within the United States, The Caribbean, South America and in the future Europe with Boeing 767.

Destinations

Caribbean, including US commonwealths and territories

*Antigua
**St. John's (VC Bird International Airport)
*Barbados
**Bridgetown (Grantley Adams International Airport)
*British Virgin Islands
**Tortola (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)
*Dominica
**Marigot (Melville Hall Airport)
*Dominican Republic
**Santiago (Cibao International Airport)
**Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)
*Netherlands Antilles
**Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (Princess Juliana International Airport)
*Puerto Rico
**San Juan (Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, (hub)
*St. Kitts and Nevis
**Basseterre (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport)
*Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
**Kingstown (E.T. Joshua Airport)
*Trinidad and Tobago
**Port of Spain (Piarco International Airport)

Fleet

The Caribbean Sun fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Fact|date=May 2007
*3 Bombardier Dash 8 100 [http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1157230&WxsIERv=Qr%20Univyynaq%20Pnanqn%20QUP-8-103%20Qnfu%208&Wm=1&WdsYXMg=Pnevoorna%20Fha&QtODMg=Fna%20Whna%20-%20Yhvf%20Zhabm%20Zneva%20Vagreangvbany%20%28FWH%20%2F%20GWFW%29&ERDLTkt=Chregb%20Evpb&ktODMp=Abirzore%2028%2C%202006&BP=0&WNEb25u=S%E9yvk%20Onunzbaqr%20Urea%E1aqrm-FVT_Fcbggre&xsIERvdWdsY=A803JC&MgTUQtODMgKE=&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=492&NEb25uZWxs=2006-12-29%2008%3A58%3A57&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=141&static=yes&width=1100&height=733&sok=JURER%20%20%28nveyvar%20%3D%20%27Pnevoorna%20FHA%27%29%20%20BEQRE%20OL%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=1156936]

Livery

All white fuselage with the name "Caribbean Sun" in green near the cockpit, below the passenger windows. Sunshine yellow tail, with the green "Caribbean Sun" logo on it. Their livery reflected that of sister company "Caribbean Star".

With its unveiled plans to re-launch the airline under new branding and with a new fleet, a new [http://www.flycsa.com/csa/About/Fleet.aspx livery] was created.

External links

* [http://www.flycsa.com Caribbean Sun Airlines]

References