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World Atlantic Airlines is a Miami, Florida
-based airline operating scheduled and un-scheduled services.
and started operations in January 2003, with flights from San Juan's
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
to Tortola
, using Bombardier Dash 8-100 aircraft. The airline was set up out of necessity to increase the presence of partner company Caribbean Star Airlines
.
On January 9, 2007, the airline announced that it would shut down operations by month-end.
After several attempts to re-establish the airline's business, the company was sold on January 13, 2009 to an industry group owned by Mr. T. Romero and associates; industry veteran, Mr. Joseph A. Fernandez was appointed as President and CEO. The new airline model also included a new branding and a new business name:
World Atlantic Airlines. WAA has undergone aircraft certification with the FAA and financial fitness with the DOT. In August 2010, an application for a new AOC
was filed and in September 2010, the FAA issued the AOC. Under the leadership of Mr. Fernandez, the airline resumed flight operations in the third quarter of 2010.
The airline took delivery of their first aircraft, a Boeing MD-83, with 155 passenger seats. The aircraft received a new interior design that offers the branding look and feel of World Atlantic Airlines and provides "World Economy Class" service and it is currently operating on the airline's flights.
World Atlantic's current livery features a white fuselage with "World Atlantic" on blue lettering and the two arches (stylized for "WAA") in blue and green next to the front door, as well as the vertical stabilizer
.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
-based airline operating scheduled and un-scheduled services.
History
The airline was founded by its first President Yolanda Suarez in September 2002 as Caribbean Sun Airlines in Fort Lauderdale, FloridaFort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
and started operations in January 2003, with flights from San Juan's
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, three miles southeast of San Juan. Over 4 million passengers board a plane at the airport per year according to FAA reports . It is owned and managed by the Puerto Rico Ports...
to Tortola
Tortola
Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Local tradition recounts that Christopher Columbus named it Tortola, meaning "land of the Turtle Dove". Columbus named the island Santa Ana...
, using Bombardier Dash 8-100 aircraft. The airline was set up out of necessity to increase the presence of partner company Caribbean Star Airlines
Caribbean Star Airlines
Caribbean Star Airlines was an airline based in Antigua and Barbuda. It operated scheduled passenger services in conjunction with Leeward Islands Air Transport to destinations in the eastern Caribbean...
.
On January 9, 2007, the airline announced that it would shut down operations by month-end.
After several attempts to re-establish the airline's business, the company was sold on January 13, 2009 to an industry group owned by Mr. T. Romero and associates; industry veteran, Mr. Joseph A. Fernandez was appointed as President and CEO. The new airline model also included a new branding and a new business name:
World Atlantic Airlines. WAA has undergone aircraft certification with the FAA and financial fitness with the DOT. In August 2010, an application for a new AOC
Air Operator's Certificate
An air operator's certificate is the approval granted from a national aviation authority to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets and system in place to ensure the safety of its employees and the general public...
was filed and in September 2010, the FAA issued the AOC. Under the leadership of Mr. Fernandez, the airline resumed flight operations in the third quarter of 2010.
The airline took delivery of their first aircraft, a Boeing MD-83, with 155 passenger seats. The aircraft received a new interior design that offers the branding look and feel of World Atlantic Airlines and provides "World Economy Class" service and it is currently operating on the airline's flights.
World Atlantic's current livery features a white fuselage with "World Atlantic" on blue lettering and the two arches (stylized for "WAA") in blue and green next to the front door, as well as the vertical stabilizer
Vertical stabilizer
The vertical stabilizers, vertical stabilisers, or fins, of aircraft, missiles or bombs are typically found on the aft end of the fuselage or body, and are intended to reduce aerodynamic side slip. It is analogical to a skeg on boats and ships.On aircraft, vertical stabilizers generally point upwards...
.