Florida West International Airways, Inc. (often abbreviated as FWIA) was an American cargo airline based at Miami, Florida.Home page . Florida West International Airways. Retrieved on January 7, 2010. It operated scheduled and charter services worldwide, with its main markets in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. The airline later became a subsidiary of the Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.
History The airline was founded in 1981 as a repair station at Miami Airport named Pan Aero International. It changed its name in January 1984 to Florida West Airlines.
On February 28, 1994, Florida West acquired Tradewinds Airlines. After the airline filed for bankruptcy on October 11, 1994, its assets were sold and it was rebranded as Florida West International Airways the following year, restarting operations on March 12, 1996.
In December 2000, LAN Airlines purchased 25% stake of the airline.
On April 7, 2016, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, along with Southern Air, acquired Florida West International. On February 28, 2017, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings shut down Florida West International, with the U.S. Department of Transportation cancelling their cargo carrier's certificates of authority on March 27.
Destinations
CountryCityAirportNotesBoliviaSanta Cruz de la SierraViru Viru International AirportBrazilCuritibaAfonso Pena International AirportManausEduardo Gomes International AirportChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International AirportMedellínJosé María Córdova International AirportCosta RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaria International AirportEcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportQuitoMariscal Sucre International AirportGuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International AirportPanamaPanama CityTocumen International AirportParaguayAsunciónSilvio Pettirossi International AirportUnited StatesMiamiMiami International AirportNew York CityJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUruguayMontevideoCarrasco International Airport
Fleet
Florida West International Airways operated the following aircraft: + Florida West International Airways fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesBoeing 707-320C1419841995Boeing 727-100F119941994Boeing 727-200F419931995Boeing 767-300F220012015Douglas DC-8-61F119962000Transferred to Mas AirDouglas DC-8-71F219992002
See also Atlas Air List of defunct airlines of the United States
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