Britten-Norman Trislander
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Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Barbados
Cayman Islands
Haiti
Indonesia
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Sierra Leone
Liberia
United Kingdom
Turks and Caicos Islands
. The aircraft crashed somewhere near the Turks and Caicos. This was the first crash since 2005. The aircraft probably crashed into the sea shortly after the distress call. A spokesman for the Asociación Nacional de Pilotos reported that the pilot had his licence suspended in October 2006.
On 5 July 2009 in New Zealand
, a Trislander belonging to Great Barrier Airlines lost its starboard side prop six minutes into a flight from Great Barrier Island
to Auckland
city. The prop sheared off and impacted the fuselage, prompting a successful emergency landing. While there were injuries, no deaths were reported. The accident was caused by undetected corrosion of the propeller flange which led to its eventual failure.
Antigua and Barbuda
- LIAT
- Montserrat Air Services
Australia
- Air QueenslandAir QueenslandAir Queensland, formerly Bush Pilots Airways, was an Australian airline which operated from 1951 until 1988.- History :Bush Pilots Airways was formed in 1951 and operated in Queensland, Australia until 1988. One of its first aircraft was a De Haviland DH-90 "Dragonfly" registered as VH-AAD...
- Eagle Airways
Barbados
- Aero Services
Cayman Islands
- Cayman AirwaysCayman AirwaysCayman Airways is the national flag carrier of the Cayman Islands. With its head office in Grand Cayman, it operates mainly as an international and domestic scheduled passenger carrier, with cargo services available on all routes...
- TAVINA
Haiti
- Vision AirVision AirVision Air can refer to one of several airlines* Vision Airlines of the United States* Vision Air Ltd, the executive charter divistion of Western Air of the Bahamas*Vision Air, a charter airline based in Pakistan....
Indonesia
- Bali Int. Air Service
- Trans Jamaican AirlinesAir Jamaica ExpressAir Jamaica Express was an airline based in Kingston, Jamaica and before folding operated as a subsidiary of Air Jamaica. It operated domestic and inter island scheduled flights and charter services...
Mexico
- Aero Cozumel
- Great Barrier AirlinesGreat Barrier AirlinesGreat Barrier Airlines is a New Zealand airline that was established in 1983. They flew their first scheduled service to Great Barrier Island in December 1983, departing from Ardmore Airport, an airport three nautical miles southeast of Manurewa in Auckland, New Zealand.The head office is located...
- Aero Taxi Intl
- Aviones de Panama
- Chitreana de Aviación
- PARSA
Papua New Guinea
- Provincial Air Services
Puerto Rico Philippines
- Pinoy Air
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone Airways
Liberia
- Air LiberiaAir LiberiaAir Liberia was a domestic airline based in Liberia. Formed in 1974 following a name change from Liberian National Airways, the carrier ceased trading in 1990....
United Kingdom
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- Aurigny Air ServicesAurigny Air ServicesAurigny Air Services was founded by Sir Derrick Bailey and started operations on 1 March 1968 after British United Airways withdrew the Alderney to Guernsey route...
- Aurigny Air Services
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- Air EcosseAir EcosseAir Ecosse was a Scottish commuter airline based in Aberdeen operating in the late 1970s to mid 1980s. They flew between Aberdeen and cities in northern England, such as Liverpool and Carlisle as well as to Edinburgh and Glasgow. They also carried out mail flights for the Royal Mail...
- Air West
- Emerald Airways
- Kondair
- Lydd AirLydd AirLydd Air is a British airline based at Lydd Airport, Kent, United Kingdom. It operates scheduled charter passenger services, air charter and air freight services, as well as an ACMI or fractional ownership programme...
- XP Express Parcel Systems
- Air Ecosse
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- Blue IslandsBlue IslandsBlue Islands Limited is an airline of the Channel Islands. Its head office is in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, and its registered office is in Saint Anne, Alderney. It operates scheduled services from and within the Channel Islands and the UK and the Isle of Man...
(Trislander operations to cease on 4 December 2011)
- Blue Islands
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- Manx AirlinesManx AirlinesManx Airlines was an Isle of Man based airline which existed between 1982 and 2002. Its head office was located on the grounds of Isle of Man Airport in Ballasalla, Malew. An airline of the same name had existed between 1947 and 1958.-History:...
- Manx Airlines
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- LoganairLoganairLoganair is a Scottish airline with its registered office on the grounds of Glasgow International Airport and in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Loganair operates scheduled services under a Flybe franchise in mainland Scotland and to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. In addition it operates...
- Loganair
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- Cen-Tex Airlines
- Mountain High Aviation
- Vieques Air LinkVieques Air LinkVieques Air Link is a small Puerto Rican airline company that links Vieques with Culebra and mainland Puerto Rico.- History :Operations began on 1965, with owner Osvaldo "Val" Gonzalez-Duriex piloting a plane with three passengers from Vieques to Humacao...
- Wings AirwaysWings AirwaysWings Airways was a commuter airline based out of Wings Field in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.The airline focused primarily on shuttling passengers to nearby airports throughout the region. Wings Airways promised faster commute times between major airports for those living in neighboring suburban areas...
- Air Saint Thomas
- VanairVanairVanair was a domestic airline based in Vanuatu. The airline flew to 29 destinations on 18 of Vanuatu's 83 islands, and was wholly owned by the Vanuatu government.- History :...
- Unity Airlines
- Sol AmericaSol AmericaSol América is an airline based in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates domestic charter services. Its main base is Simón Bolívar International Airport , Caracas, with a hub at Josefa Camejo International Airport .-History:...
- Bluestar Airlines
Turks and Caicos Islands- TCNA (Turks and Caicos National Airline)
Accidents and Incidents
The most recent crash was 15 December 2008 by LAP in Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The aircraft crashed somewhere near the Turks and Caicos. This was the first crash since 2005. The aircraft probably crashed into the sea shortly after the distress call. A spokesman for the Asociación Nacional de Pilotos reported that the pilot had his licence suspended in October 2006.
On 5 July 2009 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, a Trislander belonging to Great Barrier Airlines lost its starboard side prop six minutes into a flight from Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island is a large island of New Zealand, situated to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. With an area of it is the fourth-largest island of New Zealand's main chain of islands, with its highest point, Mount Hobson, rising...
to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
city. The prop sheared off and impacted the fuselage, prompting a successful emergency landing. While there were injuries, no deaths were reported. The accident was caused by undetected corrosion of the propeller flange which led to its eventual failure.