Aero Caribbean

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Aero Caribbean
IATA 7L	ICAO CRN	Callsign Aero Caribbean
Founded		1983
Hubs		José Martí International Airport
Focus cities		Antonio Maceo Int'l Airport
Fleet size		18
Destinations		14
Parent company		Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A
Headquarters		Havana, Cuba
Key people
Website: http://www.aero-caribbean.com

Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) is an airline based in Havana, Cuba. It operates scheduled domestic services and cargo flights within the Caribbean and to South America. Cargo charters are also operated to Canada, the Caribbean and South America. Its main base is José Martí International Airport, Havana.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1982 and started operations on 2 December 1982. It was set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights and regional charters to supplement national carrier Cubana. It is wholly owned by the government of Cuba.

[edit] Services

Aero Caribbean operates the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Baracoa, Cayo Coco, Cienfuegos, Havana, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad and Varadero.

• International scheduled destinations: Freeport, Grand Cayman, Managua, Montego Bay, Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo.

[edit] Fleet

The Aero Caribbean fleet includes the following aircraft (at August c):

• 1 Antonov An-24 Aerocaribbean Cargo
• 3 Antonov An-26 Aerocaribbean Cargo
• 1 ATR 42-300
• 4 ATR 72-210
• 3 Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante
• 6 Yakovlev Yak-40^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

[edit] External links

• Aero Caribbean