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Revision as of 13:23, 26 September 2011
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| Founded | 1973[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 7 June 1973[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Lynden Pindling International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 29 | ||||||
| Parent company | Bahamian Government[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nassau, Bahamas | ||||||
| Key people | Joe Beckett Head Engineer,(chief advisor) | ||||||
| Website | www.bahamasair.com | ||||||
Bahamasair Holdings Limited, operating as Bahamasair, is an airline based in the Bahamasair House in Nassau, Bahamas.[2] It is the national airline and operates domestic scheduled services to 15 destinations and regional scheduled services to Havana and four cities in Florida. Its main base is Lynden Pindling International Airport.[3] It has the same logo as the Bahamas current logo.
History
Bahamasair was born out of the oil crisis of the 1970s. In 1970, British Airways stopped flying to The Bahamas, and the Bahamian Government accurately predicted that some of the other major airlines flying to the country would follow British Airways' lead.[citation needed] So Bahamasair was established by the government and started operations on 7 June 1973,[1] by acquiring the operations of Flamingo Airlines and Out Island Airways. Bahamasair was met initially with a lot of problems, such as poor maintenance facilities, economic shape and company structure.
All that brought public distrust as a consequential added problem. But soon jets started to arrive in the shape of brand new Boeing 737s, and in 1972, it opened its first international service, from Nassau to Tampa, Florida. In 1973, the government's vision of many airlines leaving the island became a reality, when Pan Am and a few other major companies decided to walk the road out that had been opened by British Airways. With that, Bahamasair grabbed a substantial part of the Bahamas air market. Through the rest of the 1970s, Bahamasair kept adding flights to other cities in Florida and, domestically, the presence of the airline also grew at a large rate.
During the early 1980s, Bahamasair unsuccessfully tried to expand to the Northeast United States, opening flights to Philadelphia, Washington DC (Dulles) and Newark, New Jersey. But in 1989, the airline's directors decided that those routes were not profitable and cut them off the airline's route map. Also in 1989, the Boeing 727 first came into the fleet. They would acquire a total of two. That was also the year that a new livery and workers' uniform were introduced. The Boeing 727's however, could not be kept into service long because of political favors and interference, thereby causing the company to lose vast sums of money in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In 1991, De Havilland DHC-8 were purchased to substitute the whole jet fleet comprising 737-200s. In 1997, the Boeing 737's returned to service because key routes warranted the cargo and passenger carrying capabilities offered by the 737-200. The 737-200 is deployed to Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and 1 domestic destination, Freeport.
Destinations
Livery
Its latest livery, which was first introduced in October 2004, has, so far, only been applied to the Boeing 737s in the fleet. It is a white fuselage with a light blue belly and engines, with the airline's name above the windows. The "Bahamas" part of the name is in light blue, the "air" part in red. On the tail is the colourful logo of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Older liveries are relegated to the Dash 8's, some of which maintained the traditional Bahamian Flag colors of black, aquamarine and gold located on the tailfin, including aquamarine and gold stripes on the rearward half of the fuselage since their purchase in the mid-1980s. The newer Dash 8 models remain in solid white livery, yet maintains the Bahamian flag on the tailfin only. All Dash 8's maintain the Bahamasair logo on the top fuselage, near the front doors.
Fleet
The Bahamasair fleet includes the following aircraft (at 6 June 2011):
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-200 | 2 | 0 | Medium Haul International |
| Bombardier Dash 8 300 | 6 | 0 | Domestic Short Haul International |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
Fleet Additions
In April 2010, Bahamasair announced that they would like to add to their fleet new Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s.[4]
Former Aircraft
- 1 Airbus A320
- 2 BAC 1-11
- 1 Boeing 707-100 Early 1970s
- 2 Boeing 727-200
- 1 Boeing 737-300
- 1 Douglas DC-3 Mid to late 1960s
- 2 Hawker Siddeley HS-748
- 2 Shorts 330
- 3 Shorts 360
References
- ^ a b c d Norwood, Tom (2002). North American Airlines Handbook (3rd ed.). Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. 96.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 84.
- ^ Expansion consideration Bahamasair looking to add Bombardier Q400 to its fleet
External links
 Airlines of The Bahamas | |
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| Defunct | |