Florida West International Airways

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
RF	FWL	FLO WEST

Founded

1981

Fleet size

Destinations

Parent company

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings

Headquarters

Miami, Florida, USA

Website

http://www.fwia.com

Florida West International Airways, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, is a cargo airline based at Miami International Airport.^[1] It operates scheduled and charter services worldwide, with its main markets in Latin America, the Caribbean and the USA.

History

The airline was established in 1981 and was originally known as Florida West Airlines. Following entry into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 1994, its assets and subsidiaries, were sold to Florida West International Airways in August 1995. Operations restarted on 12 March 1996. In December 2000, LAN Airlines acquired a 25% stake in the airline, which has 66 employees. (as of July 2014).^[2]

On April 7, 2016, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings acquired Florida West International Airways.^[3]

Fleet

Florida West Airways operates three Boeing 767-300Fs for LATAM Cargo.^[4]

References

↑ Home page. Florida West International Airways. Retrieved on January 7, 2010.
↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 83.
↑ http://aircargoworld.com/atlas-completes-southern-air-purchase-as-strike-threat-looms/
↑ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160119006103/en/Atlas-Air-Worldwide-Acquire-Southern-Air-Holdings

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Florida West International Airways

LAN Airlines Group

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LAN Airlines
LAN Argentina
LAN Perú

LAN Ecuador
LAN Express
LAN Colombia

Cargo airlines
LAN Cargo
ABSA Cargo
Florida West

MasAir
LANCO

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