Mackey Airlines, also known as Mackey International Airlines, was an airline which mainly served Florida and The Bahamas. Flights flew primarily out of West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami to a number of islands in the Bahamas and to Turks and Caicos.
Mackey Airlines was founded by former stunt pilot and United States Air Force Colonel Joseph C. Mackey on September 30, 1946. The airline was bought out by Eastern Airlines in 1967. "Colonel Joe" soon began a new company, Mackey International Airlines. In 1977, Mackey's headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida was the target of a bombing attributed to Cuban anti-Castro activity in the United States. [1] [2] Mackey International Airlines ceased operations in 1981.[3]
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