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Encyclopedia > Caribbean Sun

Caribbean Sun Airlines, known for short as Caribbean Sun, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA and operates regional services in the Caribbean. Its main base is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Nickname: Venice of America Location of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... World map depicting Caribbean : West Indies redirects here. ... Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ) is a public airport located in Carolina, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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History

The airline was established in September 2002 and started operations in January 2003 with flights from San Juan to Tortola using Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. It is owned by Texan businessman Allen Stanford, who also owns sister airline Caribbean Star Airlines, which was established in 2000. They are affiliated, but separate companies. Caribbean Sun grew out of necessity to add more frequencies on certain Caribbean Star destinations, and to add new destinations to Caribbean Star's route system. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... A DHC-8-Q400 of Flybe on the ground at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England 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... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Caribbean Star Airlines is an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda operating regional services. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


Destinations

Caribbean, including US commonwealths and territories

World map depicting Caribbean : West Indies redirects here. ... 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. ... Santo Domingo from space, May 1992 Plaza Colón Santo Domingo de Guzmán, population 2,061,200 (2003), estimated 2,253,437 in 2006, is the capital and the largest city of the Dominican Republic. ... 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. ... 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. ... Princess Juliana International Airport (IATA: SXM, ICAO: TNCM) serves the island of Saint Maarten (also known as St Martin) in the Netherlands Antilles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ) is a public airport located in Carolina, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Fleet

The Caribbean Sun fleet includes the following aircraft (at December [[2006]

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Livery

All white fuselage with the name Caribbean Sun in green near the cockpit, below the passenger windows. Sunshine yellow tail, with the green Caribbean Sun logo on it. Their livery reflects that of sister company Caribbean Star. Yellow is any color of light that stimulates both the red and green cone cells of the retina, but not the blue cone cells. ...


External links

  • Caribbean Sun Airlines

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    Caribbean Sun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (254 words)
    Caribbean Sun Airlines, known for short as Caribbean Sun, is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA and operates regional services in the Caribbean.
    Caribbean Sun has a well-earned reputation for being one of the region's least worst airlines.
    The Caribbean Sun fleet consists of 8 Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 aircraft (at January 2005).
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