West Caribbean Airways
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| IATA code : | YH |
| ICAO code : | WCW |
| Call sign : | WEST |
| Founding: | 1998 |
| Operation stopped: | 2005 |
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Medellin , Colombia
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| Home airport : | Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport |
| Fleet size: | 15th |
| Aims: | 26th |
| West Caribbean Airways ceased operations in 2005. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
West Caribbean Airways was a regional airline based in Medellín , Colombia and based at the local airport Enrique Olaya Herrera .
history
The airline was founded in 1998 and began flight operations in 2000. It was founded by the Colombian Hassan Tannir and was originally based on San Andres Island . Hassan Tannir sold the airline to a group of investors from Medellín, which relocated the airline's headquarters to Medellín in 2001.
West (new brand name) had two subsidiary airlines on Aruba and Costa Rica .
Due to the incidents listed below , West had to cease flight operations in 2005.
fleet
(As of January 2005)
- 1 ATR 42-300
- 3 ATR 42 -320
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-81
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- 8 Let L-410 UVP-E
Incidents
- On March 26, 2005, a West Caribbean Airways Let L-410 aircraft hit the hills near the Providencia runway on Old Providence Island. The crew consisting of 2 pilots and 6 of the 12 passengers died. A report suspects a technical error.
- On August 16, 2005, an MD-82 crashed on West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 from Panama to Martinique in western Venezuela with 152 passengers on board. There were no survivors.
See also
Web links
Commons : West Caribbean Airways - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
