Florida Coastal Airlines (FCA) was an

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based in

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. It operated services between

and the

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, and Haiti.

History

The airline was formed in 1995, operating with Cessna 402C aircraft. In 2006, operations ceased, but quickly resumed. After flights restarted, the airline dropped their service to destinations within Florida, and operated exclusively to

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. It has subsequently expanded to serve

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, Haiti, the

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, as well as five destinations in the Bahamas.. Florida Coastal was purchased by Lynx Air in 2008. Lynx Air was forced by the FAA to turn over their Air Carrier Certificate for faulty maintenance practices. After that happened, Lynx Air started operations using the Florida Coastal Certificate they had purchased. In July 2010 Florida Coastal Airlines was purchased by Salsa Airlines of Haiti. This only lasted until August 2010 because their planes (one Saab and one 402) were repossessed by the owner, thus bringing an end to Florida Coastal Airlines/Lynx Air/Salsa.

Destinations

Florida Coastal Airlines served the following destinations: *

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(hub) * Cap-Haitien International Airport,

, Haiti * Congo Town Airport,

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, Bahamas *

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, Bahamas *

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, Eleuthera, Bahamas * New Bight Airport, Cat Island, Bahamas *

Fleet

Florida Coastal Airline's fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of May 2010): *2 Cessna 402Cs *1 Fairchild Swearingen Metro III *1 Fairchild Swearingen Metro IIB *3 Saab 340As

References

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Florida Coastal Airlines
{{US-airline-stub Defunct airlines of the United States Companies based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Airlines based in Florida Airlines established in 1995 Airlines disestablished in 2010

History

Destinations

Fleet

See also

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