West Caribbean Airways
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| West Caribbean Airways Information | West Caribbean Airways Destinations |
| West Caribbean Airways History | West Caribbean Airways Fleets |
West Caribbean Airways Information
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| Founded | 1998 | |||
| Hubs | Jose Maria Cordova Int'l Airport El Dorado Int'l Airport |
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| Fleet size | 16 | |||
| Destinations | 22 | |||
| Headquarters | Medellín, Colombia | |||
| Key people | ||||
| Website | Wca.com.co | |||
West Caribbean Airways History
West Caribbean Airways is an airline situated in Medellin, Colombia. It manages basically home services, with its key base at Olay Herrera Airport (EOH), Medellin. Owing to financial troubles following two collides in 2005 it ended process that September.
History
West Caribbean Airways was established in 1998 through Colombian entrepreneur Hassan Tanner and began procedures in 2000 which was found in San Andrés Island. A crowd of Medellin-based shareholders obtained the airline in 2001 and shifted the headquarters to Medellin.
Accidents and Incidents
- 26 March 2005:- A West Caribbean Airways Let L-410 Turbo let airplane listing HK-4146, on removal from El Embrujo, Isla de Providence stops working to ascend and strikes hills near to runway, killing 2 crew and 6 of 12 passengers. Primary reports recommend a technical mistake (ref: Flight International, July 2005).
- 16 August 2005:- West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a chartered West Caribbean Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82 airplane title from Panama to Martinique in Caribbean, collides in distant western Venezuela; executing all 160 on board, generally French nationals.
Services
West Caribbean Airways managed the subsequent services (at January 2005):
- Domestic programmed destinations:
Armenia, Bogotá, Barranquilla, Caucasia, Cali, Cartagena, Chigorodó, El Barge, Cucuta, Otu, Medellin, Monteria, Providence, Quibdó, Puerto Barrio, Tulu San Andrés, and Turbo.
- International programmed destinations: Oranjestad, San José, Panama City, and Porlamar.
Fleet
The West Caribbean Airways fleet comprised following aircraft (at January 2005):
- 3 ATR 42-320
- 8 Let L-410 UVP-E (One crashed in Colombia)
- 1 ATR 42-300
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-81
- 3 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (One crashed in Venezuela)
West Caribbean Airways Destinations
West Caribbean Airways Domestic scheduled Destinations:
- Armenia
- Barranquilla
- Bogota
- Cali
- Cartagena
- Caucasia
- Chigorodó
- Cucuta
- El Bagre
- Medellín
- Montería
- Otu
- Providencia
- Puerto Berrío
- Quibdo
- San Andres
- Tolu and Turbo
West Caribbean Airways International scheduled destinations:
- Oranjestad
- Panama City
- San José and Porlamar
West Caribbean Airways Fleets
- 1 ATR 42-300
- 3 ATR 42-320
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-81
- 3 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (One crashed in Venezuela)
- 8 Let L-410 UVP-E (One crashed in Colombia)
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