List of defunct airlines of the Cayman Islands

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Defunct airlines

This is a list of now defunct airlines from The Cayman Islands Flag of Cayman Islands.svg . [1] [2]

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AIRLINE IATA ICAO CALLSIGNIMAGECOMMENCED OPERATIONSCEASED OPERATIONSNOTES
BlueSky Airlines --20132014
Cayman Airways (1967-1968) --19671968renamed/merged to: Cayman AW
Cayman Brac Airways --19681968renamed/merged to: Cayman AW

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References

  1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.