Trans Anguilla Airways (TAA) is an
air charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flights ...
airline operating to and from
Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport to points in the
Caribbean.
History
The Trans Anguilla Airways company was created in 1997. The company was founded by Joshua Gumbs of Rey Hill, and operated by his brother Lincoln Gumbs (manager) and Carl Thomas (chief pilot).
From December 2010 to December 2011, Trans Anguilla Airways was exceptionally authorized to land and take off from the
Virgin Gorda Airport
Virgin Gorda Airport is an airport on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
History
Historically, Virgin Gorda was served in the past by American Eagle with this code sharing service bei ...
, despite the fact that its fleet was not compliant with the airport's standards.
In July 2013, Trans Anguilla Airways launched a new service flight to
Sint Eustatius.
Destinations
TAA operates scheduled 7-minute flights between
Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The terr ...
and
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the nort ...
.
It offers private charters, shared charters, executive/corporate charters, sightseeing charters, inter-island charters, freight services, and air ambulance services connecting Anguilla to other islands in the
Leeward Islands. TAA also offers sightseeing flights to neighbouring islands.
Fleet
Incidents
On February 2008, the Pilatus
Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander operated by
Air Montserrat
Associated Independent Recording (AIR) is an independent recording company founded in London in 1965 by record producer Sir George Martin and his business partner John Burgess, after their departure from Parlophone. The studio complex was founded ...
and leased by Trans Anguilla Airways crashed after takeoff. The small aircraft was programmed for a cargo flight (no commercial passengers). 3 passengers were on board and no fatalities were recorded.
References
External links
Trans Anguilla Website
{{Portalbar, Caribbean, Companies, Aviation
Airlines of Anguilla