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- ↑ "Central American Airways". Caa.hn. 2010-12-25. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ↑ Central American Airways official website (for the airline in Louisville, Kentucky).
- ↑ Central American Airways information page at Airnav.com (for the airline in Louisville, Kentucky).
- ↑ Central American Airways Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine information page at Realpages.com (for the airline in Louisville, Kentucky).
- ↑ "About Us". Caa.hn. 2008-03-22. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ↑ "New Airline To Fly San Pedro – Roatan". hondurasnews.com. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ↑ "BBC News - Honduras minister Robelo among 14 plane crash dead". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ↑ "Crash: Central American Airways L410 near Tegucigalpa on Feb 14th 2011, impacted trees on approach". Avherald.com. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E20 HR-AUQ Cerro de Hula". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
