Cayman Airways
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| Cayman Airways | ||
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ICAO CAY |
Callsign Cayman |
| Founded | 1968 (as Cayman Brac Airways) | |
| Hubs | Owen Roberts International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Sir Turtle Rewards | |
| Member lounge | Sir Turtle Lounge | |
| Fleet size | 7 | |
| Destinations | 13 | |
| Parent company | Cayman Airways Holdings Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | |
| Key people | Michael Adam (Chief Executive) | |
| Website: http://www.caymanairways.ky | ||
Cayman Airways is an airline based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and is the national flag carrier of the Cayman Islands. It operates mainly as an international and domestic scheduled passenger carrier, with cargo services available on all routes and a limited charter service offered. Its operations are based at Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman. The company's mascot is Sir Turtle, pictured above the logo.
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in July 1968. It was formed to replace Cayman Brac Airways and became wholly government owned in December 1977. The airline operated regional services from Owen Roberts International Airport in George Town, Grand Cayman to Gerrard Smith International Airport on Cayman Brac. Early on, the aircraft operated were DC-3s. The airline began international services in the early '70s with a service to Miami using a single leased Douglas DC-6. The airline acquired its first jet aircraft; the BAC 1-11 in 1976, and began services to other parts of the USA. The airline upgraded to Boeing 727 aircraft in 1982, strengthining the airline's regional and international capability. These jets were eventually replaced with Boeing 737-200's. The airline struggled throughout the early 1990s, however financial assistance from the government, financial re-structuring a new fleet and new destinations such as Chicago, Boston, Fort Lauderdale and notably Havana (in 2003) have helped the airline.
[edit] Services
Cayman Airways operates services to the following destinations (at January 2005):
[edit] Fleet
The Cayman Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at September 2006):
