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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| Founded | April 15, 1998 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | late 1998 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | (scheduled) 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lynden Pindling International Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Captain Nathaniel Gibbs (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Fleet
edit- Beechcraft 1900D - 2 19 passenger capacity
- Beechcraft 1900C
The Beechcraft 1900C is the current flagship of Southern Air Charter.
Services
editIn addition to charter services, Southern Air Charter flies scheduled flights between Nassau, Bahamas and the following destinations:
- Stella Maris Long Island, Bahamas
- Deadman's Cay, Long Island; Bahamas
- North Eleuthera, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
- Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
- Arthur's Town, Cat Island; Bahamas
Charter services to the following international destinations are also flown:
- Cuba (Ciego de Avila, Havana, Varadero)
- Haiti (Cap-Haïtien, Port-au-Prince)
- Dominican Republic (La Romana, Puerto Plata)
- Turks & Caicos (Grand Turk, Providenciales, North Caicos & South Caicos)
Livery
editWhite 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
editOn 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]
References
edit- ^ "AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT FINAL REPORT Southern Air Charter Beechcraft 1900C N79YV" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Southern Air Flight Crash Lands At Deadman's Cay With 'Gears Up'". Tribune 242. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
External links
edit- Southern Air Charter Official Website
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