Gulfstream International Airlines

Infobox_Airline
airline=Gulfstream International
logo=LogoGIA.jpg
logo_size=250
fleet_size=35
destinations=21
IATA=3M
ICAO=GFT
callsign=GULF FLIGHT
parent=Gulfstream International Group
founded=1988
headquarters=Fort Lauderdale, Florida
key_people=Dave Hackett (President and CEO)|Roy Canter (Sr. Vice President)|
hubs=Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Miami International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport
Tampa International Airport|
website= http://www.gulfstreamair.com/

Gulfstream International Airlines is an US airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operates scheduled and charter services to Florida and Bahamas and the Caribbean. It operates as a Continental Connection carrier for Continental Airlines. Gulfstream International Airlines flies to 11 destinations in Florida and 11 destinations in the Bahamas. It is considered to be a local airline of the Bahamas since it flies to more destinations in the Bahamas than any other US carrier. Its main base is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with hubs at Miami International Airport, Palm Beach International Airport, and Tampa International Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 88 | date= 2007-04-03]

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 during the pilots' strike in 1989. 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 . In 2004 a long-term codeshare agreement with Continental Airlines was signed. Gulfstream International Airlines is owned by G-Air Holdings (72%) and has 600 employees (at December 2008).

Destinations

Gulfstream International Airlines operates the following services (at February 2007): [" [http://www.gulfstreamair.com/destinations.html Destinations] ," "Gulfstream International Airlines"]

Florida

*Fort Walton Beach (Northwest Florida Regional Airport)
*Fort Lauderdale (Jacksonville International Airport)
*Jacksonville (Jacksonville International Airport)
*Key West (Key West International Airport)
*Miami (Miami International Airport)
*Orlando (Orlando International Airport)
*Pensacola (Pensacola Regional Airport)
*Tallahassee (Tallahassee Regional Airport)
*Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
*West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)

New York

*Jamestown (Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport)

Ohio

*Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)

Pennsylvania

*Bradford (Bradford Regional Airport)
*DuBois (DuBois Regional Airport)
*Franklin (Venango Regional Airport)

West Virginia

*Lewisburg (Greenbrier Valley Airport)

Bahamas

*Andros (Andros Town International Airport)
*Bimini (South Bimini Airport)
*Freeport (Grand Bahama International Airport)
*George Town, Exuma (Exuma International Airport)
*Governors Harbour (Governor's Harbour Airport)
*Marsh Harbour (Marsh Harbour Airport)
*Nassau (Lynden Pindling International Airport)
*North Eleuthera (North Eleuthera Airport)
*New Bight, Cat Island (New Bight Airport)
*Treasure Cay, Abaco (Treasure Cay Airport)

Gulfstream operates some charter flights that are not under the Continental Connection code, including twice daily flights from Miami to Havana, Cuba as well as scheduled flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Chub Cay and Great Harbour Cay on the Berry Islands (Apr 2, 2008)

Fleet

The Gulfstream International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007):
*26 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner

Codeshare agreements

As of November 29, 2007, Gulfstream International Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines [http://www.gulfstreamair.com/] :

*Continental Connection (Gulfstream International Airlines is a Continental Connection feeder ; and operates regional service for Continental Airlines as Contiental Connection Flights .)
*Copa Airlines
*Northwest Airlines
*United Airlines

External links

* [http://www.gulfstreamair.com Gulfstream International Airlines]
* [http://www.gulfstreamacademy.com Gulfstream Training Academy]
* [http://www.gulfstreamconnection.com Gulfstream Connection]

References