Fly Jamaica Airways
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| Founded | September 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 14 February 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Norman Manley International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||
| Key people | Paul Ronald Reece, Chairman | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Fly Jamaica Airways is an airline headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica,[1] with flight operations at the Norman Manley International Airport.
History
Fly Jamaica Airways was formed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Guyana-born Paul Ronald Reece, Mrs. Roxanne Reece and three Jamaican shareholders including Captain Lloyd Tai and Mrs. Christine Steele and Mrs. Shaun Lawson-Laing. Captain Reece is also the owner of Wings Aviation Ltd, based in Guyana, which owns and operates Cessna aircraft in the interior of Guyana.
Fly Jamaica Airways was certified by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) in September 2012, and was cleared to operate in the United States by US authorities in December.[2] Its inaugural flight from Kingston to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in the United States, was made on 14 February 2013.[3]
Destinations
These destinations are served by Fly Jamaica Airways as of July 16, 2015
| [Hub] | Hub |
| [Focus] | Focus Airport |
| [F] | Future destination |
| [S] | Seasonal |
| [charter] | Seasonal charter |
| [T] | Terminated destination |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown |  Guyana |
GEO | SYCJ | Cheddi Jagan International Airport | |
| Kingston |  Jamaica |
KIN | MKJP | Norman Manley International Airport [Hub] | 1 |
| New York City |  USA |
JFK | KJFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport | |
| Toronto |  Canada |
YYZ | CYYZ | Lester B. Pearson International Airport |
Fleet
The Fly Jamaica Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | - | Purchased secondhand in 2011. | |||
| Boeing 767-300ER[5] | 1 | - | Purchased secondhand from ILFC in 2014. | |||
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Fly Jamaica Airways. Retrieved on March 22, 2015. "Corporate & Ticketing Office 2 Holborn Road Kingston 10 Jamaica"
- ^ Staff Writer (19 January 2013). "Fly Jamaica ready for January 25 takeoff, Guyana flights in pipeline". Stabroek News. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Fly Jamaica soars". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 18.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Fly Jamaica buys second aircraft
External links
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