Gulfstream International Airlines

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Gulfstream International
IATA
3M		 ICAO
GFT		 Callsign
GULF FLIGHT
Founded 1988
Hubs Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Miami International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport
Tampa International Airport
Fleet size 35
Destinations 21
Parent company Gulfstream International Group
Headquarters Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Key people Dave Hackett (President and CEO)
Website: http://www.gulfstreamair.com/

Gulfstream International Airlines is an US airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operates scheduled and charter services to Florida and Bahamas and the Caribbean. It operates as a Continental Connection carrier for Continental Airlines. Gulfstream International Airlines flies to 11 destinations in Florida and 11 destinations in the Bahamas. It is considered to be a local airline of the Bahamas since it flies to more destinations in the Bahamas than any other US carrier. Its main base is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with hubs at Miami International Airport, Palm Beach International Airport, and Tampa International Airport.[1]

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[edit] History

The airline was established in October 1988 and started operations on 1 December 1990. It was founded by Thomas Cooper, a former captain for Eastern Air Lines during the pilots' strike in 1989. Initially it operated as an on-demand air taxi between Miami, Florida and Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, but was relocated to the Bahamas, when the political climate in Haiti forced the operation to halt. In May 1994 a codeshare agreement was signed with United Airlines. In December 1995 Gulfstream made the transition from a FAR 135 carrier to FAR 121, allowing operation of larger aircraft. Its parent company, G-Air Holdings, acquired Paradise International Airlines in August 1998 . In 2004 a long-term codeshare agreement with Continental Airlines was signed. Gulfstream International Airlines is owned by G-Air Holdings (72%) and has 600 employees (at December 2008).

[edit] Destinations

Gulfstream International Airlines operates the following services (at February 2007): [2]

[edit] Florida

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Bahamas

Gulfstream operates some charter flights that are not under the Continental Connection code, including twice daily flights from Miami to Havana, Cuba as well as scheduled flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Chub Cay and Great Harbour Cay on the Berry Islands (Apr 2, 2008)

[edit] Fleet

A Gulfstream EMB 120 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
A Gulfstream EMB 120 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

The Gulfstream International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :

[edit] Codeshare agreements

As of November 29, 2007, Gulfstream International Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines[1]:

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 88. 
  2. ^ "Destinations," Gulfstream International Airlines
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