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| Founded | September 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 14 February 2013; 12 years ago (2013-02-14) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 31 March 2019 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kingston,Jamaica | ||||||
| Key people | Paul Reece | ||||||
| Employees | TBA | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Fly Jamaica Airways was a Jamaican-Guyanese airline headquartered inKingston,Jamaica. The airline's main hub was based inNorman Manley International Airport inKingston,Jamaica. The airline mainly offered routes to North America. On 31 March 2019, Fly Jamaica Airways suspended operations and made all employee positions redundant due to the lack of aircraft.[1] The airline had been trying to recover after one of its aircraft experienced a runway excursion at Guyana's Cheddi Jagan International Airport in November 2018.[2] The company slogan wasOne Team, One Dream.
Fly Jamaica Airways was formed by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Guyana-born Paul Ronald Reece, Mrs. Roxanne Reece and three Jamaican shareholders including Captain Lloyd Tai and Mrs. Christine Steele and Mrs. Shaun Lawson-Laing.[citation needed] Captain Reece is also the owner of Wings Aviation Ltd, based in Guyana, which owns and operates Cessna aircraft in the interior of Guyana.[citation needed]
Fly Jamaica Airways was certified by theJamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) in September 2012 and was cleared to operate in the United States by US authorities in December.[3] Its inaugural flight from Kingston to New York'sJohn F. Kennedy International Airport in the United States, was made on 14 February 2013.[4]
On 16 November 2017, Fly Jamaica Airways was given permission by the Government of Guyana to begin direct flights between Guyana and Cuba.[5]
Citing financial problems and lack of aircraft, Fly Jamaica Airways suspended their operations and made all of their staff redundant on 31 March 2019.[2]
At the time the airline ceased operations in March 2019, Fly Jamaica Airways served the following destinations:[6]
Prior to suspension, Fly Jamaica Airways operated the following aircraft.[2]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | 12 | 234 | 246 | ||
| Total | 1 | — | |||||
Fly Jamaica Airways previously operated aBoeing 757-200 that was written off after an emergency landing asFly Jamaica Airways Flight 256.
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