Caribbean Star Airlines

Infobox_Airline
airline=Caribbean Star
logo_size=150
fleet_size=11
destinations=16
IATA=8B
ICAO=GFI
callsign=CARIB STAR
founded=2001
parent=Caribbean Star Airlines Limited
headquarters=Antigua
key_people=Allen Stanford (founder)
hubs=VC Bird International Airport
focus_cities=Grantley Adams International Airport
frequent_flyer=Star Miles
slogan="A Whole New Altitude"
website=http://www.flycaribbeanstar.com

Caribbean Star Airlines was an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda. Which operated scheduled passenger services in conjunction with Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) to destinations in the eastern Caribbean. Its main base was VC Bird International Airport, St John'scite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 61 | date= 2007-04-03] .

History

Caribbean Star Airlines Limited was incorporated in Antigua in January 2000 and started operations in June 2000. It is backed by Texan businessman Allen Stanford. Its sister airline, Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc., launched its maiden flight three years later. They are affiliated but separate companies.Fact|date=May 2007 It is wholly owned by Caribbean Star Holdings.

In January 2007 the airline announced an intended merger with LIAT, and they entered into a commercial alliance, involving the flying of a combined schedule. All flights are now marketed as LIAT, although the airlines will continue to operate separately using their own air operators certificates, until after completion of the merger. The merged airline will use the LIAT brand and the marketing slogan "The Star of the Caribbean", with a merged fleet expected to standardise on the Bombardier Dash 8 Q300.

The airline operated its last flight on November 15th 2007 and now ceases to exist.

Destinations

thumb|right|The_Caribbean_Star_20/20_standford_cup_logo_plane_in_SXMCaribbean Star Airlines operated the following international scheduled services at November 2006:

North America

;Caribbean
*Barbados
**(Grantley Adams International Airport)
*British Virgin Islands
**Tortola - (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)
*Dominica -
**(Melville Hall Airport)
*Guyana
**Georgetown - (Cheddi Jagan International Airport)
*Grenada
**(Point Salines International Airport)
*Netherlands Antilles
**Curacao - (Hato International Airport)
**Sint Maarten - (Princess Juliana International Airport)
*Trinidad & Tobago
**Tobago - (Crown Point Airport)
**Port of Spain - (Piarco International Airport)
*Saint Kitts & Nevis
**St. Kitts - (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport)
*Saint Lucia
**Vieux Fort - (George F. L. Charles Airport)
*Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
**St.Vincent - (E.T. Joshua Airport)

Fleet

The Caribbean Star Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of March 2007 :

*11 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 (Five aircraft transferred to LIAT)

Previously owned aircraft consists of:
*3 Bombardier Dash 8 Q100

External links

* [http://www.flycaribbeanstar.com/ Caribbean Star Airlines]

References