SVG Air
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| ICAO code : | SVD |
| Call sign : | GRENADINES |
| Founding: | 1990 |
| Seat: | Arnos Vale , St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Home airport : | Arnos Vale Airport |
| Company form: | Limited |
| Management: | Martin Barnard ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 7th |
| Aims: | national and international goals |
| Website: | www.svgair.com |
SVG Air ( S t. V incent G renadines Air ) is a Vincentian airline based in Kingstown . The airline is privately owned and was founded by the Barnard family. It flies to some destinations in the Caribbean and also operates charter flights .
history
The airline was founded in 1990 and began operating with a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander . It is run by private owners (the Barnard and Gravel families). Its headquarters are in St. Vincent , but there are also offices in Barbados , St. Lucia and Grenada .
Destinations and fleet
SVG Air flies to a number of destinations in the Caribbean, including St. Lucia and Barbados.
As of April 2017 , SVG Air's fleet consisted of seven aircraft with an average age of 40 years. They all belong to the De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 type .
Incidents
There have been two aircraft accidents since flight operations began . In November 2006, an Aero Commander crashed into the sea while flying from Canouan to St. Vincent on the approach to landing northwest of Bequia . The pilot and one passenger died. In August 2010, a machine disappeared just outside Canouan, where it was supposed to pick up an accident victim. Only the pilot was on board.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Photo of a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ^ SVG Air Fleet / Bases. Swiss Aviation. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ↑ Jamaica-Gleaner.com: Search Still On For Missing St Vincent Pilot. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .