{"id":16263,"date":"2011-12-15T15:47:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T20:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=16263"},"modified":"2011-12-20T10:06:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T15:06:28","slug":"silver-airways-welcomes-its-first-saab-340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2011\/12\/silver-airways-welcomes-its-first-saab-340","title":{"rendered":"Silver Airways Welcomes Its First Saab 340"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16264\" title=\"gulfstream-airways-saab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/gulfstream-airways-saab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/gulfstream-airways-saab.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/gulfstream-airways-saab-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/gulfstream-airways-saab-250x115.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>FORT LAUDERDALE, FL \u2013 (December 15, 2011) \u2013 Silver Airways Corp, a new regional carrier launched with assets from the former Gulfstream International Airlines, took delivery of its first Saab 340Bplus aircraft today.\u00a0 Unveiled as the centerpiece of a special launch event held today at the carrier\u2019s Fort Lauderdale\/Hollywood International Airport headquarters, the modern, 34-seat aircraft is the first to feature the new Silver Airways livery.<\/p>\n<p>A total of six Saab 340 aircraft will be integrated into the Silver Airways fleet between December 2011 and July 2012.\u00a0 Each aircraft will be subject to a period of inspection and certification under U.S. and Bahamian aviation regulations to ensure full compliance with all safety and operational requirements prior to initiating scheduled passenger service.\u00a0 In-service dates for the new aircraft type will be announced upon receipt of regulatory approvals.\u00a0 Once cleared, the aircraft will be deployed along the carrier\u2019s Florida-Bahamas routes.<\/p>\n<p>About Silver Airways<br \/>\nSilver Airways Corp. (IATA: 3M) is a U.S. airline operating 100+ daily scheduled flights to\/from 29 gateways in Florida, The Bahamas, Montana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.\u00a0 The company is owned by Victory Park Capital, a Chicago-based investment firm that initially launched the airline as VPAA Co. dba\/Gulfstream International Airlines in May 2011 following the acquisition of select assets from the former Gulfstream International Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Silver Airways is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL and operates under a principal code share and alliance agreement with United Airlines and Copa Airlines.\u00a0 The Silver Airways fleet is comprised of 21 Beechcraft 1900D aircraft (maximum seating capacity: 19 passengers), each powered by reliable, fuel-efficient jet-turbine engines.\u00a0 Six additional Saab 340Bplus aircraft, with seating for 34, will be added to the Silver Airways fleet between December 2011 and July 2012.<\/p>\n<p>For reservations and more information on Silver Airways, please call 1-800-231-0856.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of six Saab\u2019s purchased by Silver Airways is also the first to sport the carrier\u2019s new livery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,73],"class_list":["post-16263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-airlines","tag-travel-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}