Guyana Airways was the national airline of Guyana

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

 from 1973 to 2001. During this period, it operated services to destinations throughout the Caribbean

Caribbean

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, the U.S. and Canada

Canada

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. It was declared insolvent in 2001.

The airline had a fleet including Russia

Russia

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n Tupolev

Tupolev

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s to Boeing

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s. At the time of the insolvency of the airline, the fleet consisted of Boeing 757

Boeing 757

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s and 1 Airbus A.300B4-622R.

History

Guyana Airways was an important link for the Guyanese community. It provided a way into and out of the country. The airline leased all its aircraft, which is why many aircraft were used during the airline's operations. The airline was headquartered in Georgetown Guyana. After the airline went bankrupt in 2001, its successor, Guyana Air 2000 maintained a short-lived operation until 2003, when it too, filed for insolvency.

Photos

• A Guyana Air Boeing 757-28A
• A Guyana Air Boeing 757-23A