British West Indian Airways (i)

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– [British West Indian Airways was founded by New Zealander named Lowell Yerex on 27Nov1939, starting operations on 27Nov1940. BWIA was taken over by British South American Airways (BSAA), after a few months operating as British International Air Lines, the ‘BWIA’ name was restored on 24Jun1948 for operating routes among the Caribbean Islands using Vickers Viking twin piston-engined airliners. Acquired British Caribbean Airways in 1949. BSAA then transferred the international routes of Bahamas Air in 1952. TTAS (Trinidad and Tobago Air Services) merged in in 1980 and it was renamed to BWIA in 1980. Changed to BWIA International Airways in 1999. On 08Sep2006, BWIA West Indies Airways announced its demise, after failed negotiations with the ACAWU, CATTU, Superintendent’s Association and BWIA’s management. Ceased operations on 31Dec2006. A new airline, Caribbean Airlines, based in Trinidad and Tobago, would replace BWIA after 66 years of flying the Caribbean skies]