Aero Caribbean

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Aero Caribbean
IATA 7L	ICAO CRN	Callsign AEROCARIBBEAN
Founded		1983
Hubs		José Martí International Airport
Focus cities		Antonio Maceo Int'l Airport
Fleet size		18
Destinations		14
Parent company		Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A
Headquarters		Havana, Cuba
Key people
Website: http://www.aero-caribbean.com

Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) is an airline based in Havana, Cuba. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services to four domestic destinations and international services, as well as charter flights mainly within the Caribbean and South America. Its main base is José Martí International Airport, Havana^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 3.1 Previously operated 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1982 and started operations on 2 December 1982. It was set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights and regional charters to supplement national carrier Cubana. It is wholly owned by the government of Cuba^[1].

[edit] Services

Aero Caribbean operates the following services:

• Domestic scheduled destinations (as of December 2007)^[2]: Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba.
• International scheduled destinations (as of December 2007)^[3] : Cayman Islands, Managua, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo, San Pedro Sula [charters].

[edit] Fleet

The Aero Caribbean fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] :

• 1 Antonov An-24RV Aerocaribbean Cargo
• 3 Antonov An-26 Aerocaribbean Cargo
• 2 ATR 42-300
• 5 ATR 72-210
• 3 Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante
• 6 Yakovlev Yak-40

[edit] Previously operated

• 2 Ilyushin Il-18 (at least) flying Havana-Bahamas and Havana-Caracas^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Aero Caribbean

[edit] References