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{{Short description|Defunct Cuban airline}}
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|parent=Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A
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|ceased=2015 (merged with [[Cubana De Aviacion]])
|ceased=2015 (merged with [[Cubana de Aviación]])
|headquarters=[[Plaza de la Revolución]], [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]
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'''Aero Caribbean''' (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) was an [[airline]] based in [[Vedado]], [[Plaza de la Revolución]], [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].<ref>"Directory: World Airlines." ''[[Flight International]]''. 16–22 March 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200049.html?search=%22Aero%20Caribbean%22 47]. "Calle 23, No 64 esq. a PVedado, Havana, Cuba"</ref> It merged with [[Cubana de Aviación|Cubana]] in 2015 {{citation needed|date = August 2016}}. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services to domestic destinations and international services, and charter flights mainly within the [[Caribbean]] and [[South America]]. Its main base was at [[José Martí International Airport]], Havana.<ref name="FI">[[Flight International]] 27 March 2007</ref>
'''Aero Caribbean''' (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) was an [[airline]] based in [[Vedado]], [[Plaza de la Revolución]], [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].<ref>"Directory: World Airlines." ''[[Flight International]]''. 16–22 March 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200049.html?search=%22Aero%20Caribbean%22 47]. "Calle 23, No 64 esq. a PVedado, Havana, Cuba"</ref> It operated scheduled domestic passenger services to domestic destinations and international services, and charter flights mainly within the [[Caribbean]] and [[South America]]. Its main base was at [[José Martí International Airport]], Havana.<ref name="FI">[[Flight International]] 27 March 2007</ref>


== History ==
==History==
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The airline was established in 1982 as ''Empresa Aero'' and started operations on 2 December 1982. It was set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights and regional charters to supplement national carrier [[Cubana de Aviación|Cubana]]. It was wholly owned by the government of Cuba.<ref name="FI"/><ref name="ReferenceA">North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997</ref> It merged with [[Cubana de Aviación]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aerocaribbean merges with Cubana|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/38639-aerocaribbean-merges-with-cubana|website=ch-aviation|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>


==Destinations==
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The airline was established in 1982 as Empresa Aero and started operations on 2 December 1982. It was set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights and regional charters to supplement national carrier [[Cubana de Aviación|Cubana]]. It is wholly owned by the government of Cuba.<ref name="FI"/><ref name="ReferenceA">North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997</ref>
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Aero Caribbean operated the following destinations:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cubajet.com/schedule_cuba_flights.asp|title=Flights to Cuba - Flights Schedule|last=CubaJet.com|website=www.cubajet.com|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref>

== Services ==
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Aero Caribbean operated the following services:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cubajet.com/schedule_cuba_flights.asp|title=Flights to Cuba - Flights Schedule|last=CubaJet.com|website=www.cubajet.com|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref>


*Domestic scheduled destinations: [[Cayo Coco]], [[Havana]], [[Holguín]], [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Cayo Largo]], [[Nueva Gerona]], [[Varadero]].
*Domestic scheduled destinations: [[Cayo Coco]], [[Havana]], [[Holguín]], [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Cayo Largo]], [[Nueva Gerona]], [[Varadero]].
*International scheduled destinations: [[Cayman Islands]], [[Corn Island]], [[Managua]], [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]], [[San Pedro Sula]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Santo Domingo]], [[Punta Cana]], [[Guatemala City]]
*International scheduled destinations: [[Cayman Islands]], [[Corn Island]], [[Managua]], [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]], [[San Pedro Sula]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Santo Domingo]], [[Punta Cana]], [[Guatemala City]]
*Former scheduled destinations : [[Monterrey]], [[Tijuana]]
*Former scheduled destinations: [[Monterrey]], [[Tijuana]]


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
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[[File:Aerocaribbean ATR 72.jpg|thumb|right|Aerocaribbean ATR 72 at [[Frank País Airport|Holguin Airport]], [[Cuba]]]]

The Aero Caribbean fleet included the following aircraft (as of November 2012):<ref name="flight2010" />
The Aero Caribbean fleet included the following aircraft (as of November 2012):<ref name="flight2010" />
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*3 [[ATR 42|ATR 42-300]]
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[[File:Aerocaribbean ATR 72.jpg|thumb|right|Aerocaribbean ATR 72 at Holguin airport, Cuba]]
*3 × [[ATR 42|ATR 42-300]]
*4 [[ATR 72|ATR 72-212]]
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*4 × [[ATR 72|ATR 72-212]]


ON 19 September 2008, the average age of the Aero Caribbean fleet was 15.8 years (<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fly-aerocaribbean.com/fleet.asp |title=Fleet |accessdate=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411074247/http://www.fly-aerocaribbean.com/fleet.asp |archivedate=11 April 2013 }} link dead September 2015</ref>).
ON 19 September 2008, the average age of the Aero Caribbean fleet was 15.8 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fly-aerocaribbean.com/fleet.asp |title=Fleet |accessdate=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411074247/http://www.fly-aerocaribbean.com/fleet.asp |archivedate=11 April 2013 }} link dead September 2015</ref>


===Previously operated===
===Previously operated===
Aerocaribbean had operated the following aircraft in the past:<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
Aerocaribbean operated the following aircraft in the past:<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

*1 [[Antonov An-24]]
*1 [[Antonov An-24]]
*2 [[Antonov An-26]]
*2 [[Antonov An-26]]
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*6 [[Yakovlev Yak-40]] configured for Y30 passengers/freighter
*6 [[Yakovlev Yak-40]] configured for Y30 passengers/freighter
*4 [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante|Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante]]
*4 [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante|Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante]]
*2 [[Bristol Britannia]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/View?Registration=CU-T114&DeliveryDate=05.84|title=Registration Details For CU-T114 (Aero Caribbean) Bristol Britannia-318 - PlaneLogger|website=www.planelogger.com|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref>
*2 [[Bristol Britannia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/View?Registration=CU-T114&DeliveryDate=05.84|title=Registration Details For CU-T114 (Aero Caribbean) Bristol Britannia-318 - PlaneLogger|website=www.planelogger.com|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref>


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==


* On 12 November 1992, an Il-18 on a charter flight from [[Las Américas International Airport|Santo Domingo]] to Havana crashed into the side of mount Isabel de Torres, near [[San Felipe de Puerto Plata]], while on approach to [[Gregorio Luperón International Airport]] for an intermediate stop.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19921115-0&lang=en] Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 26 August 2008.</ref> The plane was flying in [[Instrument flight rules|IFR]] conditions and performed a [[controlled flight into terrain]]. All 34 on board perished, including the Dominican [[chess]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directoriodeempresas.net/cronologia.html |title= Cronologia |accessdate=26 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202080013/http://directoriodeempresas.net/cronologia.html |archivedate=2 February 2009 }} Cronología Histórica Dominicana. Accessed 26 August 2008.</ref> The aircraft lost in the accident was the same plane that was filmed in 1986 Soviet disaster film ''[[Razmakh krylyev]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/34293|title=✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация|website=russianplanes.net|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref>
* On 15 November 1992, an Il-18 on a charter flight from [[Las Américas International Airport|Santo Domingo]] to Havana crashed into the side of mount Isabel de Torres, near [[San Felipe de Puerto Plata]], while on approach to [[Gregorio Luperón International Airport]] for an intermediate stop.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19921115-0&lang=en] Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 26 August 2008.</ref> The plane was flying in [[Instrument flight rules|IFR]] conditions and performed a [[controlled flight into terrain]]. All 34 on board died, including the Dominican [[chess]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directoriodeempresas.net/cronologia.html |title= Cronologia |accessdate=26 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202080013/http://directoriodeempresas.net/cronologia.html |archivedate=2 February 2009 }} Cronología Histórica Dominicana. Accessed 26 August 2008.</ref> The aircraft lost in the accident was the same plane that was filmed in 1986 Soviet disaster film ''[[Razmakh krylyev]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/34293|title=✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация|website=russianplanes.net|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=EFE|date=1992-11-15|title=Veinte muertos al estrellarse un avión en la República Dominicana|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1992/11/16/internacional/721868401_850215.html|access-date=2020-05-24|issn=1134-6582}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hoy se cumplen 25 años del trágico accidente aéreo en la Loma Isabel de Torres en Puerto Plata|url=https://eldia.com.do/hoy-se-cumplen-25-anos-del-tragico-accidente-aereo-en-la-loma-isabel-de-torres-en-puerto-plata/|last=Heredia|first=Antonio|date=2017-11-15|website=El Día|language=es|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>
* On 4 November 2010, [[Aero Caribbean Flight 883|Flight 883]], operated by an [[ATR 72|ATR 72-212]], crashed at [[Guasimal]], [[Cuba]], while en route from [[Santiago de Cuba]] to [[Havana]]. All 61 passengers and 7 crew members were killed. The most likely cause was icing on the wing.<ref name=ASN041110>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20101104-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=5 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101108073633/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20101104-0| archivedate= 8 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* On 4 November 2010, [[Aero Caribbean Flight 883|Flight 883]], operated by an [[ATR 72|ATR 72-212]], crashed at [[Guasimal]], [[Cuba]], while en route from [[Santiago de Cuba]] to [[Havana]]. All 61 passengers and seven crew members were killed. The most likely cause was icing on the wing.<ref name=ASN041110>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20101104-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=5 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101108073633/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20101104-0| archivedate= 8 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{commons category|Aero Caribbean}}
{{commons category|Aero Caribbean}}
{{Portal|Cuba|Aviation}}
{{Portal|Cuba|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of Cuba}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120614064209/http://www.fly-aerocaribbean.com/ Official website] link dead September 2015
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120614064209/http://www.fly-aerocaribbean.com/ Official website] link dead September 2015


Latest revision as of 03:19, 27 April 2024

Aero Caribbean
IATA ICAO Callsign
7L CRN AEROCARIBBEAN
Founded1982
Ceased operations2015 (merged with Cubana de Aviación)
HubsJosé Martí International Airport
Focus citiesAntonio Maceo Int'l Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations17
Parent companyCorporación de la Aviación Civil S.A
HeadquartersPlaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba
Websitelink dead

Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) was an airline based in Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba.[1] It operated scheduled domestic passenger services to domestic destinations and international services, and charter flights mainly within the Caribbean and South America. Its main base was at José Martí International Airport, Havana.[2]

History

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The airline was established in 1982 as Empresa Aero and started operations on 2 December 1982. It was set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights and regional charters to supplement national carrier Cubana. It was wholly owned by the government of Cuba.[2][3] It merged with Cubana de Aviación in 2015.[4]

Destinations

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Aero Caribbean operated the following destinations:[5]

Fleet

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Aerocaribbean ATR 72 at Holguin Airport, Cuba

The Aero Caribbean fleet included the following aircraft (as of November 2012):[6]

ON 19 September 2008, the average age of the Aero Caribbean fleet was 15.8 years.[7]

Previously operated

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Aerocaribbean operated the following aircraft in the past:[3]

Accidents and incidents

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References

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  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. 47. "Calle 23, No 64 esq. a PVedado, Havana, Cuba"
  2. ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. ^ a b North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997
  4. ^ "Aerocaribbean merges with Cubana". ch-aviation. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ CubaJet.com. "Flights to Cuba - Flights Schedule". www.cubajet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ^ Endres 2010, p. 8
  7. ^ "Fleet". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012. link dead September 2015
  8. ^ "Registration Details For CU-T114 (Aero Caribbean) Bristol Britannia-318 - PlaneLogger". www.planelogger.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  9. ^ [1] Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 26 August 2008.
  10. ^ "Cronologia". Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2008. Cronología Histórica Dominicana. Accessed 26 August 2008.
  11. ^ "✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. ^ EFE (15 November 1992). "Veinte muertos al estrellarse un avión en la República Dominicana". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ Heredia, Antonio (15 November 2017). "Hoy se cumplen 25 años del trágico accidente aéreo en la Loma Isabel de Torres en Puerto Plata". El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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