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| airline = Air Caribbean Limited |
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In 1993 another airline called "Air Caribbean" appeared. It was based at ], ], and used ] aircraft for the first five years. The airline seemed to be doing reasonably well until the arrival of ageing ] aircraft, in July 1998. These aircraft had fuel-thirsty and noisy ] engines, and were a financial burden on the airline. Air Caribbean intended to use the 737s on flights to ], but the planes were too noisy for American noise regulations. One of the 737s was so old that a ] couldn't be fitted. As a consequence, the planes had to be grounded whilst the hush-kits were fitted to the suitable aircraft. |
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| image = Air Caribbean logo.svg |
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| IATA = C2 |
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| ICAO = CBB |
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| callsign = IBIS |
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| founded = 1993 |
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| commenced = 1993 |
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| ceased = 23 October 2000 |
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| fleet_size = 8 |
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| destinations = 5 |
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In 1993 another airline called '''Air Caribbean''' appeared. It was based at ], ], and used ] aircraft for the first five years. The airline seemed to be doing reasonably well until the arrival of ageing ] aircraft, in July 1998. These aircraft had fuel-thirsty and noisy ] engines, and were a financial burden on the airline. Air Caribbean intended to use the 737s on flights to ], but the planes were too noisy for American noise regulations. One of the 737s was so old that a ] couldn't be fitted. As a consequence, the planes had to be grounded whilst the hush-kits were fitted to the suitable aircraft. |
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In early 2000, Air Caribbean offered slashed air fares to Miami, in order to compete with ] and ]. This was a financial disaster, as passengers chose to fly with competing airlines who offered modern aircraft. On October 23, 2000, Air Caribbean was closed down, with massive debts. The 737s have since been scrapped in America, and one ] is still at ], in an abandoned state. |
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In early 2000, Air Caribbean offered slashed air fares to Miami, in order to compete with ] and ]. This was a financial disaster, as passengers chose to fly with competing airlines who offered modern aircraft. On October 23, 2000, Air Caribbean was closed down, with massive debts. The 737s have since been scrapped in America, and one ] is still at ], in an abandoned state. |
In early 2000, Air Caribbean offered slashed air fares to Miami, in order to compete with BWIA and American Airlines. This was a financial disaster, as passengers chose to fly with competing airlines who offered modern aircraft. On October 23, 2000, Air Caribbean was closed down, with massive debts. The 737s have since been scrapped in America, and one YS-11 is still at Piarco International Airport, in an abandoned state.
The Airline operated a fleet of six NAMC YS-11's and two Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
