Gulfstream International Airlines
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| Gulfstream International | ||
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| IATA 3M |
ICAO GFT |
Callsign Gulf Flight |
| Founded | 1988 | |
| Hubs | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Miami International Airport Palm Beach International Airport Tampa International Airport |
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| Fleet size | 35 | |
| Destinations | 21 | |
| Parent company | Continental Airlines | |
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| Key people | Dave Hackett (President) | |
| Website: http://www.gulfstreamair.com/ | ||
Gulfstream International Airlines (IATA: 3M, ICAO: GFT, and Callsign: Gulf Flight) is an airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operates scheduled services to 11 Florida cities and 10 destinations in the Bahamas. It operates as a Continental Connection carrier for Continental Airlines. Its main base is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with hubs at Miami International Airport, Palm Beach International Airport and Tampa International Airport.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in October 1988 and started operations on 1 December 1990. It was founded by Thomas Cooper, a former captain for Eastern Air Lines. Initially it operated as an on-demand air taxi between Miami, Florida and Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, but was relocated to the Bahamas, when the political climate in Haiti forced the operation to halt. In May 1994 a codeshare agreement was signed with United Airlines. In December 1995 Gulfstream made the transition from a FAR 135 carrier to FAR 121, allowing operation of larger aircraft. Its parent company, G-Air Holdings, acquired Paradise International Airlines in August 1998. The United Airlines agreement was replaced by a similar agreement with Continental Airlines.
Gulfstream International Airlines is owned by G-Air Holdings (99%) and Gulfstream Training Academy (1%).
[edit] Services
Gulfstream International Airlines operates the following services (at October 2006):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Fort Walton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach.
- International scheduled destinations: Andros, Bahamas, Bimini, Bahamas, Freeport, Bahamas, George Town, Bahamas, Governors Harbour, Marsh Harbour, Nassau, Bahamas, North Eleuthera, Cat Island, Bahamas and Treasure Cay.
- Gulfstream operates some charter flights that are not under the Continental Connection code, including twice daily flights from Miami to Havana, Cuba.
[edit] Fleet
The Gulfstream International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at September 2006):
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Flight International, 5-11 April 2005
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