Air Sunshine

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Airline of the United States

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::summary Airline of the United States ::

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FieldValue
airlineAir Sunshine
logoAirSunshireFinal Logo2.png
fleet_size8
destinations12
IATAYI
ICAORSI
callsignAIR SUNSHINE
founded1982
ceased2024
aocRSHA311A
headquartersFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
hubsLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico
websitewww.airsunshine.com
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| airline = Air Sunshine | image = | logo = AirSunshireFinal Logo2.png | logo_size = | frequent_flyer = | fleet_size = 8 | destinations = 12 | parent = | IATA = YI | ICAO = RSI | callsign = AIR SUNSHINE | founded = 1982 | ceased = 2024 | aoc = RSHA311A | num_employees = | headquarters = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | hubs = Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico | focus_cities = | website = www.airsunshine.com

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/N123HY_EMB.110P1_Air_Sunshine_FLL_28APR00_(6852018399).jpg" caption="Embraer EMB-110 formerly operated by Air Sunshine"] ::

Air Sunshine was an airline based in the United States and in Puerto Rico. It operated scheduled service to and from San Juan and Vieques, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Dominica, Sint Maarten, Nevis, St. Kitts, Tortola and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Its main base was Fort Lauderdale, with a Caribbean hub located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

As of 1982, the airline considered Fort Lauderdale to be its corporate headquarters however, the main base of operations was located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Air Sunshine's website listed two separate post office boxes for contacts, one in Fort Lauderdale and another in San Juan.

Air Sunshine is reportedly out of business as of Sept. 25, 2024. No other information is known.

Destinations

Air Sunshine operates a series of short routes between its destinations.

;Former Destinations

Fleet

the Air Sunshine fleet included:

::data[format=table title="Air Sunshine Fleet"]

AircraftIn FleetPassengersNotesTotal8
Beechcraft 1900219
Cessna 40246
Saab 340A230 to 36
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In August 2006, the fleet consisted of 1 Beechcraft 1900C and 2 Saab 340A aircraft.

Other previously operated aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

Air Sunshine had a better-than-average safety record between 1997 and 2004, per the NTSB. In that same period, there were a few incidents.

On July 13, 2003, Air Sunshine flight 527, operating FAR Part 135 scheduled commuter service from Fort Lauderdale (ICAO: KFLL) to Treasure Cay Airport (ICAO: MYAT), Great Abaco Island in The Bahamas using a Cessna 402C with registration N314AB, crashed in an at-sea ditching about 8 miles short of the airport. Inadequate maintenance was found to be the probable cause for the single engine failure. The resulting crash was blamed on the pilot's "failure to adequately manage the airplane's performance after the engine failed" and he was considered to have contributed to the deaths of two passengers who died after evacuation by not having provided an adequate emergency briefing.

On January 7, 2007, an Air Sunshine Cessna 402 had hydraulic problems with the landing gear during a flight from Virgin Gorda to San Juan (SJU). There were no injuries and the pilot managed to land the plane safely. The airport was closed for approximately 30 minutes until the emergency ceased.

On February 11, 2017, an Air Sunshine Cessna 402 overran the runway at Virgin Gorda following a brake failure. The UK Air Accidents Investigation board has reported 'shortfalls' in procedure and recommended that the FAA review Air Sunshine's operations and maintenance.

References

References

  1. "IATA / ICAO Airline Codes".
  2. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View".
  3. Moe. "Flights/Fares".
  4. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19850407&id=P_FEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5_sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3459,2066527 "Air Sunshine: It's Small But It's Right On Time.]" ''KNT News Service'' at ''[[Lakeland Ledger]]''. Sunday April 15, 1985. 15D. Retrieved from ''[[Google News]]'' (59 of 99) on March 5, 2010.
  5. Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
  6. [[Flight International]], 3–9 October 2006
  7. Leung, Rebecca. (16 Dec 2003). "Air Sunshine: Flying Into Danger". CBS News.
  8. (October 13, 2004). "In-Flight Engine Failure and Subsequent Ditching Air Sunshine, Inc., Flight 527 Cessna 402C, N314AB About 7.35 Nautical Miles West-Northwest of Treasure Cay Airport, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas July 13, 2003".
  9. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a82ed3fed915d74e623854a/Cessna_402C_N603AB_03-18.pdf Accident report] AAIB Bulletin: 3/2018 Retrieved April 5, 2023

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