| Airline: | Interisland Airlines |
| Fleet Size: | 6 |
| Destinations: | 5 (at the time of closure) |
| Iata: | I4 |
| Icao: | ISN |
| Callsign: | TRI-BIRD |
| Parent: | Interisland Resorts & Services, Inc. |
| Founded: | (as Interisland Air Services) |
| Commenced: | (as Interisland Air Services) (as Interisland Airlines) |
| Headquarters: | Ninoy Aquino International Airport Pasay, Philippines |
| Hubs: | Ninoy Aquino International Airport |
| Website: | (closed) |
Interisland Airlines is a Filipino air charter company, headquartered in Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Manila, Philippines.[1] It is nevertheless a subsidiary of Interisland Resorts & Services, Inc. and it provides domestic, as well as international charter services carrying passengers and cargo.
Interisland Airlines was founded in 1986 as Interisland Air Services Incorporated. The airline was founded by Luke and Consuelo Helgen. Soon after, other people joined the company from Interisland Resorts & Services Incorporated: Lydia Dizon acting as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Gloria Belen acting as Trustee, and Marcelo Rivera as the Chief Operating Officer. The airline started as charter services company with 2 Bell 206 Helicopters, both Long Ranger and Jetranger, and 4 private jets from Aero Commander, Cessna, Dassault, Bell & Pilatus Aircraft.
In 2004, the airline acquired two YAK-40 aircraft and sold their helicopters. As a result, they rebranded to the current name Interisland Airlines in December.[2]
On March 30, 2010, the airline was added to the European list of banned air carriers. A month later on April 23, its air operator's certificate was revoked following a fatal accident involving an Antonov An-12 that had occurred two days earlier.[3]
As of May 2017, the company closed its operations and its official Facebook page are still available.
As of June 2016, Interisland Airlines serves six destinations at the time of closure in 2017.