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Founded | 1966 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2006 | ||||||
Hubs | Daytona Beach International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Headquarters | Daytona Beach, Florida, USA | ||||||
Key people | Robert Willman |
Trans-Florida Airlines is an American airline based in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. It was established and started operations in 1966 and operates passenger and cargo charters. [1]
The airline was established in 1962 as Daytona Aviation, based at what was known as Daytona Beach Regional Airport. The airport has since been renamed to Daytona Beach International Airport. They received Part 121 airline operation status in 1966 and developed a fleet of five Douglas DC-3 aircraft. In May 1972, two Lockheed Model 49 Constellation aircraft were added and operated until 1976. During this time, a Vickers Viscount 745D was acquired, but was too expensive to operate and was sold off as scrap. The DC-3 fleet was sold off one at a time. In 1977 the airline purchased its first Convair and eventually increased its fleet to eight, two of which were operated as passenger airliners as late as 1993. Currently, two Convairs are in continuous service as Air Freighters. [2]
As of January 2005, the Trans-Florida Airlines fleet included: [1]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes | |
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Convair 240 | 2 | ||
Total | 2 |
Aircraft previously operated by Trans-Florida Airlines include: [2]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes | |
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Douglas DC-3 | 5 | ||
Lockheed Model 49 Constellation | 2 | ||
Vickers Viscount 745D | 1 | ||
Total | 7 |
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