Central American Airways Explained

Airline:Central American Airways
Iata:-
Icao:CRW
Callsign:CENTRAL AMERICAN
Founded:2008
Ceased:2011
Headquarters:Honduras
Website:http://www.caa.hn/

Central American Airways was an airline based in Honduras that was founded in 2008 and ceased operations in 2011 after a crash that killed 14 people.[1] It is not to be confused with the charter airline and fixed-base operator of the same name that is based at Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] [3] [4]

History

The airline was founded in March 2008, and in 2010 began flying to several different destinations within Honduras. It ceased operations on September 1, 2011.[5] EasySky purchased all shares of Central American Airways in 2011.[6]

Crash of Central American Airways Flight 731

On February 14, 2011, a Let L-410 Turbolet operating Central American Airways Flight 731 crashed on approach to Toncontín International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. All 14 people aboard were killed in the accident.[7] [8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central American Airways . Caa.hn . 2010-12-25 . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131054651/http://www.caa.hn/index.html . January 31, 2011 .
  2. http://www.centralamericanairways.com/ Central American Airways
  3. http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLOU/CENTRAL_AMERICAN Central American Airways
  4. http://realpages.com/sites/centralamericanairways/ Central American Airways
  5. Web site: About Us . Caa.hn . 2008-03-22 . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131060155/http://www.caa.hn/aboutus.html . January 31, 2011 .
  6. Web site: New Airline To Fly San Pedro – Roatan . hondurasnews.com . 2011-08-25 . 2012-06-17.
  7. Web site: BBC News - Honduras minister Robelo among 14 plane crash dead . Bbc.co.uk . 2011-02-14 . 2011-05-03.
  8. Web site: Crash: Central American Airways L410 near Tegucigalpa on Feb 14th 2011, impacted trees on approach . Avherald.com . 2011-05-03.
  9. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E20 HR-AUQ Cerro de Hula . Aviation-safety.net . 2011-05-03.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Central American Airways".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.