Roblex Aviation was a cargo

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based in

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. This airline started flying in 1997 throughout the

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and surrounding areas. The airline had two bases in Puerto Rico, one at San Juan's

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and another at the former Air Force base in

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, now known as

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Fleet

Roblex Aviation Short 360-300 N377AR on short finals at SJU

As of July 2013 the Roblex Aviation fleet included: *4 Shorts 360-300"World Airline Directory", ''Flight International'', 3–9 July 2013

Bankruptcy

On January 8, 2011, Roblex Aviation filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As reported by Caribbean Business, Roblex Aviation was one of the top 15 commercial bankruptcy filings in Puerto Rico also filed again in June 2013. Pilots and mechanics are currently fired by the administration since July 13, 2013 as no money is available to continue the operation and fix the last aircraft of the fleet.

Accidents and incidents

On 4 April 2001, Douglas DC-3A N19BA ditched in the sea off

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after suffering a double engine failure while on a local training flight. Both crew escaped. Damage to the aircraft was described as minor.

References

External links

* * * {{cite web , url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=04042001®=N19BA&airline=Roblex+Aviation , title=Air Disaster Database Accident Description , publisher=AirDisaster.com , access-date=June 9, 2015 , url-status=usurped , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228214329/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=04042001®=N19BA&airline=Roblex+Aviation , archive-date=February 28, 2014 Defunct airlines of Puerto Rico