Fly Jamaica Airways

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Fly Jamaica Airways
Fly Jamaica.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
OJFJMGREENHEART
FoundedSeptember 2011
Commenced operations14 February 2013;11 years ago (2013-02-14)
Ceased operations31 March 2019
Hubs
Fleet size1
Destinations4
Headquarters Kingston, Jamaica
Key peoplePaul Reece
EmployeesTBA
Website www.fly-jamaica.com

Fly Jamaica Airways was a Jamaican airline headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica. The airline's main hub was based in Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, 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 was One Team, One Dream.

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History

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 the Jamaica 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's John 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]

Destinations

A Fly Jamaica Airways Boeing 757-200 taxiing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. This aircraft crash landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in November 2018 and was subsequently written off. Fly Jamaica Airways N524AT at CYYZ, Mar 2015.jpg
A Fly Jamaica Airways Boeing 757-200 taxiing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. This aircraft crash landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in November 2018 and was subsequently written off.

At the time the airline ceased operations in March 2019, Fly Jamaica Airways served the following destinations: [6]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Canada Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport
Guyana Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport Hub
Jamaica Kingston Norman Manley International Airport Hub
United States New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport

Fleet

Prior to suspension, Fly Jamaica Airways operated the following aircraft. [2]

Fly Jamaica Airways fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Boeing 767-300ER 112234246
Total1

Previous Fleet

Fly Jamaica Airways previously operated a Boeing 757-200 that was written off after an emergency landing as Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256.

Incidents and accidents

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References

  1. "JAMAICA - Fly Jamaica folds four months after crash landing in Guyana". 30 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Fly Jamaica Cuts All Staff".
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  4. "Fly Jamaica soars". 14 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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  7. "Six injured as Fly Jamaica aircraft makes emergency landing in Guyana". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 November 2018.
  8. By EDITOR (9 November 2018). "Fly Jamaica plane crashes on emergency landing at CJIA – News Room Guyana". newsroom.gy.
  9. "CRASH: Fly Jamaica plane makes emergency landing in Guyana - St. Lucia News Online". St. Lucia News Online. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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