Southern Air Charter

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Southern Air Charters
IATA ICAO Callsign
PLSOASOUTH AIRCHARTER
FoundedApril 15, 1998
Commenced operationslate 1998
Fleet size4
Destinations(scheduled) 5
Headquarters Lynden Pindling International Airport
Key peopleCaptain Nathaniel Gibbs (CEO)
Website www.southernaircharter.com

Southern Air Charter is an airline and air charter company, operating in the Bahamas. They mainly fly air charters, but the airline does offer some scheduled inter-island services between destinations in the Bahamas.

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Fleet

The Beechcraft 1900C is the current flagship of Southern Air Charter.

Services

In addition to charter services, Southern Air Charter flies scheduled flights between Nassau, Bahamas and the following destinations:

Charter services to the following international destinations are also flown:

Livery

White fuselage overall and the company logo on the tail.

In 2013 Southern Air rolled out a new White livery with a gold dove on its tail, on the 2 Beech 1900C aircraft.

Accidents

On October 22, 2004, a Southern Air Charter Beechcraft 1900C ran out of fuel and crash-landed in the water off South Beach, New Providence on its way to Nassau. No one was hurt. [1]

On September 30, 2016, a Southern Air Charter Beechcraft 1900C N376SA crashed at Deadman's Cay Airport. The aircraft attempted a landing with gear up. [2]

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References

  1. "AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT FINAL REPORT Southern Air Charter Beechcraft 1900C N79YV" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. "Southern Air Flight Crash Lands At Deadman's Cay With 'Gears Up'". Tribune 242. Retrieved 6 October 2016.