British West Indies Airways (BWIA) was founded on November 27, 1939. It is called Bee-Wee locally. BWIA shut down on December 31, 2006 and became a new airline called Caribbean Airlines. On May 27, 2011, Caribbean Airlines absorbed Jamaica-based and owned Air Jamaica. With a fleet of 17 airplanes, Caribbean Airlines currently flies to 23 destinations, mostly in the Caribbean. Outside of the Caribbean (which includes Guyana), it flies to Canada, the United States, and Venezuela.
References:
- Dowlat, Rhondor. 2017. “Caribbean Airlines hires new CEO.” The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
- White, Cerone. 2016. “Caribbean Airlines buys Air Jamaica.” Caribbean National Weekly.
- Sweney, Mark. 2006. “Will Caribbean Airlines fly?” The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- “BWIA West Indies Airways Limited, known locally as “Bee-Wee” and also as British West.” Michael Prophet.
Photo:
- “British West Indies Airways logo.” Fair use via Wikimedia Commons.