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32-503: BSAA may refer to: British South American Airways Business Software Association of Australia , which is now Business Software Alliance Australia Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance , a fictional counter-terrorism government agency in the Resident Evil franchise Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

64-427: A Boeing 747-100 jumbo jet at one point. By 1994, the airline had become partially privatised. A substantial reorganisation of its route network left London and Frankfurt the only European destinations. The airline ordered Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft, then canceled the order in favor of Airbus A321 and Airbus A340 jets; in turn, this order was dropped after only two A321s were delivered. On 22 February 1995,

96-686: A merger with Trinidad and Tobago Air Services (which had been formed by the government in June 1974), becoming the national airline. BWIA aircraft livery had the 'Trinidad and Tobago Airways' adjacent to the 'BWIA International' after the merger. The same year also saw the Boeing 707s replaced on the London service with long-range Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar wide-body jetliners. In 1986, BWIA bought its first McDonnell Douglas MD-83 . The airline also operated stretched McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 jetliners as well as

128-456: A subsidiary of BOAC. Vickers Viscount four engine turboprops were introduced in 1955 with Bristol Britannias leased in 1960 to fly the long-haul route to London , via New York City . In 1960 BWIA had its head office in Port of Spain , Trinidad. On 1 November 1961, the government of Trinidad and Tobago acquired 90% of the shares in the airline and achieved complete ownership by 1967. For BWIA

160-544: Is affiliated to IFALPA . TTALPA is also part of the regional Caribbean Airline Pilots Association (C-ALPA). The other recognised Unions at BWIA were: Airline Superintendents Association ; the Aviation, Communication and Allied Workers Union , which represented ground staff and flight attendants, and the Communication, Transport and General Workers Union which organised middle management and engineers. BWIA served

192-573: The Avro Lancastrian Star Dust disappeared on a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile; fifty years later remains of the aircraft were found to have crashed into an Argentine mountain. The Star Tiger and Star Ariel were Avro Tudor IV aircraft lost over the Atlantic . The loss of each without a trace, plus the unexplained disappearance of an Airport Transport DC-3 south of Miami on 27 December 1948, and

224-686: The ACAWU, CATTU, Superintendent's Association and BWIA's management. CEO Peter Davies, who joined BWIA in March 2006, said that a new airline, Caribbean Airlines , based in Trinidad and Tobago, would replace BWIA after 66 years of flying the Caribbean skies. Caribbean Airlines remains in current operation. BWIA's Pilots were represented by the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA), which

256-595: The Azores to complete the flight in 20 hours. On 2 August 1947, Avro Lancastrian Star Dust crashed in Argentina with the loss of all on board. In the first financial year under government control (August 1946 – March 1947) the airline made a surplus of £20,507. The two other airline corporations BOAC and BEA made a combined loss of £10,234,781. On 31 March 1947 the corporation had a staff of 1,031 and had carried 5,397 passengers since August 1946. For navigation purposes,

288-585: The Lancastrians and Yorks were using military Gee radar over Europe, and Rebecca on the other side of the Atlantic. On 30 January 1948, Avro Tudor Star Tiger , with a crew of six and 25 passengers bound for Bermuda, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean . The remaining Tudors were grounded while an investigation was undertaken. In February the chief executive, Don Bennett, was dismissed by

320-464: The Tudor IVs for passenger flying, and the lack of other long-range aircraft, the government proposed amalgamating the airline with BOAC. BSAA passengers to Bermuda were already being carried by BOAC aircraft via New York. The airline did have Saunders-Roe Princess flying-boats on order, but they would not be delivered until 1951, and the transfer of Canadair North Star which were on order for BOAC

352-540: The West Indies, Central America and the west coast of South America. In January 1947 the airline reached an agreement with British West Indian Airways which would become an associate. BSAA would buy the majority of shares in BWIA and provide technical advice and general supervision. In May 1947 the airline started a series of test flights to Bermuda using a converted Avro Lancaster which was refuelled in mid-air over

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384-685: The airline based Avro Tudors at Wunstorf to support the Berlin Airlift , mainly by each carrying 2,300 gallons of petrol or 2,100 gallons of fuel oil; by April 1949 the airline had five aircraft operating the Airlift. By December 1948 the airline had transported over 1,000,000 gallons of petrol into Berlin from Wunstorf in over 700 flights, using mostly Tudor V tankers, each fitted with five tanks. The airline acquired Bahamas Airways in January 1949; along with British West Indian Airways , it

416-480: The airline had three aircraft of this type. In 1947, 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 24 June 1948 for operating routes among the Caribbean Islands using Vickers Viking twin piston-engined airliners. In 1949, BSAA merged with British Overseas Airways Corporation and BWIA became

448-462: The airline would be shut down on 31 December 2006. All of the approximately 1700 employees were separated from the company but applied for new contracts with a new entity, Caribbean Airlines . British West Indian Airways was established on 27 November 1939 by New Zealander Lowell Yerex . Operations started on 27 November 1940 with a piston powered Lockheed Lodestar twin engine aircraft on daily services between Trinidad and Barbados . By 1942,

480-636: The approaching nationalisation of British airlines, the airline came under the control of the British Overseas Airways Corporation and with the passing of the Civil Aviation Act 1946 – which set up three nationally owned corporations – BSAA became a government-owned corporation on 1 August 1946 charged with developing services from the UK to South America. This responsibility was then expanded later in 1946 to routes to

512-655: The board. In March the Tudor aircraft were again allowed to fly, initially only as freighters. In the financial year April 1947 – March 1948, the Corporation made a loss of £421,481. The Tudor returned to passenger service on 18 August, with a new service to Kingston, Jamaica. In December the Tudors replaced the Avro Lancastrian on routes to Havana, Cuba, and to the west coast of South America. From September 1948

544-468: The companies' shipping services to South America; at the end of 1945 the company was renamed British South American Airways. The chairman of the new company was J W Booth. The initial aircraft – until the Avro Tudor II was available – would be Avro Lancasters converted by Avro into the same configuration as Avro Lancastrians and the crews were being sought from former Pathfinder Force members:

576-474: The following destinations during its existence although not all of these destinations were served at the same time: Through a codeshare agreement with United Airlines , it offered connecting service to Boston , Denver , Chicago–O'Hare , Los Angeles , San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma . BWIA also had an alliance with another Caribbean airline, LIAT , with both carriers providing combined service to over 30 regional destinations. The BWIA fleet consisted of

608-474: The general manager Don Bennett had been the force commander during the war. The single route to be flown was Hurn-Lisbon-Bathurst-Natal-Rio de Janeiro-Montevideo-Buenos Aires. On 1 January 1946, the airline's first Avro Lancastrian, Star Light , flown by Don Bennett and R. Clifford Alabaster, undertook the first flight from the newly opened Heathrow Airport ; it was on a proving flight to South America. The first commercial flight followed ten weeks later. With

640-669: The government of Trinidad and Tobago completed the privatisation of BWIA by turning over majority control of the common stock and management of the airline to a private group of US and Caribbean investors. In the early 2000s (decade), BWIA changed its livery to a new Caribbean green and blue color scheme with its famous steelpan trademark, the national musical instrument of its home base. The fleet had been upgraded to seven Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, two Airbus A340-300s , and two Bombardier de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q300 Dash 8 twin turboprop regional aircraft flown by BWIA's sister airline Tobago Express , which provided service on

672-758: The jet age began in 1964 with the introduction of new Boeing 727-100 jetliners billed as the Sunjet, which replaced the Viscount turboprops on the New York route. According to its timetable, in 1968 the airline was operating nonstop Boeing 727 flights from New York to Antigua with continuing no change of plane 727 service to Barbados , St. Lucia and Port of Spain as well as nonstop 727 flights from Miami to Grand Cayman and Montego Bay with continuing no change of plane 727 service to Kingston , San Juan, Puerto Rico , Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados and Port of Spain, and

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704-536: The loss of United States Navy Flight 19 on 5 December 1945, led to the creation of the Bermuda Triangle myth. Star Tiger On 30 January 1948, Star Tiger was flying from England to Bermuda. It stopped for fuel in the Azores . Early on 31 January, the captain asked for a bearing for Bermuda. The request was routine, and there was no cause for alarm. He then gave an estimated arrival at 05:00; that

736-523: The short hop between Port of Spain and Trinidad's sister island Tobago as well as other destinations in the region. By 2003, BWIA had become one of the leading Caribbean airlines, carrying over 1.4 million passengers a year with over 600 departures in the Caribbean and another 60 international departures every week. BWIA earned roughly US$ 276 million per year, employed 2,350 staff, had 70 daily flights, and carried 8,100 tonnes (17,900,000 pounds) of air cargo per year. Its inflight magazine, Caribbean Beat ,

768-495: The title BSAA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BSAA&oldid=947995850 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages British South American Airways British South American Airways (BSAA)

800-698: Was a state-run airline of the United Kingdom in the mid-to-late 1940s responsible for services to the Caribbean and South America. Originally named British Latin American Air Lines , it was renamed before services started in 1946. BSAA operated mostly Avro aircraft: Yorks , Lancastrians and Tudors and flew to Bermuda , the West Indies , Mexico and the western coast of South America. After two high-profile aircraft disappearances it

832-470: Was also serving Caracas , Guyana , Suriname and Tobago with the 727. In early 1971 four second-hand Boeing 707 series 200 airliners were purchased from Braniff International Airways and operated on US and intra-Caribbean services until their disposal in late 1975. The London route was restarted in 1975 using Boeing 707 jets. In 1976 Peter Look Hong replaced Sven-Erik Svanberg as CEO of BWIA. BWIA became BWIA International Airways in 1980 after

864-641: Was considered. On 15 March, the Minister of Civil Aviation announced that BSAA and BOAC would be amalgamated. On the passing of the Air Corporations Act 1949 , British South American Airways Corporation became the South American Division of BOAC; the change became effective from 1 January 1950. The airline used Langley Airfield for maintenance before transferring all operations to London Heathrow Airport. On 2 August 1947,

896-497: Was followed by a position report: "I was over 30° N at 9:37 I am changing frequency to MRX." Star Ariel was never heard from again. Over 70 aircraft and many ships, including the aircraft carriers USS Kearsarge and USS Leyte , and the battleship USS  Missouri , searched as far as 500 miles south of Bermuda. No debris, oil slicks, or wreckage were found. The Tudor IV was later discontinued. British West Indian Airways The company announced on 8 September 2006 that

928-471: Was merged into the British Overseas Airways Corporation at the end of 1949. Most of BSAA's aircraft were given individual aircraft names beginning with " Star ", which have long been used in long-range celestial navigation . British Latin American Air Lines (BLAIR) was formed on 25 January 1944 by shipping interests ( Royal Mail Lines , Pacific Steam Navigation Company , Lamport & Holt Line , Booth Steamship Company and Blue Star Line ) to complement

960-460: Was the last contact. The distance from the Azores to Bermuda is 2,230 miles (3,588 km). At 05:00 a search was launched from Bermuda, but the aircraft was not found. Star Ariel Star Ariel G-AGRE left Bermuda for Kingston, Jamaica , on 17 January 1949. Soon after take-off, captain John McPhee radioed a standard departure message including an estimate at Kingston of 14:10. This

992-600: Was to be used as a feeder airline for BSAA services in the Caribbean. On 17 January, in a repeat of the Star Tiger incident, the Tudor Star Ariel disappeared over the Atlantic on a flight from Bermuda. It had seven crew and 13 passengers. Pending investigation, the Tudors were withdrawn from service by the airline. By March 1949, with the loss of the Star Ariel unexplained, the permanent grounding of

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1024-682: Was well regarded. However, BWIA had also been plagued by losses and had a history of continuous injections of funds from the government of Trinidad and Tobago . The airline had filed for an IPO, although no date was set. The airline was owned by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (75%) and private shareholders (25%) and had 2,588 employees (in January 2005). It also had holdings in other airlines: Tobago Express (45%) and LIAT (23.6%). On September 8, 2006, BWIA West Indies Airways announced its demise, after failed negotiations with

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