SVG Air
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SVG Air is an airline based in, Arnos vale, E.T Joshua Airport, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that operates operating scheduled and charter services in the eastern Caribbean. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Air, or SVG Air, is the national airline along with Mustique Airways
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[edit] Code data
- ICAO Code: SVG
SVG Air main base is in St. Vincent, and also has other bases in Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia. SVG Air has a maintenance hangar on the Island of Bequia, which is just 9 mile of the main land (St. Vincent). SVG Air operates both scheduled and charter flights to other Caribbean Islands. Other services fly as far north as Jamaica and as far south as Guyana. SVG Air also fly to the other Grenadines Islands that have airport. St. Vincent and the Grenadines have two charter airline that fly the Caribbean island to pick up international travelers to SVG.
[edit] History
The airline was established in 1990 and started operations in September 1990. It began operations with a single leased Britten-Norman Islander. The company is largely owned (75%) by St Vincent Grenada Air and operated by the Gravel and Barnard families.
[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. [1]
[edit] Fleet
As of March 2007 the SVG Air fleet includes [2] :
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ Searchlight Newspaper 22 November 2006
- ^ Air Charter Guide
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