Florida West International Airways

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FLorida West International Airways
IATA
RF
ICAO
FWL
Callsign
FLO WEST
Founded 1981
Fleet size 6
Destinations
Headquarters Miami, Florida, USA
Key people
Website: http://www.fwia.com

Florida West International Airways is an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operates scheduled and charter services worldwide, with its main markets in Latin America, the Caribbean and the USA. Its main base is Miami International Airport.[1]

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1981 and was originally known as Florida West Airlines. Following entry into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 1994, its assets and subsidiaries, were sold to Florida West International Airways in August 1995. Operations restarted on 12 March 1996. In December 2000, LAN Airlines acquired a 25% stake in the airline, which has 66 employees (at March 2007).[1]

[edit] Destinations

Florida West operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (as of March 2007)[citation needed]: Costa Rica, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Panama City, Bogotá, Medellín, Quito, Guayaquil, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles,curitiba(brazil)

[edit] Fleet

The Florida West fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 83.