World Atlantic Airlines
| Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. | |
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| IATA code : | WL |
| ICAO code : | WHALE |
| Call sign : | DORAL |
| Founding: | 2002 |
| Seat: |
Miami , Florida , United States
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| Home airport : | Miami International Airport |
| Company form: | Inc. |
| Management: | Tomas Romero ( CEO ), Ray Bradley ( CTO ), Jose Garcia ( CFO ) |
| Fleet size: | 7th |
| Aims: | national and international charter flights |
| Website: | www.flywaa.com |
World Atlantic Airlines is a US charter airline and the brand name under which the Caribbean Sun Airlines , based in Miami , appears exclusively to the outside world.
History and destinations
World Atlantic Airlines was founded in September 2002 under the name Caribbean Sun Airlines as part of the Stanford Financial Group . From its headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico , the company's first flight led to Tortola , British Virgin Islands on January 21, 2003 , before concentrating on connections to Antigua as well as flights to the Netherlands Antilles and the US Virgin Islands ; Mainly machines of the type De Havilland DHC-8-100 were used . On the flights, Caribbean Sun Airlines cooperated with the Antiguan sister company Caribbean Star Airlines , which also belonged to the Stanford Financial Group and enabled connecting flights to other Caribbean islands.
Flight operations ceased towards the end of January 2007. The resumption of the same under the name Merengue Airlines Dominicana , which was sought after a subsequent change of ownership , was also unsuccessful and so Caribbean Sun Airlines was finally sold to Tomas Romero, who renamed the company to World Atlantic Airlines . The company, which from now on only operates under this name, then focused on the ACMI charter area .
In 2012 , the US Department of Transportation sanctioned World Atlantic Airlines with a fine of 180,000 in response to irregularities involving Myrtle Beach-based, insolvent Direct Air , for which World Atlantic Airlines had provided ACMI chartered aircraft to commence air traffic USD. The Ministry of Transport saw unfair competition from World Atlantic Airlines as proven; For example, the latter had canceled some of the flights chartered by Direct Air less than ten days in advance and finally refused to repatriate stranded passengers after the ACMI charter was abruptly suspended. The authority pointed out that World Atlantic Airlines should not have operated the flights in the first place, since Direct Air was in default from the start, and that World Atlantic Airlines should have checked the necessary financial and legal requirements on Direct Air's side better.
Starting in 2013, the company carried out deportations on charter flights for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement police and customs authority, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, to Guatemala, among others.
In September 2017, World Atlantic Airlines also entered into a partnership with the Venezuelan Avior Airlines , having previously worked with the Venezuelan Laser Airlines as part of the ACMI charter . As part of the business relationship with Avior Airlines, World Atlantic Airlines operates ACMI charter flights to Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
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As of April 2019, the World Atlantic Airlines fleet consists of seven aircraft with an average age of 28.3 years:
| Aircraft type | number | Aircraft registration | Remarks |
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| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | 1 | N803WA | operated for the Department of Homeland Security |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) | 6th | N801WA | operated for the Department of Homeland Security |
| N802WA | |||
| N804WA | |||
| N805WA | operated for Avior Airlines | ||
| N806WA | operated for the Department of Homeland Security | ||
| N808WA | |||
| total | 7th |
De Havilland DHC-8-100 machines were also operated in the past .
Trivia
The IATA code WL was previously used by Lao Air Lines from Laos and Aeroperlas from Panama .
Incidents
- On April 20, 2018, the right main landing gear of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 with the aircraft registration number N807WA collapsed on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Flight 708 operated by World Atlantic Airlines . The crew of the machine coming from Chicago had previously discovered problems with the landing gear in flight. During the landing at Alexandria International Airport and the subsequent evacuation, none of the 101 occupants who were to be returned to their home countries were injured, but the aircraft suffered significant damage and was later written off as irreparable.
See also
Web links
- Website of the World Atlantic Airlines (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services . Doc 8585, 182nd edition. International Civil Aviation Organization, 2017, ISBN 978-92-9258-308-8 , ISSN 1014-0123 , 1-30 (English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese).
- ^ Günter Endres, Graham Edwards: Type manual airlines . Heel, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-916-0 , p. 139 (English: Jane's Airline Recognition Guide . London 2006. Translated by Dorko M. Rybiczka).
- ↑ Corporate Biography. In: flywaa.com. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Samuel Podberesky: Caribbean Sun Airlines d / b / a World Atlantic Airlines: Violations of 49 USC §41712 and 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380 . Order 2012-7-3, Docket OST 2012-0002. Ed .: Department of Transportation. Washington, DC July 27, 2012 (English, transportation.gov [PDF; accessed April 27, 2019]).
- ^ Carlos Ballesteros: Dozens gather at Gary / Chicago International Airport to protest ICE deportations. In: Chicago SunTimes. June 7, 2018, accessed April 27, 2019 .
- ^ Ed O'Keefe: Ellis Island in reverse: Where deportees go when they get home to Guatemala. In: The Washington Post. August 30, 2014, accessed April 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Venezuela's Avior to partner World Atlantic for Florida ops. In: ch-aviation . ch-aviation GmbH, September 26, 2017, accessed on April 27, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Venezuela's Avior Airlines adjusts Florida service plans. In: ch-aviation . ch-aviation GmbH, December 21, 2018, accessed on April 27, 2019 (English).
- ^ World Atlantic Airlines - Airline Information . In: ch-aviation . ch-aviation GmbH, accessed on April 27, 2019 (English).
- ^ Accident report McDonnell Douglas MD-83 N807WA . In: Aviation Safety Network . Accessed April 27, 2019.
- ↑ More than 100 aboard ICE-chartered plane forced to make emergency landing. In: 13 WTHR Indianapolis. April 21, 2018, accessed April 27, 2019 .
- ↑ DC-9-83 N807WA - Aircraft Details . In: ch-aviation . ch-aviation GmbH, accessed on April 27, 2019 (English).
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