Carib Aviation
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Founded in 1972 with a single prop engine aircraft, Carib Aviation provided charter and scheduled flights throughout the Caribbean from its main base in AntiguaAntigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
. The company employed 63 personnel, including some 15 pilots and 22 engineering staff. The office facilities were at VC Bird International Airport
VC Bird International Airport
V. C. Bird International Airport is located on the island of Antigua, northeast of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.- History :...
, accommodating administration, accounts, operations and traffic departments An addition terminal office facilities were located at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport is an international airport located just northeast of Basseterre, on the island of Saint Kitts, serving the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was named after the first Premier of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla , Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw.A major renovation was...
in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
islands. Carib Aviation also operated the DOMINICA AIR TAXI service between Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
and Canefield Airport
Canefield Airport
Canefield Airport , is the airport serving Roseau, Dominica. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Melville Hall Airport....
as well as a local feeder
Feeder
-Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
for LIAT.
On Tuesday 30th September, 2008, Bruce Kaufman, CEO of the airline, announced that he was forced to cancel all flights the very same day because of no flight crews available. He accused LIAT to have hired 7 of his Twin Otter pilots within a few days, breaking an agreement between the two airlines signed earlier in 2008 and leaving him with no choice to stop all operations.
Destinations
- Anguilla
- The ValleyThe Valley, Anguilla-Population:-References:...
(Anguilla Wallblake AirportAnguilla Wallblake AirportThe Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport is a small international airport located on the island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is located very close to The Valley, the island's capital. Wallblake Airport is also a featured airport in one of the Flight Simulator X...
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- The Valley
- Antigua
- St. John'sSt. John's, Antigua and BarbudaSt John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. St John's is located at...
(VC Bird International AirportVC Bird International AirportV. C. Bird International Airport is located on the island of Antigua, northeast of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.- History :...
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- St. John's
- Barbuda
- Codrington (Codrington Airport)
- Dominica
- MarigotMarigot, DominicaMarigot is the largest settlement of Saint Andrew Parish in northeastern Dominica. The village has a population of 2,676 people, and is home to a Fisheries Complex as well as the island's main airport. It is the birthplace of local politician Edison James, and cricket umpire Billy...
(Melville Hall AirportMelville Hall AirportMelville Hall Airport is an airport located on the northeast coast of Dominica, northwest of Marigot, it is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Canefield Airport located three miles ...
) - RoseauRoseau-Architecture:The central district of Roseau is tightly packed with small and large houses and even larger modern concrete structures. There is little green or open space situated within the city, and this is even more so today, as many of the courtyards which was once commonplace within the city...
(Canefield AirportCanefield AirportCanefield Airport , is the airport serving Roseau, Dominica. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Melville Hall Airport....
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- Marigot
- Guadalupe
- Pointe-à-PitrePointe-à-PitrePointe-à-Pitre is the largest city of Guadeloupe, an overseas région and département of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre....
(Pointe-à-Pitre International AirportPointe-à-Pitre International AirportPointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is an airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe. The airport is located in Abymes, north-northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre. It is the main hub for Air Caraïbes and Air Antilles Express. It is the...
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- Pointe-à-Pitre
- Martinique
- Fort-de-FranceFort-de-FranceFort-de-France is the capital of France's Caribbean overseas department of Martinique. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean. Exports include sugar, rum, tinned fruit, and cacao.-Geography:...
(Martinique Aimé Césaire International AirportMartinique Aimé Césaire International AirportMartinique Aimé Césaire International Airport is the international airport of Martinique in the French West Indies. Located in Le Lamentin, a suburb of the capital Fort-de-France, it was opened in 1950 and renamed in 2007 after author and politician Aimé Césaire.- Passenger airlines :- Charter :-...
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- Fort-de-France
- Montserrat
- BradesBradesBrades is a village and de facto capital of the Caribbean island of Montserrat since 1998. Brades is located in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat. The official capital Plymouth in the south of the island has been abandoned since 1997 due to the eruption of...
(Gerald's AirportGerald's AirportJohn A. Osborne Airport is a small airport located near the village of Gerald's on the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean....
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- Brades
- Nevis
- CharlestownCharlestown, Saint Kitts and NevisCharlestown is the capital of the island of Nevis, in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis, near the southern end of Pinneys Beach....
(Vance W. Amory International AirportVance W. Amory International AirportVance W. Amory International Airport serves the island of Nevis in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The airport has a single runway of about 1,220 metres.The airport was previously known as Bambooshay Airport, then Newcastle Airport...
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- Charlestown
- St. Kitts
- BasseterreBasseterreBasseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands...
(Robert L. Bradshaw International AirportRobert L. Bradshaw International AirportRobert L. Bradshaw International Airport is an international airport located just northeast of Basseterre, on the island of Saint Kitts, serving the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was named after the first Premier of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla , Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw.A major renovation was...
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- Basseterre
- St. Lucia
- CastriesCastriesCastries , population 10,634, aggl. 37,963 , is the capital city of Saint Lucia, a country in the Caribbean. The district with the same name had a population of 61,341 in 2001-05-22, and stretches over an area of ....
(George F. L. Charles AirportGeorge F. L. Charles Airport- Charter :-Cargo Services:* Federal Express* DHL* Ameriflight* Corporate Air...
) - Vieux Fort QuarterVieux Fort QuarterVieux Fort is located in the southern part of St. Lucia. It is the second-largest town on the island and is the home of St Lucia's international airport, Hewanorra International Airport....
(Hewanorra International AirportHewanorra International AirportHewanorra International Airport , near Vieux Fort Quarter, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean, is the larger of the country's two airports and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority ....
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- Castries
- St. Vincent
- KingstownKingstownKingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...
(E. T. Joshua Airport)
- Kingstown
- Tortola
- Beef IslandBeef IslandBeef Island is an island in the British Virgin Islands. It is located to the east of Tortola, and the two islands are connected by the Queen Elizabeth Bridge. Beef Island is the site of the Terrance B...
(Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)
- Beef Island
Fleet
As of September 2008 the Carib Aviation fleet included :- 1 Beech 65 QueenAir Excalibur
- 1 Britten Norman Islander