Antilles Air Boats
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1963 - 1981
Historical Note
Antilles Air Boats was a commuter airline based in the U.S. Virigin Islands. Established in 1963 by Charles F. Blair, the airline exclusively used floatplanes for flights to Fajardo, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, and Tortola as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1977 American Airlines founded American Inter-Island Airlines and contracted Antilles Air Boats to pilot and operate their fleet. The airline ceased all operations in 1981 and was sold to Air Resorts.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 1, A)
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-1
Abstract
The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.
Dates:
1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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