Star Mariana's Air
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| Founding: | 2008 |
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Tinian , Northern Mariana Islands
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| Home airport : | Tinian Airport |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| Number of employees: | 115 |
| Fleet size: | 12 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.starmarianasair.com |
Star Marianas Air is an American regional airline based in Tinian in the Northern Marianas and based at Tinian Airport .
history
Star Marianas Air was founded in 2008 and was approved by the FAA on April 1, 2009 to operate in the Northern Mariana Islands . The first flight took place on April 2, 2009. It was a charter connection between the islands of Tinian and Saipan with a Piper PA-32 .
In 2010, three more Piper PA-32s were purchased, doubling the fleet from three to six aircraft. In 2013, the first of five Piper PA-31s was acquired and charter flights to the islands of Rota and Guam began.
In June 2014, the airline received approval from the FAA and the United States Department of Transportation to operate scheduled flights from Saipan Airport to Rota and Tinian Airports . Previously there were only charter flight connections.
In 2016 the fleet was expanded again to seven Piper PA-32s and five Piper PA-31s. In addition, an average of 200 flights a day have been carried out since then.
Destinations
Star Marianas Air offers several routes in the Northern Mariana Islands and to Guam .
fleet
As of December 2016, the Star Marianas Air fleet consists of twelve aircraft:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Piper PA-31-350 | 7th | 8th | ||
| Piper PA-32-300 | 5 | 5-6 | ||
| total | 12 | - |
Incidents
On October 6, 2013, a Piper PA-32-300 had an accident , killing three people and injuring four.
See also
Web links
- Web presence of Star Marianas Air (English)
- Photos of Star Marianas Air on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Star Marianas Air Inc. In: www.jsfirm.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Passenger Flights. In: starmarianasair.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
- ^ Company Information. In: starmarianasair.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Our Fleet. In: starmarianasair.com. Accessed December 19, 2016 .
- ↑ NTSB batch letter. (No longer available online.) In: www.asias.faa.gov. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016 ; accessed on November 13, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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