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


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
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on Saba and began flying
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s in 1965. The December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable lists flights between St. Maarten and Saba operated with STOL-capable
Dornier Do-28 The type designation Dornier Do 28 comprises two different twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. Most of them served with the German Air Force and '' Marineflieger'' and other air forces around the world in ...
aircraft.http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable


Agreements

Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines: * Air Antilles *
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* Air France * British Airways * Caribbean Airlines * Copa Airlines * Corsair International * Delta Air Lines * KLM * United Airlines * Virgin Atlantic Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines: * Air Antilles * Air France * KLM


Destinations

Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:


Fleet

The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft ():


Retired

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft: In addition to above previously operated aircraft, according to the December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable the airline was operating
STOL A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is a conventional fixed-wing aircraft that has short runway requirements for takeoff and landing. Many STOL-designed aircraft also feature various arrangements for use on airstrips with harsh conditio ...
-capable
Dornier Do-28 The type designation Dornier Do 28 comprises two different twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. Most of them served with the German Air Force and '' Marineflieger'' and other air forces around the world in ...
as well as Piper Apache aircraft.


References


External links

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Landing Saba WinAir Twin Otter, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (TNCS / SAB)
landing video on YouTube
✈ Shortest runway in the world ! (HD 1080p) ✔
landing and takeoff video on YouTube {{Authority control Airlines of the Netherlands Antilles Airlines of Sint Maarten Airlines established in 1961 1961 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles