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Encyclopedia > Caribbean Star Airlines
Caribbean Star
IATA
8B
ICAO
GFI
Callsign
Carib Star
Founded 2001
Hubs VC Bird International Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs Grantley Adams International Airport
Frequent flyer program Star Miles
Fleet size 11
Destinations 16
Headquarters Antigua
Key people Allen Stanford (founder)
Website: http://www.flycaribbeanstar.com

Caribbean Star Airlines is an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda operating regional services. In January 2007, Caribbean Star announced [1] their intention to merge with Liat Airlines. Image File history File links Caribs. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... V.C. Bird International Airport (IATA: ANU, ICAO: TAPA) is located on the island of Antigua, 8km northeast of St. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... The Sir Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), (IATA: BGI, ICAO: TBPB) in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados in the Eastern Caribbean. ... Membership cards of FFP This article is about airline frequent flyer programs. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... The Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) is a medium-sized airline, which is the flag carrier of the Leeward Islands on the Caribbean. ...

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History

Caribbean Star Airlines Limited was incorporated in Antigua in January 2000 and started operations in June 2000. It is backed by Texan businessman R. Allen Stanford. Its sister airline, Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc., launched its maiden flight three years later. They are affiliated but separate companies. It is wholly owned by Caribbean Star Holdings. This article is about the year 2000. ... Caribbean Sun Airlines, known for short as Caribbean Sun, is a Caribbean airline that is owned by a American citizen. ...


Destinations

The Caribbean Star 20/20 standford cup logo plane in SXM
The Caribbean Star 20/20 standford cup logo plane in SXM

Caribbean Star Airlines operates the following international scheduled services as of November 2006: Image File history File links Plane1. ... Image File history File links Plane1. ... Approach to Princess Juliana Airport Princess Juliana International Airport (IATA: SXM, ICAO: TNCM) serves the island of Sint Maarten (also known as St Martin) in the Netherlands Antilles. ... 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ...

Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA: GEO, ICAO: SYCJ) is located at , , 41 kilometres south of Guyanas capital, Georgetown. ... Curaçao and Bonaire are two Caribbean islands Curaçao [pronounced koo-rah-sow] (population 150,000) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea, one of the Windward Islands of the Netherlands Antilles, a self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ... Hato International Airport (IATA: CUR, ICAO: TNCC) is the airport of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. ... Saint Martin - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. ... Approach to Princess Juliana Airport Princess Juliana International Airport (IATA: SXM, ICAO: TNCM) serves the island of Sint Maarten (also known as St Martin) in the Netherlands Antilles. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Castara village beach looking south, Tobago Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Crown Point Airport (IATA: TAB, ICAO: TTCP) is the main air link for the island of Tobago. ... Port of Spain, population 49,000 (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the countrys second largest city by population, after San Fernando. ... Piarco International Airport (IATA: POS, ICAO: TTPP) is the main airport serving Trinidad and Tobago. ... Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. ... Saint Vincent is an island in the Caribbean, part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. ...

Fleet

The Caribbean Star Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of November 2006: 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Caribbean Star placed an order for 4 additional Bombardier Dash 8 Q300s in 4Q 2005. First delivery took place in April 2006, Second in July 2006, Third and Fourth in September 2006. These aircraft are intended to replace the older Dash 8 100's. Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ...


External links

  • Star Airlines

References


      Results from FactBites:
     
    Caribbean Net News: Caribbean Star Airlines postpones Curacao launch (608 words)
    Caribbean Star Airlines announced Wednesday that it has postponed plans to offer new service to/from Curacao.
    Caribbean Star’s new Curacao service was originally scheduled to begin July 13, 2006, providing a new air link between Antigua in the northeast Caribbean and Curacao in south by way of Trinidad.
    Privately held Caribbean Star Airlines Limited was incorporated in Antigua in January 2000.
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