SVG Air

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SVG Air is an airline based in St George's, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is the national airline of Grenada operating scheduled and charter services in the eastern Caribbean. Its main base is Port Salines International Airport, St George's. ^[1]

Contents 1 Code data 2 History 3 Incidents and accidents 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code data

• ICAO Code: SVG ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1990 and started operations in September 1990. It began operations with a single leased Britten-Norman Islander. It is largely owned (75%) by St Vincent Grenada Air. ^[1]

[edit] Incidents and accidents

• 19 November 2006 - SVG Air Aero Commander 500S, on a flight from Canouan to Saint Vincent, was over the western end of Bequia on its final approach to Saint Vincent when it vanished. There was no distress call. Wreckage was found in the sea. The pilot and single passenger are presumed dead. ^[2]

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the SVG Air fleet includes ^[3] :

• 2 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300

Other aircraft (at January 2005) ^[1] :

• 2 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander
• 1 Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander

On March 2007 the Air Charter Guide lists the following fleet:

• 3 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
• 3 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander
• 3 Aero Commander (aircraft)
• 2 Cessna 402

They hope to have a Cessna Citation 550 in the fleet soon.

[edit] External links

• SVG Air
• Air Charter Guide
• Canouan Island

Charter Guide]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Flight International 12-18 April 2005
2. ^ Searchlight Newspaper 22 November 2006
3. ^ Flight International 3-9 October 2006