Fly Jamaica Airways
| Fly Jamaica Airways | |
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| IATA code : | OJ |
| ICAO code : | FJM |
| Call sign : | GREENHEART |
| Founding: | 2012 |
| Operation stopped: | 2019 |
| Seat: |
Kingston , Jamaica
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| Home airport : | Norman Manley International Airport |
| Company form: | Limited |
| IATA prefix code : | 266 |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | international |
| Website: | www.fly-jamaica.com |
| Fly Jamaica Airways ceased operations in 2019. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Fly Jamaica Airways was a Jamaican airline based in Kingston and its home base at Norman Manley International Airport .
history
In September 2012, Fly Jamaica Airways was granted the operating license. The first flight to New York took place on February 14, 2013 . In November 2014 a Boeing 767-300ER was put into operation. Their first flight also took them to New York.
On March 31, 2019, all employees had to be laid off due to financial problems.
Destinations
Fly Jamaica Airways flew from its base at Norman Manley International Airport to Georgetown , New York JFK and Toronto airports .
fleet
As of January 2017, the Fly Jamaica Airways fleet consisted of three aircraft with an average age of 22.6 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats (C / Y + / Y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | one taken over by Aurela in 2013 ; one operated by National Airlines |
198 (- / 12/186) 184 (- / 22/162) |
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| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | Acquired by North American Airlines in 2014 , inactive | ||
| total | 3 | 0 |
Incidents
- November 9, 2018: A Boeing 757-200 of Fly Jamaica Airways (N524AT) after an emergency landing at Georgetown Airport ( Guyana ) due to problems with the hydraulics against sand obstacles at the end of the runway. Six of the 128 people on board were initially injured, and later an elderly woman died of her injuries. The aircraft had to be written off as a total loss.
See also
Web links
Commons : Fly Jamaica Airways - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- fly-jamaica.com Website of Fly Jamaica Airways
- Fly Jamaica at planepictures.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fly Jamaica sends all employees home. aerotelegraph.com, April 1, 2019, accessed on April 1, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Ch-aviation - Fly Jamaica Airways (English), accessed on January 17, 2017
- ^ Accident report B-757-200, N524AT Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 26, 2019.