| Airline: | SVG AIR |
| Fleet Size: | 10 |
| Destinations: | 10+ |
| Iata: | SVD |
| Icao: | SVG |
| Callsign: | Grenadines |
| Founded: | 1990 |
| Headquarters: | Argyle, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Hubs: | Argyle International Airport |
SVG AIR[1] is an airline company located at the Argyle International Airport, Argyle, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that operates both scheduled and charter flight services within the Eastern Caribbean islands as far north as Jamaica and as far south as Guyana.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Air or SVG AIR, is a national airline of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, along with Mustique Airways. SVG Air and Mustique Airways have combined to form a SVG Air / Grenadine Alliance, operating 17 aircraft, with bases in St. Vincent, Antigua and Grenada.[2] Offering visitors and residents a wider choice of International Gateways in and out of St. Vincent & the Grenadines.
SVG AIR's main operating base is in St. Vincent but has a maintenance hangar on the island of Bequia and other bases in Barbados, Grenada, Carriacou, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and the Grenadine islands of: Bequia, Canouan and Union Island.
SVG AIR have regular scheduled flights from the Argyle International Airport to locations across the caribbean.[3]
The airline was founded in 1990. It began operations with a single leased Britten-Norman Islander. The company is largely owned (75%) by St Vincent Grenada Air and operated by the Gravel and Barnard families.
The SVG Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2018):[4] [5]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 6 | — | 19 | ||
| Britten-Norman BN2A Islander | 3 | — | 9 | ||
| Cessna CE-525B Citation Jet 3 | 1 | — | 9 | ||
| Total | 10 | ||||
The SVG Air fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of March 2007):[6]
They have been leasing another Cessna Citation II 550 privately registered J8-JTS,[7] and their own Cessna CE-525B Citation Jet 3 has been registered J8-JET used for charter flights.[8]