Cayman Airways

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Cayman Airways

IATA KX	ICAO CAY	Callsign CAYMAN
Founded		1968 (as Cayman Brac Airways)^[1]
Commenced operations		July 1968^[1]
Hubs		Owen Roberts International Airport Gerrard Smith International Airport Edward Bodden Airfield
Frequent flyer program		Sir Turtle Rewards
Member lounge		Sir Turtle Lounge
Alliance		United Airlines
Fleet size		7
Destinations		13
Parent company		Cayman Airways Holdings Ltd. (Government of the Cayman Islands)
Headquarters		George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Key people		Patrick Strasburger(Chief Executive)
Website: http://www.caymanairways.com

Cayman Airways is the national flag carrier of the Cayman Islands. Based in Grand Cayman, 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^[2]. The company's mascot is Sir Turtle, pictured above the logo.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[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^[2]. 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.^{[citation needed]}