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Tradewind Aviation, LLC, doing business as Tradewind Aviation and Tradewind Shuttle, is an American
Tradewind's fleet consists of the following aircraft:
On March 1st, 2022, Tradewind Aviation, in partnership with
airline
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headquartered at the Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Oxford, Connecticut
Oxford is a residential town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,706 at the 2020 Census. Oxford is the 26th-wealthiest town in the state by median household income. Distinct settled areas in the ...
, United States. Tradewind Aviation provides shared charter in the Northeast and the Caribbean, as well as aircraft management services. The air charter company is best known for its Westchester to Nantucket summer ticket books, and its Puerto Rico to St. Barths shuttle.
History
Founded in 2001, Tradewind Aviation commenced operations utilizing a singleCessna Caravan
The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna.
The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982.
The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargomas ...
. Charter service expanded throughout America
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and the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
, spanning eleven cities. To provide the highest quality service, each domestic Tradewind Shuttle flight within the United States
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departs and arrives at an FBO.
Caribbean network flights operate from normal terminals. Tradewind offers premium service at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muño ...
in San Juan with a semi-private lounge area while customers await their trips to the high-end Caribbean destinations served by Tradewind. Tradewind operates year-round service to Gustaf III Airport
Gustaf III Airport , also known as Saint Barthélemy Airport, Rémy de Haenen Airport, sometimes as St. Jean Airport (french: link=no, Aérodrome de St Jean), is a public use airport located in the village of St. Jean on the Caribbean island of ...
in St. Barthelemy, providing the only year round, nonstop scheduled service between this ultra luxe French territory and the United States, which it has operated since 2006.
In June 2019, Tradewind launched a jet card, called "Goodspeed." The program offers fixed, one-way rates on its PC-12 fleet in two service areas, 300 nautical miles from Westchester County Airport in New York and San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in the Caribbean. Jet cards are offered in 10, 20 and 40-hour denominations.Private Jet Card Comparisons https://privatejetcardcomparisons.com/2019/06/26/tradewind-aviation-launches-a-pilatus-pc-12-jet-card/
Destinations
Tradewind Aviation operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Fleet
Tradewind's fleet consists of the following aircraft:
On March 1st, 2022, Tradewind Aviation, in partnership with Pilatus Aircraft
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. is an aerospace manufacturer located in Stans, Switzerland. In June 2016, the company employed 1,905 people.
The company has mostly produced aircraft for niche markets, in particular short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraf ...
, announced that it would take delivery of 20 Pilatus PC-12 NGX aircraft between the third quarter of 2022 and 2027, at a rate of four aircraft per year. The order marks a doubling of Tradewind's fleet and cements the relationship that Tradewind has had with Pilatus since beginning to operate the PC-12 in 2003. Between 2001 and the early 2010s, Tradewind also operated a fleet of Cessna 208B Grand Caravans, and has also managed a variety of other aircraft for clients.
See also
*List of airlines of the United States
This is a list of airlines which have an air operator's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States.
Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in ''italic'' indicate secondary hubs, and those with ...
References
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