Fly Jamaica Airways

Fly Jamaica Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
OJ FJM GREENHEART
Founded September 2011
Commenced operations 14 February 2013
Hubs Norman Manley International Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 4
Company slogan One Team, One Dream
Headquarters Kingston, Jamaica
Key people Paul Ronald Reece, Chairman
Website www.fly-jamaica.com

Fly Jamaica Airways is an airline headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica,[1] with flight operations at the Norman Manley International Airport.

History

Fly Jamaica headquarters

Fly Jamaica Airways was formed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Guyana-born Paul Ronald Reece, Mrs. Roxanne Reece and three Jamaican shareholders including Captain Lloyd Tai and Mrs. Christine Steele and Mrs. Shaun Lawson-Laing. Captain Reece is also the owner of Wings Aviation Ltd, based in Guyana, which owns and operates Cessna aircraft in the interior of Guyana.

Fly Jamaica Airways was certified by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) in September 2012, and was cleared to operate in the United States by US authorities in December.[2] Its inaugural flight from Kingston to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in the United States, was made on 14 February 2013.[3]

Destinations

These destinations are served by Fly Jamaica Airways as of July 16, 2015

[Hub]Hub
[Focus] Focus Airport
[F]Future destination
[S]Seasonal
[charter]Seasonal charter
[T] Terminated destination
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Georgetown GuyanaGEOSYCJCheddi Jagan International Airport
Kingston JamaicaKINMKJPNorman Manley International Airport [Hub]1
New York City USAJFKKJFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Toronto CanadaYYZCYYZLester B. Pearson International Airport

Fleet

Fly Jamaica's Inaugural Flight to the Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Canada

The Fly Jamaica Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 16 July 2015):

Fly Jamaica Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 757-200 1 -
12
186
198
 Purchased secondhand in 2011.
Boeing 767-300ER[4] 1 -
12
234
246
 Purchased secondhand from ILFC in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." Fly Jamaica Airways. Retrieved on March 22, 2015. "Corporate & Ticketing Office 2 Holborn Road Kingston 10 Jamaica"
  2. ↑ Staff Writer (19 January 2013). "Fly Jamaica ready for January 25 takeoff, Guyana flights in pipeline". Stabroek News. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fly Jamaica soars". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Fly Jamaica buys second aircraft

External links

Media related to Fly Jamaica Airways at Wikimedia Commons


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