Silver Airways
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| IATA code : | 3M |
| ICAO code : | SIL |
| Call sign : | SILVER WINGS |
| Founding: | 1988 (As Gulfstream International Airlines) |
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Fort Lauderdale , Florida , United States
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| Home airport : | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| IATA prefix code : | 449 |
| Management: | Sami Teittinen |
| Fleet size: | 31 (+ 13 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.silverairways.com |
Silver Airways Corp. , founded as Gulfstream International Airlines , is an American airline based in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . The main shareholder is Versa Capital Management , a Chicago-based investment company. It serves destinations in Florida and the Bahamas as well as in the rest of the USA with scheduled and charter flights. It is also part of the United Express . Silver Airways flies to most of the destinations in the Bahamas of all US airlines.
history
Gulfstream International Airlines was founded in October 1988 by a former Eastern Airlines captain during a pilots strike at Eastern Airlines and began operations on December 1, 1990.
Initially, the company flew as an on-demand taxi company between Miami, Florida and Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. Due to the difficult political conditions in Haiti, the goals were shifted to the Bahamas. In 1994 a code-share agreement was signed with United Airlines (UAL Corporation). In August 1998, G-Air Holdings took over Paradise International Airlines.
In 2004 a long-term code-share agreement was signed with Continental Airlines .
On October 1, 2010, the UAL Corporation and Continental Airlines merged to form United Continental Holdings . As a result of the merger, the regional partner of Continental Airlines, Continental Connection, also became a partner of United Express . Gulfstream International Airlines is now a partner of United Express.
In 2011, Gulfstream International Airlines was acquired by Silver Airways.
In 2016, Versa Capital Management bought a majority from the original main shareholder Victory Park Capital.
administration
As with Gulfstream International Airlines, the airline's headquarters are in Suite 201 of the 110 Lee Wagener Building on the grounds of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the unincorporated area of Broward County in Florida near Fort Lauderdale . Previously, the headquarters in Dania Beach was close to Fort Lauderdale.
Destinations
- Florida : Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Key West, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach
- Southeast : Atlanta, Greenville, Hattiesburg-Laurel, Macon, Meridian, Muscle Shoals, Tupelo
- Northeast : Bradford, Cleveland, DuBois, Franklin, Jamestown, Parkersburg
- Central Atlantic States : Altoona, Beckley, Clarksburg, Greenbrier / Lewisburg, Johnstown, Morgantown, Staunton, Washington (Dulles)
- Bahamas : Bimini, Freeport, Governor's Harbor, Great Exuma Island, Marsh Harbor, North Eleuthera, Treasure Cay
In June 2016, the company received approval for flights to Cuba from the Ministry of Transport . Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Clara have been available since September 1, 2016, with other destinations in Cuba to follow.
agreement
Silver Airways has no aviation alliances with other airlines, but it has interlining and code-sharing agreements with some companies. Many of these companies are part of global aviation alliances:
- American Airlines
- Bahamasair
- Copa Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Island Air
- JetBlue Airways
- United Airlines (flies for United Express )
fleet
As of March 2020, the Silver Airways fleet consists of 31 aircraft with an average age of 15.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Saab 340B | 21st | 34 | ||
| ATR 42-600 | 7th | 13 | + 30 options | 46 |
| ATR 72-600 | 3 | 70 | ||
| total | 31 | 13 |
See also
Web links
- Silver Airways website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Silver Airways wants to expand with a new owner , accessed on December 4, 2016
- ↑ Company history at silverairways.com, accessed on August 22, 2014.
- ↑ Contact Us Corporate Offices, accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Contact Us ( Memento from July 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Gulfstream International Airlines, accessed August 25, 2014.
- ^ Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport> Business> Tenant Directorym ( Memento of March 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). Broward County. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Contact Us ( Memento of May 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). Gulfstream International Airlines , accessed August 25, 2014.
- ^ Andy Pasztor, Susan Carey: Gulfstream Faces Penalty on Pilot Hours, Maintenance in: The Wall Street Journal . dated May 21, 2009, accessed August 25, 2014.
- ^ Silver Airways Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - ATR makes breakthrough in the USA , accessed on August 6, 2017
- ↑ silverairways.com - Company Information (English), accessed on August 6, 2017
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