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WM
  
WIA

Fleet size
  
5

Key people
  
Michael Cleaver (CEO)

Commenced operations
  
July 5, 1962

Founded
  
1961

WIA
  
WINDWARD

Company slogan
  
We take you there!

Destinations
  
11

Motto
  
We take you there!

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Hubs
  
Princess Juliana International Airport

Headquarters
  
Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten

Hub
  
Princess Juliana International Airport

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Winair, an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways International NV, is a government-owned airline based in Sint Maarten. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux, It has a fleet of seven aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Princess Juliana International Airport.

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History

Windward Islands Airways was founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux with additional investments from Hipployte Ledee, Chester Wathey, Louis Richardson, and a handful of others. The airline needed short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to service certain airports such as Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba and began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters in 1965.

Agreements

Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines:

  • Delta
  • United
  • Air Caraibes
  • Air France
  • KLM
  • Corsair International
  • British Airways
  • Virgin Atlantic
  • Insel Air
  • Copa Airlines
  • Caribbean Airlines
  • Air Antilles Express
  • Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines:

  • Air France
  • Air Antilles Express
  • Destinations

    Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:

    Fleet

    The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2017):

    Retired

    The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

  • Britten-Norman Islander BN2A
  • NAMC YS-11
  • BAE Jetstream 32 (wet-leased from Briko Air Services)
  • Partnership with Domino's

    A remarkable partnership between Winair and Domino's gives residents from the islands Saba and St. Eustatius the opportunity to order Domino's products baked on Sint Maarten and then delivered by plane.

    References

    Winair Wikipedia