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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Miami International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | ||||||
| Key people | Joe Costigan, President | ||||||
| Website | www www | ||||||
IBC Airways is an FAR Part 135 on-demand airline headquartered in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale. [1] IBC Airways operates on-demand cargo services to the Caribbean. Its main base is Miami International Airport [2] (MIA). In 2005, IBC Airways began offering on-demand passenger services.
The airline was established in 1991. It developed out of Joseph Costigan's recognition that the Caribbean market was not sufficiently serviced by the legacy airlines.
It previously had its head office in Building 101 in unincorporated Miami-Dade County in Greater Miami. [3]
The airline had previously flown flights from Fort Lauderdale to the Leeward airfield at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. [4]
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IBC Airways operates the following freight services:
Domestic and territorial destinations:
International destinations:
The IBC Airways fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of October 2020): [5]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer ERJ 145EP | 2 | — | 30 |
| Hawker 800XP | 1 | — | 9 |
| SAAB SF-340AF | 9 | — | 0 |
| SAAB SF-340BF | 1 | — | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of May 2019):
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