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  1. History

  2. Fleet

  3. Incidents and accidents

  4. References

  5. External links

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SVG AIR[1] is an airline company located at the Argyle International Airport, Argyle, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that operates both scheduled and charter flight services within the Eastern Caribbean islands as far north as Jamaica and as far south as Guyana.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Air or SVG AIR, is a national airline of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, along with Mustique Airways. SVG Air and Mustique Airways have combined to form a SVG Air / Grenadine Air Alliance, operating 17 Aircraft, with bases in St. Vincent, Antigua and Grenada.[2] Offering visitors and residents a wider choice of International Gateways in and out of St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

SVG AIR's main operating base is in St. Vincent but has a maintenance hangar on the island of Bequia and other bases in Barbados, Grenada, Carriacou, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and the Grenadine islands of: Bequia, Canouan and Union Island.

History

The airline was established in 1990 and started operations in September 1990. It began operations with a single leased Britten-Norman Islander. The company is largely owned (75%) by St Vincent Grenada Air and operated by the Gravel and Barnard families.

Fleet

The SVG Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2018):[3][4]

SVG Air Fleet
Aircraft In
Service
Orders Passengers Notes
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter619
Britten-Norman BN2A Islander39
Cessna CE-525B Citation Jet 319
Total10

The SVG Air fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of March 2007):[5]

  • 3 Aero Commander
  • 2 Cessna 402

They have been leasing another Cessna Citation II 550 privately registered J8-JTS[6], and their own Cessna CE-525B Citation Jet 3 has been registered J8-JET used for charter flights. [7]

Incidents and accidents

  • 19 November 2006 - SVG Air Aero Commander 500S, on a flight from Canouan to Saint Vincent, was over the western end of Bequia on its final approach to Saint Vincent when it vanished. There was no distress call. Wreckage was found in the sea. The pilot and single passenger are presumed dead.[8]
  • 22 October 2007 - SVG Cessna 402, registered J8-VBL, with six passengers and a pilot suffered extensive damage when it overran the runway and crashed into the Union Island Airport fence. [9]
  • 5 August 2010 - SVG Cessna 402C Aircraft (J8-SXY) on a flight from Saint Vincent to Canouan crashed off Canouan with only the pilot on board - not found.[10][11]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://flysvgair.com/|title=SVG AIR|website=SVG AIR|access-date=2016-08-04}}
2. ^{{cite news |title= SVG Air / Grenadine Air Alliance: Bridging the gap |author= Ben Harrison - International Correspondent|url= http://thevincentian.com/svg-air-grenadine-air-alliance-bridging-the-gap-p12630-133.htm |newspaper=The Vencentian Newspaper.|date=17 February 2017}}
3. ^{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=33|accessdate=22 October 2016}}
4. ^http://www.aircharterguide.com/Operator_Info/SVG+AIR/14/CASTRIES/7
5. ^Air Charter Guide
6. ^https://flysvgair.com/cessna-550/
7. ^https://flysvgair.com/whatsapp-image-20160705/
8. ^Searchlight Newspaper 22 November 2006
9. ^https://searchlight.vc/searchlight/front-page/2007/10/26/svg-air-aircraft-with-six-on-board-crashes-into-fence-at-union-island/
10. ^{{cite web | url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100810/news/news6.html | title=Search still On For Missing St Vincent Pilot | publisher=Jamaica-Gleaner.com | accessdate=2018-02-24}}
11. ^https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76099

External links

  • SVG AIR Website - FlySVGAIR
  • SVG AIR Services
  • SVG AIR Scheduled Flights
  • SVG AIR Chartered Flights
  • SVG AIR Handling Services
  • SVG AIR Destinations
  • SVG AIR Contact Page
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