Airline Name
BVI AirwaysIATA: 4V / ICAO: BVI / CALLSIGN: DRAKE
Founded in 2009, commenced operations in 2010 (May 5th), ceased operations in 2017 (Jun. 29th)
(Financial difficulties)
Country of Origin
Beef Island, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean / Central America ()
Main Hub(s): Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS)
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
(For this airline, some types operated are already available in WoA, some not.)Aircraft operated (already in-game):
British Aerospace Avro RJ / BAe 146 (RJ100, B463) - 2 former.
(Pictured below: VP-LWW - now known as C-FRJY)Aircraft operated (not in-game):
BAe Jetstream (Jetstream 31, Jetstream 32, JS31/JS32) - 2 former.
(1 of each variant.)
(Pictured below: BAe Jetstream 31 N657BA - status unknown)Information and media about this aircraft appear to be pretty scarce, and I couldn’t find a good shot of the left side - the aircraft only appeared to have been with the airline for under a year, from December 2010 to November 2011.
Fortunately, the Jetstream 32 was documented more, having been with the airline for years longer, specifically May 2010 to August 2014:(Pictured below: BAe Jetstream 32 N487UE - status unknown)
Now, this Jetstream actually did receive BVI’s new livery, specifically the ones above worn by the Avro RJs:
(Pictured below: Ditto, in updated livery)
Unfortunately, media of this livery also appears to be hard to find; this shot was dated in July 2014, which was only a month before the aircraft would leave the fleet, according to records.
Why should this airline be added?
I’d say this airline should be added because it’d be a small yet nice addition with its B463 (and the Jetstreams, if we get them in the future), providing a rather unique aircraft type to the general Caribbean region. (maybe even parts of North America too, at least for the B463, such as MSY maybe??)
Additionally, having operated into the 2010s with all of its aircraft, it would make them all theoretically eligible for use as standard contracts in-game, which makes for a nice bonus.It’s an airline that’s definitely on the smaller side, but the unique types operated would be great to see, especially for a region which doesn’t have any Avro RJs/BAe 146s - at least when it comes to in-game matters. It’d definitely make the likes of SXM feel more fun and unique to experience, expanding the variety of the unique aircraft types you can see at the airport.
SOURCES:
BVI Airways’ Planespotters.net Page
BVI Airways’ Wikipedia Page
